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CORE-Observatory

Report to Congress on Integrated Scanning System Pilots (Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Act of 2006, Section 231), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CORE1039)

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Summary: The document reports the pilot of an integrated scanning system at three foreign ports during the six month pilot period beginning in October of 2007, which were directed by the US Congress to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), as necessary, and the private sector and host governments when possible. Full review report, and the original source file, can be found in CORE e-library with the code CORE1039. Source file at: http://155.14.72.204/security/documents/sfi_finalreport.pdf
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Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) & Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) –study for the Royal Thai Customs (RTC)

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This article is about Assisting Royal Thai Customs, RTC, to improve the popularity of the Thai AEO program among the economic operators; as well as about guiding RTC in preparing for a future AEO MRA negotiations, primarily with the European Commission Directorate General of Customs and Taxation. The findings on and the outcomes of this article (as well as the full report behind it, available for download on CBRA´s web-site, as of 18.2.2015), can be useful for CORE Risk-cluster and for Other-cluster, in particular WP19 Education and training. This article is published in parallel in CBRA´s supply chain security blog (in two parts, on 16.2 and 19.2.2015), next to the CORE WP18 Information Observatory pilot. Read more

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