CEN BT/WG 161 Expert Group Integrated Border Management Alois J. Sieber European Commission Joint Research Centre - IPSC CEN Focus Group on Biometrics

CEN - Context CEN BT – Technical Board decided with target date (BT N 6893; draft resolution BT C64/2003 issued ) to create a BT/WG on “Protection and Security of the Citizen” with the aim of  Ensuring co-ordination of standardization activities in this area,  Possibly preparing new standardization activities,  Ensuring the CEN response to queries from stakeholders, in particular the EC services. The Secretariat is provisionally entrusted to CMC.

Members  EU MS and non-EU MS  Commission services (TREN, ENV, ENTER, JAI, TAXUD, RTD, INFSO)  Council, EUROPOL  Industries, not only from MS  Observers: NATO, ISO, ANSI

Scope “ BTWG 161 will focus on needs for standards, standard-like documents, procedures, minimal codes of practice and similar recommendations, and review existing ones as necessary, in order to develop, harmonize, update or validate said documents within the following areas, in particular: è Organized Crime (prevention of and fight against OC) è Defense against Terrorism (prevention of and fight against ) è CBRN è Epidemics è Vulnerability of critical infrastructure è Natural Disaster è Other asymmetrical threats, such as border transgressions, unauthorized migrations, man-made disasters, etc..

Scope  BTWG 161 will follow as far as possible the ISO taxonomy.  In order to further progress the BTWG 161 work, subject-matter related expert groups shall be established to look at needs for standards and identify areas where additional effort is required, and report to BTWG 161. These expert groups will further define their own tasks according to their Terms of Reference.”

Expert Groups within BT/WG 161  Horizontal group on taxonomy of ‘Security’, chaired by the chairman of the BT/WG 161  CBRN incidents, convened by NSA, NATO  Critical Infrastructure – Energy Supply, convened by SIS, Sweden  Critical Infrastructure – Construction and Building, convened by JRC/IPSC  Border controls, convened by JRC/IPSC

Expert Groups within BT/WG 161  Critical Infrastructure –Maritime systems, convened by NEN, The Netherlands  Emergency services, convened by NEN, The Netherlands  Defence against terrorism, convened by NSA, NATO  Fight against organised crime (discussed), to be convened by EUROPOL

‘Security’ a definition Condition (perceived or confirmed) of an individual, a community, an organization, a societal institution, a state, and their assets (such as goods, infrastructure), to be protected against danger or threats such as criminal activity, terrorism or other deliberate or hostile acts, disasters (natural and man-made)

Integrated Border Management The four components of transport:  Goods  People  Services  Capital To be noted, this group is not about technology needs!

1 st meeting of the EG Participating organizations  Commission DG JLS  Commission DG JRC  Chairman of CEN FG Biometrics  Austrian Research Centres (ARC) HM Customs and Exise  EADS Defense & Security Systems  Polish Border Guard  IBM  SAGEM SA  Thales Research & Technology

Results 1/3  Mandate to establish the EG  Selection of work areas with priority: è Criteria for training (esp. hazardous goods) è Biometrics è Inventory of existing information systems (people & goods) è IT systems è Telecommunication systems è Surveillance systems è Inventory of existing border management practices and vulnerabilities è Inventory of existing international communication systems è Inventory of stakeholder requirements è Test procedures and criteria (lab/field) è Database of pilot projects including outcomes è Interface from container monitor systems/seals to reader systems

Results 2/3  Threats for immediate action: è Standard threat scenarios è Chemical/Biological è Hard drugs è Movements of currency è Trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants

Results 3/3  Further tasks è Inventory of groups doing similar work and establishing contact è Contact other potential contributors / collaborators è Outreach to key stakeholders, especially in the new EU MS

Next Steps  Contribution to the joint PASR proposal on CEN/BT WG 161  Launch of joint actions  Next EG meeting in March