Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions (CORE1025)

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Summary: EU Sanctions are restrictive measures against third countries, individuals or entities that are used as a policy tool to support Common Foreign and Security Policy. Specific EU Sanctions are stipulated by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Especially, the sanctions are directed to prevent financing of terrorism and they set obligations for both the public and private sector. Full review and sources files are coded as CORE1025. Source file at: http://eeas.europa.eu/cfsp/sanctions/consol-list/index_en.htm
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, the UK (CORE1024)

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Summary: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is available to General Public at the website managed by the national Archives on behalf of HM government. Relevant mainly for CORE WP19 on education and training. Full review and source files are coded as CORE1024. Source file at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/19/contents
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, US (CORE1023)

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Summary: FCPA: A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq.). The document underlines corruption as a facilitating element for other crimes such as human trafficking and smuggling. Relevant mainly for CORE WP19 on education and training. Full review and sources file are coded as CORE1023. Source file at: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/docs/fcpa-english.pdf
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Resolution on combatting corruption in Europe, 1996 (CORE1022)

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Summary: Resolution on combating corruption in Europe. (1996). Official Journal C 01 , 22/01/1996 P. 0443. Refers to criminal organizations and their interest to influence on supply chain operators in order to execute criminal activities. Relevant mainly for CORE WP19 on education and training. Full review and source files are coded as CORE1022. Source file at:  http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:51995IP0314:EN:HTML
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Commonly trafficked goods & socio-economic negative impacts (CBRA blog on 14.1.2015)

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What are typical socio-economic negative impacts caused by violations / non-compliance with import/export fiscal rules, restrictions and prohibitions? This entry provides a high-level summary on the negative impacts, primarily derived from a vast pool of practitioner and academic literature. In the CORE-project, this is quite important at least for the impact assessments, and future policy recommendations – i.e. WP1 and WP19. Read more

Crime displacement in global supply chains, by Dr. Daniel Ekwall (CBRA blog on 1.2 and 5.2.2015)

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Dr. Daniel Ekwall from Sweden is a well-known researcher in the field of supply chain security, including in cargo theft with the many curiosities linked to it. In this interview Daniel shares his views on crime displacement – i.e. what may happen when security is increased in one spot of a supply chain – both from theoretical and from practical perspectives. Within the CORE-project this is relevant information at least for the Risk-cluster, and for WP19 on education and training. Read more

Organised crime is now Italy’s biggest company (News on 4.3.2014)

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Summary: The Italian Mafia make more money than the country’s biggest company ENI – and run at a 56% profit margin. Within the CORE-project, this is just nice-to-know information, feeding primarily to WP19 Education and training.  This entry comes directly from the following web-page: http://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/2014/03/04/organised-crime-is-now-italys-biggest-company/ Read more

UNODC interview on the Container Control Program, CCP (CBRA blog on 18.1.2015)

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Ms. Nicole Maric and Mr. Ketil Ottersen of UNODC were kind enough to share their views on the Container Control Program – originally for the CBRA blog on supply chain security and trade facilitation. Regarding the CORE-project, this is useful information at least for the Risk-cluster, as well as for Demos in the maritime sector. Read more

Announcement of the Trusted Trader Program Test in the US (on 16.6.2014)

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Summary: This entry deals with a multi-agency initiate in the United States, where the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has started to test the Trusted Trader program. This can be of high relevance for CORE Risk-cluster, and for those Demos dealing with multi-agency controls. Please note that this entry is a direct copy from the following web-page: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/06/16/2014-13992/announcement-of-trusted-trader-program-test Read more

Review on OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery (CORE1021)

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Summary: The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention establishes legally binding standards to criminalise bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions and provides for a host of related measures that make this effective. It is the first and only international anti-corruption instrument focused on the ‘supply side’ of the bribery transaction. Within the CORE-project, it is relevant at least for WP19, education and training. The full review is presented in CORE1021. Source file at: http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/ConvCombatBribery_ENG.pdf

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