IPR 2 WUHAN 29 JULY 2009 TACKLING THE IPR PROBLEM THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES

SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

Population10 million1.3 billion Territory km²9.600.OOO km² Borders1.445,5 km (136 place) ,34 km² (3 th place) Coast67 km6.400 km Province1023

SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

awareness Most important element

SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

INTEGRATED POLICE STRUCTURED AT 2 LEVELS FEDERAL POLICE 1 +/ SPECIALIZED MISSIONS LOCAL POLICE 196 +/ MISSIONS LOCAL CHARACTER

C o m m i s s a r i a t g é n é r a l Direction Coopération policière internationale Direction Relations avec la police locale Direction Information policière opérationnelle Direction Unités spéciales Service relations publiques et protocole Service presse Direction générale Police administrative Direction générale Police judiciaire Direction générale Appui et gestion Federal Police

DGJ – Judiciary Police Total number ECOFIN Investigators DGJ « +/- 600 » DJMM Military

Central Squad against Forgery

PRIORITIES: - danger for health - danger for security - related with criminal organisations Tasks unit

DANGER FOR HEALTH

DANGER FOR SECURITY

LINKS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME

CRIMINAL ORGANISATIONS èTERRORISM èTRAFFICKING HUMAN BEINGS èVAT-CAROUSELS èSMUGGLING è...

SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

THREATS no federal priority low punishment low sensibility citizen police service justice crime doesn’t stop at the borders practical issues (large scale seizures, …)

SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

OPPORTUNITIES NEW LEGISLATION - Higher fines and imprisonment Up to € Up to 3 years - More competent agencies: - police - customs - economic inspection - Lighter administrative procedures

OPPORTUNITIES MORE COOPERATION

OPPORTUNITIES -National cooperation: - provide information non-operational - database on representatives brands - network law-enforcement (nat. & internat.) - legal procedures - jurisdiction operational: - network international police agencies - network international private rightholders - EUROPOL ( see later) - INTERPOL (see later) - training: criminal investigation school, academy, on request

OPPORTUNITIES - “ United we’re strong” - Several projects in Belgium: - IPR Task force (economic affairs, custosm, police) - frame work agreement between customs and police: - operations - training - intelligence - working group on problem of large seizures - operational workgroup IPR crime - police - customs - economic inspection

OPPORTUNITIES -Several transnational projects: EUROPOL - IPR working group (6-monthly) - AWF COPY (Analytical Work File) - Taskforces - SC4 (Financial & Economical Department) - ELO (27 + associated members and associations) INTERPOL - Interpol Intellectual Property Crime Action Group - Seminars (strategical and operational) - Database on IPR crime - international network (24/7)

OPPORTUNITIES -Integrated approach: usually several infringments - fraud - VAT caroussels - trafficking human beings - … multi-agency approach: - customs - tax office - fraud agency - corruption - anti-smuggling department - …

OPPORTUNITIES MORE COORDINATION

OPPORTUNITIES -National coordination: need of a national contact point (support – coordination – strategic value) expert database: - strategical value - overview of the phenomenon - support for international support - see next slide

OPPORTUNITIES MORE COMMUNICATION

OPPORTUNITIES INTERNAL COMMUNICATION

Tasks unit

OPPORTUNITIES EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

OPPORTUNITIES Awareness campaigns Communication in relation of police raids: radio and television newspapers police website Foreign police agencies: early warning messages interpol: europol:

IPR : facts and figures % of the laundering money reportings are related to IPR-crime interventions related to film- and games-piracy seized discs with pirated movies, games - ??? interventions related to music-piracy seized MP3-files seized discs - ??? interventions for counterfeited goods (clothing, …) ?????????? seized objects

SEIZED COUNTERFEITED GOODS BY CUSTOMS IN EUROPE

IPR CRIME UNIT FEDERAL POLICE DGJ/DJF/CDBV-P DIENST NAMAAK NOTELAARSTRAAT BRUSSELS BELGIUM Tel: 02/ Fax: 02/