3 rd conference of european customs chemists athens, 27-29 june 2007
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Theme “The role of Customs Laboratories in facilitating trade and guaranteeing safety and security”TRANSCRIPT
3rd CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN CUSTOMS
CHEMISTSAthens, 27-29 June 2007
Following the 1st Conference (Fiuggi, 2000) and
the 2nd Conference (Prague, 2003)
Theme
“The role of Customs Laboratories in facilitating trade and guaranteeing safety and security”
Organised by the European Commission, Directorate General Taxation
and Customs Union, the Greek Directorate General of Customs and Excise Duties
and the General Chemical State
Laboratorywith
the Group of European Customs Laboratories (GCL)
under the Customs 2007 programme
ParticipantsOver 200 participants from 42 countriesParticipating Countries28 Member States and Candidate Countries 9 Neighbouring Countries5 other countries
Participants
…..from 6 Directorate Generals of the European Commission (TAXUD, Environment, Enterprises, TAIEX, Agriculture and Rural Development, Joint Research Centre)……Honorary Members of the GCL
Participants…..from European and International organisations, associations etc representing sectors of science, industry, trade and environment, such as:
• Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU(CIAA)
• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)• United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW)• European Chemical Industries Council (CEFIC)• European Committee of Standardisation (CEN)• Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries• Greek Federation of Customs Brokers
First DayPresentation of the 4 GCL ActionsClassification and Trade FacilitationThee parallel workshops
Alcohol and alcoholic products
Agricultural products Industrial products
Second Day: Demonstration Workshop at Piraeus PortContainer scan and Sniffer Dogs
Second Day: Safety and Environment
Training of sniffer dogsChemical Products and Customs controlsDrugs and PrecursorsSafety and Risk Analysis in Customs ControlsREACH and Customs controlsThe Green Customs InitiativeCustoms laboratory work and the Waste Shipment RegulationBiofuels
Third Day: Security and Future
Chemical weapons and laboratories for the detection of chemical weaponsThe role of Customs on enhancing securityNovel equipment and technology used for security at entrance points (airports, ports etc)Mobile labsSamplingEuropean and ISO standardized analytical methods in laboratories and in customs legislation
Interaction between Customs Laboratories and representatives from the sectors of industry, trade, environment, science, standardization
Presentation of EU policies by experts
Concrete examples on the implementation of EU policies in Customs Labs
Opportunity for contact and collaboration among representatives from 42 countries
New orientations
New stimuli
New activities
4th CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN CUSTOMS
CHEMISTSHelsinki, June 2010