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European Parliament2014 - 2019

Committee on Budgetary Control

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Public hearing on

“Combatting customs fraud”

8 April 2019 (15.00-17.00)

Brussels,

Room: JAN - 4Q1

15.00 - 15.05Opening remarks and introduction by the Committee Chairs,Ms Inge Gräßle and Ms Anneleen Van Bossuyt

15:05 - 15:25

Presentation of the study on Protection of EU financial interestson customs and VAT: Cooperation of national tax and customsauthorities to prevent fraud

Ms Aili Nurk, Project manager and Associate Directorin Deloitte UK

Mr Johan Van Der Paal, Project Leader and Indirect TaxPartner with Deloitte Belgium

15.25 - 15.45

First panel: Fight Customs Fraud: Current Challenges

Dr. Peter Keller, German Customs Authority Mr Siggi Wittwer, German Police Trade Union

Description: What is the scale of customs fraud? What are bestpractices in fighting fraud? What are the challenges?

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15.45 - 16.25

Second panel: Policy Developments and Best Practices

Ms Eva Lindström, Member of the Court of Auditors Mr Pashupati Pandey, World Customs Organisation Mr Philip Kermode, Director of "Customs", DG

TAXUD, EU Commission Mr Georg Roebling, Head of Unit for Customs and

Tobacco Anti-fraud Policy, OLAF

Description: What are the relevant policy developments at EUand international level? What are possible guidelines fornational authorities to fight fraud? What are the challenges?

16:25 - 16:45

Third panel : Technology in the Fight against Customs Fraud,field experience

Mr Tony Tielen, VP EMEA, Smiths Detection Mr Kristian Vanderwaeren, Director General of Belgian

Customs

Description: What customs equipment is needed to combatcustoms fraud? What are the relevant technologicaldevelopments? What do law enforcement officers need?

16.45 - 16.55 Questions, replies, debate

16.55 - 17.00Closing remarks by Rapporteurs, Mr Arndt Kohn and Mr WolfKlinz