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 inspection and detention of counterfeit goods in transit. And while Greece remains vigilant against counterfeit pharmaceuticals entering its market, market access issues remain for the innovative pharmaceutical industry. In addition, the government has not followed through on efforts to address public- and private-sector use of unlicensed software. The United States encourages Greece to implement an official software registry system for government software end users and also continue and expand upon the outstanding 2012-2013 work of the Tax Police (SDOE) to audit, raid, and fine businesses for using unlicensed software. Internet piracy also remains a significant problem. The United States encourages Greece to bolster its system for combating piracy over the Internet including by strengthening its legal regime and enhancing enforcement. The United States also supports current efforts of rights holders to work with ISPs and others to adopt voluntary measures to reduce Internet piracy. Finally, the United States encourages Greece to continue to implement the 2009 IPR Action Plan to address priority issues, and continues to urge Greece to address persistent problems with criminal enforcement delays and judges' reluctance to impose deterrent sentences and penalties on large-scale infringers. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Greece to address these and other issues.

Romania Romania remains on the Watch List in 2015. Despite numerous improvements in IPR protection and enforcement in Romania, some systemic concerns remain. For example, the 2010 transfer of copyright jurisdiction from the tribunal courts to first-instance, or lower level, courts has had a negative effect on enforcement, and has made training and capacity building for prosecutors and judges more difficult. In addition, the requirement established in 2005 that police identify every computer and digital media device in order to obtain a search warrant for a specific location, and then acquire additional warrants for each of these devices, could be significantly streamlined in order to encourage the investigation and prosecution of Internet piracy cases, while maintaining a fair process. Additionally, because of ambiguity regarding who can conduct computer searches under the new Criminal Procedure Code, the United States encourages the Government of Romania to clarify that police certified as experts can conduct such searches. Moreover, since the 2012 Data Retention Law was found unconstitutional by the Romanian court in 2014, following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision striking down the EU Data Retention Directive, there has been no legal basis to retain or preserve electronic data for investigations and prosecutions. Police and prosecutors maintain good cooperation with rights holders. For example, in 2014 the police and software industry launched a national campaign against unlicensed software, sending out more than 30,000 letters to companies and holding public awareness events attended by over 800 businesses. The Romanian National Customs Authority also has done impressive work, more than doubling the number of counterfeit goods it seized in 2014 from the previous year. However, the United States encourages Romania to do more with respect to IPR enforcement. For instance, the government should fully staff and fund the IPR Coordination Department in the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), and encourage its efforts to investigate and prosecute significant IPR cases around the country as well as to coordinate 64