the proposed directive, concluding that the subject-matter of the proposed directive definitely falls outside the European Community’s competence (as defined in the EU treaties). References External links Official texts: Text of the new proposal of April 26, 2006 for a European Parliament and Council directive on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights EU interinstitutional decision making process: Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights Comments from patent attorneys: Comments from other lobbyists and think tanks: Directive on criminal measures and intellectual property rights at the FFII IPRED2's effects on software freedom, and what we can do by Free Software Foundation Europe A Threat to Competition and to Liberty from Foundation for Information Policy Research Intellectual property law Patent law of the European Union 2005 in law Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights