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Swiss authorities have stepped up their attempts to battle counterfeit and pirated products, an illicit trade that's believed to negatively outcome the economic system of Switzerland by two billion Swiss Francs every year. Demanding new authorized provisions have occur into outcome as of July one, 2008 which prohibit any import of solutions in violation of trademarks and design and style protections, like for non-public utilization. Border checkpoints can now confiscate and demolish counterfeit items to the spot, which includes personal objects owned by persons for his or her very own use. These kinds of goods incorporate not merely replica watches , but in addition purses, trend components, together with other nongenuine luxurious articles or blog posts. To assistance these new rules, Swiss anticounterfeiting organizations from in and external of your federal government not too long ago executed a joint operation to damage and recycle a sizable variety of seized objects, which involved more than 28,000 replica watches and four,000 pirated DVDs. The teams linked to this operation integrated the Federation in the Swiss Observe Business (FH), the Swiss AntiPiracy Affiliation, the business Quit Piracy, and Swiss Customs. Around the world, the unlawful trade of counterfeit and pirated merchandise is massive. A 2007 review carried out by OECD, which didn't just take under consideration the web market place, approximated which the trade in this kind of products totaled $200 billion for that 12 months. For its tenth anniversary, the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) awarded eleven prizes saluting creativeness, dynamism and techniques inside of the look at sector. Custom, innovation, superior difficulties and great craftsmanship ended up duly appreciated by a jury of collectors, journalists and watchmaking authorities, who gathered while in the Grand Theatre de Geneve specifically for this occasion. Laureates With the GPHG 2010 Ladies' Observe Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Le Pont des Amoureux Men's Check out Prize: Laurent Ferrier, Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral Design & Concept Look at Prize: MB&F, Horological Machine N° 4 Thunderbolt Jewellery Look at Prize: Chopard, High Jewellery Owl Look at Complicated Observe Prize: F.P.Journe, Chronometre a Resonance Sports View Prize: Seiko, Spring Drive Spacewalk Commemorative Edition. "La Petite Aiguillle" (Small Hand) prize: replica tag heuer , CARRERA Calibre 1887 Chronograph 41mm (On the occasion of this tenth anniversary, the jury awarded "La Petite Aiguille" prize to the best observe retailing at under 5,000 CHF) Public Prize: Vacheron Constantin , Historique Ultrafine 1955 The "Public Prize" is awarded by visitors to the Geneva exhibition and internet users who selected their favourite view . Best Watchmaker Prize: JeanFrancois Mojon (A reward for the creative watchmaker whose work has had the greatest impact on the watchmaking world in a given year). Special Jury Prize: AHCI (Academie Horlogere des Createurs Independants) (The jury is free to award this prize to a timepiece, a brand, a personality, an innovation, or any major player within the view business). The "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix Award: Greubel Forsey , Double Tourbillon 30° Edition Historique.