(ATR) Fines of up to 100,000 euros await Olympic trademark pirates in Italy through 2006. The Italian Senate has passed legislation that will become law in time to safeguard the trademarks of the Turin Olympics.
Senate passage was the last legislative step needed for the bill to become law.
Enforcement of the anti-piracy law will be carried out by the Guardia di Finanza, State Police and the Carabinieri, who will have the power to seize counterfeit items
The legislation restricts use of symbols such as mascots Nevi and Gliz, the TOROC logo and the words "Olimpico" and "Olimpiade" in their various forms.
The bill was passed last week along with a 10 million euro boost for Turin Olympic security that still needs approval in the lower house.
"On behalf of TOROC, I want to thank the government, underlining its ever greater attention to Torino 2006," says government supervisor Mario Pescante about the help the Games are receiving from the government.
Pescante still has a tough issue remaining to be settled with the government over Italy's tough anti-doping laws, which handle sports doping as a criminal offense. The IOC wants to see that part of the law changed or exempted for the Olympics.
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