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CORE-Observatory

Review COM(2014) 527 EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management (CORE1028).

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Summary: This Communication puts forward a strategy for improving customs risk management and supply chain security (‘the Strategy’) and a table of priority actions (‘the Action Plan’). Original files coded CORE1028, in the CORE e-library.
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Review COM(2012) 793 Customs Risk Management and Security of the Supply Chain. (CORE1001)

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Summary: The purpose of this Communication is to: (i) review the implementation of customs risk management policy; (ii) put forward a strategic approach for the years ahead; (iii) make recommendations for action with a focus on efficient deployment of resources. Effective risk management of the movement of goods through the international supply chain is critical for security and safety and essential to facilitating legitimate trade and protecting the financial and economic interest of the EU and its Member States. There are critical challenges to be tackled and these cannot be fully resolved at Member State level but require EU action to complement and reinforce the efforts made at national level. Relevant for all of CORE, and specifically for Customs issues, e.g. WP14 Demonstrator FALACUS- FAstLAne through CUStoms. Coding in CORE e-library is CORE1001. Read more

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

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

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