The European Commission urged the European Parliament on 4 April to wait for the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) before taking decisions on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Call came only days after one of the key Parliament committees recommended withholding the Parliament's consent.

Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, who was in charge of negotiating ACTA, said he was “very pleased” with getting closer to “ensuring clarity” ...