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Day 1 - Monday, 14 November 2022
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16:00 - 18:00
Registration
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20:00 - 23:00
Welcome cocktail and dinner
Day 2 - Tuesday, 15 November 2022
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08:30 - 09:00
Registration
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09:00 - 09:10
Welcome speech and introduction of the conference - OLAF
Mr Ernesto BIANCHI, Director, Directorate B, Revenue and International Operations – Investigations and Strategy, OLAF
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09:10 - 09:40
Opening speech by French authorities
Mr Florian COLAS, Director of DNRED
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09:40 - 09:50
OLAF – Overview of activities
Ms Marta CASTILLO GONZALEZ, Deputy Head of Unit B2 OLAF
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09:50 - 10:35
Presentation by the OLAF liaison officers
Overview of the illicit tobacco trade in UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mr Dragos-Lucian VACARESCU, LO Abu DabiOLAF cooperation with Chinese authorities on tobacco smuggling
Mr Dominique KLEIN, LO BeijingOLAF cooperation with Ukrainian authorities on tobacco smuggling
Mr Audrius POVILIUNAS, LO Kiev -
10:35 - 10:50
Coffee break
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10:50 - 12:20
Panel – new threats/modus operandi linked to the war in Ukraine
OLAF as moderator
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12:20 - 12:30
Questions/Open discussion
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12:30 - 12:45
Group photo
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12:45 - 14:15
Lunch
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14:15 - 15:15
Panel – Cigarette smuggling in SEE, current situation
OLAF as moderator
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15:15 - 15:35
Presentation by Israel - Cigarettes smuggling in Israel
Ms Alissa YEFIMOV
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15:35 - 15:40
Questions/Open discussions
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15:40 - 16:00
Coffee break
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16:00 - 16:20
Presentation by AMERIPOL – Experience and tools in fighting tobacco smuggling
Mr Milton FORNAZARI JUNIOR
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16:20 - 16:40
Presentation by UK – Illicit tobacco – from a UK perspective
Mr Denis KERR
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16:40 - 16:50
Questions/Open discussions
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16:50 - 17:00
End of the first session: concluding remarks by OLAF
Mr Ernesto BIANCHI, Director, Directorate B, Revenue and International Operations – Investigations and Strategy, OLAF
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20:00
Dinner
Day 3 - Wednesday, 16 November 2022
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09:00 - 09:10
Review of Day 1 and Introduction of the second part of the conference
Mr Ernesto BIANCHI, Director, Directorate B, Revenue and International Operations – Investigations and Strategy, OLAF
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09:10 - 09:40
Presentation by France – Fight against illicit tobacco trade:
A top priority for the French CustomsMr Niels BRALEY, Mr Christophe BERGEON
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09:40 - 10:00
Presentation by OLAF B2 - Water Pipe Tobacco – trends and transport routes
Mr Stefan DAHMEN
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10:00 - 10:10
Presentation by Ireland – Joint Agency Task Force (JATF)
Mr Michael GILLIGAN
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10:10 - 10:20
Questions/Open discussion
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10:20 - 10:50
Presentation by OLAF B1 – OLAF tobacco analysis
Ms Sara PILLER, Mr Giuseppe MARRA
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10:50 - 11:00
Questions/Open discussion
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11:00 - 11:40
Coffee Break
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11:40 - 12:10
Presentation by OLAF B1 – Second tobacco action plan – Stocktaking exercise
Mr Giuseppe MARRA
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12:10 - 12:20
Questions/Open discussion
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12:20 - 12:30
Presentation and preparation of the workshops
Ms Ivana JAVOR
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12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
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14:00 - 15:30
Working Groups
WG 1: New trends – cigarettes smuggling
WG 2: Illegal factories
WG 3: Water pipe tobacco
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15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
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16:00 - 17:00
Report back from Working Groups and Open discussions
10 minutes report for each Working Group and 20 minutes for discussion
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17:00 - 17:10
Closing remarks by OLAF
Ms Marta CASTILLO GONZALEZ, Deputy Head of Unit B2 OLAF
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17:10 - 17:15
Conclusions by French authorities
Mr David PETIT
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20:00
Dinner
Conference presentations
Working Groups
WORKING GROUP (WG) 1 – Plenary Room - MERLOT
New trends – cigarettes smuggling
WORKING GROUP (WG) 2 – Room SAINT EMILION
Illegal factories
WORKING GROUP (WG) 3 – Room GRAVES
Water pipe tobacco
Conference’s conclusions
Contact
- Name
- Ms Ivana JAVOR
- Phone number
- +32 229 67195
- Mobile number
- +32 460 76 71 95
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Name
- Mr Antonio GALLO
- Phone number
- +32 229 86629
- Mobile
- +32 460 75 64 12
- Email address
- [email protected]
Venue and logistic information
The Task Group Cigarettes Conference will take place in the Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre, Bordeaux. Transfers will be provided between the airport and the conference hotel.
Hotel information:
The modern Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre is located by the Garonne River. Saint-Michel Basilica is 1.8 km from the hotel, while Great Bell Bordeaux is 2.4 km from the property. The nearest airport is Mérignac Airport, 16 km from Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre. Bordeaux Saint-Jean Station is a 10-minute walk away and Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA is a 5-minute walk away.
Details-
Address
17 Allée de Rio,
33800 Bordeaux,
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Hotel Amenities
- Buffet breakfast
- Free WiFi
- Check-in 16:00 / Check-out 12:00
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Guest Room Amenities
- Double bed
- Wi-Fi
- TV
- Coffee/tea maker
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