INTERPOL Trafficking in Illicit Goods and Counterfeiting Programme
in cooperation with
European Commission – Directorate General Enlargement – TAIEX
INTERPOL Trafficking in Illicit Goods National Dimension Day1, Regional
Workshop and Operational Preparatory Meeting2
JHA 53293
BEST WESTERN Hotel
Sumadija Sumadijski trg 8
11000 Beograd, Republic of Serbia
19 – 21 June 2013
Outline Agenda3
Three Day international event coordinated by the INTERPOL Trafficking in
Illicit Goods & Counterfeiting Programme, NCB Belgrade and the Ministry of
Interior of Republic of Serbia, with Representatives of Law Enforcement
Agencies from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia,
Montenegro and Serbia.
Wednesday 19 June 2013
0900 – 0930
Registration
0930 – 0945
Welcome address:
- Mr. Vladimir BOZOVIC, State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Interior
- Mr. Milan DIMITRIJEVIC, Head of International Operational Police
Cooperation Department, Serbian Ministry of Interior
- Mr. Simone DI MEO, Criminal Intelligence Officer, INTERPOL
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The event will be delivered in English, with simultaneous translation in Serbian.
Wide-ranging simultaneous interventions into trafficking in illicit goods, coordinated by INTERPOL,
are expected to be deployed late 2013
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The Provisional Outline Agenda is subject to change depending on the availability of speakers.
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0945 – 1015
Group Photograph and Coffee
1015 – 1100
Overview of INTERPOL TIGC Programme – Delivering Regional and Global
Leadership to Combat Transnational Organized IP Crime and illicit trade:
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1130 – 1200
Law Enforcement in the Republic of Serbia – national security efforts to
combat trafficking in illicit goods and counterfeiting:
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1200 – 1230
Mr. Simone DI MEO, Criminal Intelligence Officer, INTERPOL
Speaker TBC (Serbian Police)
National Case Study (1): Policing Transnational Organized IP Crime in
Serbia
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Speaker TBC (Serbian Police)
1230 – 1330
Lunch
1330 – 1400
National Case Study (2): Combating illicit trade of alcohol and tobacco
products in Serbia
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1430 – 1500
Protecting national borders from illicit and smuggled products: the role of
Serbian Tax and Customs Administration
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1500 – 1530
Speaker TBC (Serbian Police)
Speaker TBC (Serbian Customs)
IPR Legal Aspects in Serbia
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Speaker TBC (Serbian Intellectual Property Office)
1530 – 1600
Coffee break
1600 – 1630
Protecting national economy and consumers’ health & safety from fake and
illicit goods in Serbia
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Speaker TBC (association of producers/consumers)
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1630 – 1700
The INTERPOL Integrated Training and Operations Model: building capacity
and delivering collective success against illicit trade (African region)
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1700 – 1730
Ms. Francoise DORCIER, Criminal Intelligence Officer, INTERPOL
Day One Summary – Questions and Feedback
Thursday 20 June 2013
0930 – 1030
Panel 1 – The impact of IP Crime: the threats, the responses
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Mr. Kenny WRIGHT, Senior Advisor, Danish Patent and Trademark Office
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Mr. Giorgio SINCOVICH, Lieutenant Colonel, Guardia di Finanza
Headquarters
1030 – 1100
Coffee break
1100 – 1230
Panel 2 – Protecting industrial property and copyright from Transnational
Organized IP Crime:
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Mr. Finn CHRISTENSEN, IPR Investigator, European Commission,
European Anti-Fraud Office
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Mr. Zoran STRSOGLAVEC, Regional Brand Protection Manager, Nike Inc.
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Mr. Ivan SAVOV, Managing Director South Eastern Europe, Intertek
Group ITRK (LSE)
1230 – 1330
Lunch
1330 – 1500
Panel 3 – Combating illicit trade in alcohol and tobacco products:
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Mr. Howard PUGH, Programme Manager, Focal Point Smoke, Europol
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Mr Gerasim GERASIMOV, Regional Manager, International Federation of
Spirit Producers
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Mr Marko MIHALIC – Manager ITS&P Investigations and Mr. Matevz
ZAPLOTNIK – Manager ITS&P In-Market Programs, Philip Morris
International
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1500 – 1530
Coffee break
1530 – 1700
Panel 3 – Health & Safety Aspects of Transnational Organized IP Crime
1700 – 1730
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Mr. Miroslav MARINKOVIC, Regional Brand Protection Leader CEE,
Global BP Fem Care SPOC, The Procter & Gamble Company
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Mr. Jan DRAPAL, Specialized Officer, INTERPOL NCB Prague
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Speaker A (Private sector – cosmetics – Beiersdorf) TBC
Day Two Summary – Questions and Feedback
Friday 21 June 2013
0900 – 0930
Enhancing International Police Cooperation against Illicit Trade in Southern
and Eastern Europe: Operation “Trojan Horse”
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0930 – 1000
Mr. Milan MILETIC, Croatian Liaison Officer, Southeast European Law
Enforcement Center (SELEC)
Effective partnerships to combat illicit trade: working with the private sector
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Mr. Simone DI MEO, INTERPOL Criminal Intelligence Officer
1000 – 1030
Coffee break
1030 – 1130
Countries Presentations: National perspective on trafficking in illicit goods
and opportunities to support an INTERPOL-led operation in the Balkans (10
min. presentation for each country, hosts opening, then alphabetic order)
1130 – 1230
The Action Plan
- Chaired by Mr. Simone DI MEO and Ms. Françoise DORCIER,
Criminal Intelligence Officers, INTERPOL Trafficking in Illicit Goods &
Counterfeiting Programme
 Target commodities
 Identify additional brand holder training requirements
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Participating agencies
Resources
Intervention points
Risk assessment
Critical success criteria
Identify additional law enforcement training requirements
Time scale (operation to be deployed in late 2013)
Financial considerations
INTERPOL coordination role
Reporting requirements and communication channel
Media strategy
Any other issue
1230 – 1245
Closing remarks
1245 – 1300
Presentation of Certificates
This meeting is being organized by the
Institution Building Unit – TAIEX of the European Commission
B - 1049 Brussels Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07, +32-2-296 73 08, Fax: +32-2-296 68 40
Web site http://taiex.cec.eu.int
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