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 Tepito, Plaza Meave, Eje Central, Lomas Verdes, and Pericoapa Bazaar (Mexico City); Simitrio-La Cuchilla, San Martin Texmelucan, Emiliano Zapata, and Independence (Puebla, Mexico); San Juan de Dios (Guadalajara, Mexico); and Pulgas Mitras and La Ranita (Monterrey). An estimated 50,000 vendors sell IPR products in Mexico's ubiquitous, unregulated street markets. Past police raids on such markets have sometimes been met with violent resistance, requiring large contingents of security personnel. In early 2007, Mexico won praise from industry groups for carrying out multiple major raids in Tepito, as well as major raids in La Cuchilla and San Juan de Dios.

Czech Border Markets (Czech Republic). Hundreds of open air market stalls sell pirated and counterfeit products on the Czech border, including at the notorious Asia Dragon Bazaar in Cheb City. Czech Republic authorities are focused on IPR enforcement actions, and the United States encourages the Czech Republic to step up its efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting in the markets. The United States will conduct an Out-of-Cycle Review to monitor progress in the Czech Republic.

La Salada (Buenos Aires, Argentina). This is the largest of more than 40 large, well-established markets in Buenos Aires that are almost completely dedicated to the sale of counterfeit goods. An estimated 6,000 vendors sell fake goods to 20,000 customers daily. The market is reputed to be a haven for organized criminal gangs that operate from within it, resulting in little to no IPR enforcement.

Neighborhood of Quiapo (Manila, Philippines). Street stalls in this neighborhood are notorious for selling counterfeit and pirated merchandise. These stalls were targeted for multiple raids in 2006.

Harco Glodok (Jakarta, Indonesia). This is one of the largest markets for counterfeit and pirated goods, particularly well-known for pirated optical discs. Enforcement officials are reportedly reluctant to conduct regular enforcement actions because of the presence of organized criminal gangs.

Panthip Plaza (Bangkok, Thailand). This location is notorious for pirated optical discs, primarily pirated movies. There were signs of improvement when closed circuit cameras with videotaping capabilities were installed, but recently, the trade in pirated goods has reasserted itself.

Transshipped and In Transit Goods

"Transshipped" and "in transit goods" pose continuing IPR problems. Transshipped and in transit goods, which are goods that enter one customs territory but are intended for another destination, pose a high risk for counterfeiting and piracy because customs procedures may be used to disguise the true country of origin of the goods or to enter goods into customs territories where border enforcement is known to be weak. Transshipped or in transit goods are significant problems in Hong Kong, Paraguay, the Philippines, Ukraine, and Thailand, among others. In addition, U.S. industries report significant problems in free trade zones in Belize, Chile,