With the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaching, Ivorian authorities are intensifying their fight against counterfeiting. A joint operation conducted on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Adjam\u00e9 by the National Gendarmerie and the National Committee for the Fight Against Counterfeiting (CNLC) resulted in the seizure of 4,817 counterfeit jerseys of the Ivory Coast national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This operation is part of the national strategy for protecting intellectual property, safeguarding the economic interests of rights holders, and combating illicit distribution channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Counterfeit jerseys, intended for sale during the FIFA World Cup which begins on June 11, 2026 in the United States, have been removed from the market in a targeted operation conducted by law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the National Gendarmerie, the investigation is ongoing to identify and apprehend those involved in this counterfeiting network. Authorities intend to dismantle the supply and distribution channels for these illicit products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Committee for the Fight Against Counterfeiting reiterates that the sale of counterfeit goods constitutes a violation of current legislation and harms the national economy, intellectual property rights, and consumer confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through this action, the authorities reaffirm their commitment to intensifying controls and promoting a business environment that respects the rules of fair competition and intellectual property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaching, Ivorian authorities are intensifying their fight against counterfeiting. A joint operation conducted on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Adjam\u00e9 by the National Gendarmerie and the National Committee for the Fight Against Counterfeiting (CNLC) resulted in the seizure of 4,817 counterfeit jerseys of the Ivory Coast national team. This operation is part of the national strategy for protecting intellectual property, safeguarding the economic interests of rights holders, and combating illicit distribution channels. Counterfeit jerseys, intended for sale during the FIFA World Cup which begins on June 11, 2026 in the United States, have been removed from the market in a targeted operation conducted by law enforcement. According to the National Gendarmerie, the investigation is ongoing to identify and apprehend those involved in this counterfeiting network. Authorities intend to dismantle the supply and distribution channels for these illicit products. The National Committee for the Fight Against Counterfeiting reiterates that the sale of counterfeit goods constitutes a violation of current legislation and harms the national economy, intellectual property rights, and consumer confidence. Through this action, the authorities reaffirm their commitment to intensifying controls and promoting a business environment that respects the rules of fair competition and intellectual property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10636"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11142,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10636\/revisions\/11142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gucecotedivoire.ci\/pwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}