ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT (ACTA):

UNCLAS ROME 003243 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE PASS TO USTR STAN MCCOY AND RACHEL BAE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV IT SUBJECT: ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT (ACTA): ITALY'S INTEREST REF: A. ROME 3205 B. STATE 182554 This cable is SBU please protect accordingly, not for Internet distribution. ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. ¶2. (SBU) The presumed GOI lead for ACTA, Fabrizio Pagani, Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary to the Prime Minister, has asked whether there will be an ACTA "launch" session in January. He has also asked whether Washington agencies have responded to his concerns we conveyed in ref A. ¶3. (SBU) COMMENT: Although GOI officials expressed reservations about ACTA in our initial demarche to them, Pagani's follow-up call signals GOI interest. END COMMENT. -------------- ACTION REQUESTED -------------- ¶4. (U)Please provide guidance on the possible January meeting and how to respond to Pagani's concerns (ref A). END ACTION REQUEST. BORG