Working on the text. Task 2. Put the words into the correct column:

Task 2. Put the words into the correct column:

privile g e, tar g et, dama g e, le g islation, le g al, car g o, technolo g y, g uilty, re g ister, stora g e, dru g s, infrin g ement, fi g ure, bud g et, g eneral, envisa g e

Task 3. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following:

таможенное правонарушение, уклонение от уплаты налогов, недостоверное декларирование, наименование товара, ставка пошлины, запасные части, готовые изделия, сложный химический состав, зрительный осмотр, сопроводительные документы, занижение стоимости, сделка

Task 4. Look through the text and find synonyms to the following words:

a) goods e) usual

b) crime f) analysis

c) rules g) name

d) real h) quantity

Task 5. Insert prepositions:

1) the actions are aimed _____ tax evasion

2) goods are subject _____ a high rate of tariff

3) various schemes are used _____ criminals

4) to declare goods _____ their parts

5) the falsification was revealed _____ visual examination

6) one type of commodity may be claimed _____ another

7) not later than 6 months _____ the arrival date

8) the merchandise is exempt _____ import duties

9) the money remain on the bank account _____ the actual exportation

Task 6. Find words in the text corresponding to the following definitions:

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Task 7. a) Read and translate the text.

A. TRADEMARK

It may be verbal or consist of a slogan and/or a logo for example. There are even color trademarks, three-dimensional trademarks, sound trademarks relating, for example, to the shape of a product or its packing. The main purpose of a trademark is to distinguish the goods or services of one company from those of other companies. In addition, the trademark also provides information to consumers about the quality of the goods and services with which it is associated. Any use in trade, without the consent of a trademark’s owner, of a sign identical or similar to that trademark for identical or similar products, is prohibited.

B. COPYRIGHT

It can cover anything from an artistic creation to an industrial item. Therefore the packaging of a product, or its shape, could be copyrighted provided that they are original. The purpose of copyright is purely to reward the creativity of the author of a work. Any reproduction or communication to the public, without the author’s consent of the elements which give the protected work its originality will constitute counterfeiting (or “piracy”).

C. DESIGN

It has to do with the appearance of the whole or a part of a product, resulting from features of the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and/or materials of the product. As a general rule, designs are eligible for protection under design rights only if they are absolutely new.

D. PATENT

It protects the technical results of a product or process which is new, involves an intensive step and is capable of industrial application. The patent also gives its owner exclusive rights over the use of an invention in the course trade.

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b) Make a glossary. Choose seven words to remember.

c) Complete the table with the words from the text.