White House report criticizes Polish trade barriers, stresses counterfeiting

According to the annual report by the U.S. President's representative for foreign trade, who examines trade barriers throughout the world, problems encountered by American exporters in Poland remain the same as they have for years, in spite of very slight improvement. The report criticizes Poland for its system of public orders, completely ineffective courts, toleration for unfair competition, unclear rules of certification, and lack of clear rules in tenders. In particular, the report considers Poland an oasis for pirated recordings, estimating that every third compact disc, every fourth video, and almost every computer game sold in Poland are produced by counterfeiters, primarily from the former Soviet Union. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 32), M.T.