Excisable Products & Illicit Trade ( 22-23 June 2015, 2 days)
Excise taxation and illicit trade will be the focus of the module developed by expert in Excise Products and Illicit Trade, Liz Allen with the support of the WCO Secretariat. The aim of the module is to increase the awareness of Customs officials about excise tax policy, administration, enforcement and illicit trade issues from different perspectives.
On Day Two, business representatives, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the European spirits trade association will present delegates with their particular perspectives on illicit trade and suppliers of “Track and Trace” technology for excisable products.
The intention is to present delegates with a wide range of views on the subject of illicit trade in excisable products so that they can have deeper understanding of the issues facing their senior managers when having to find a way forward through often conflicting positions and pressures.
Day 1 – Monday 22nd June 2015, Excisable Products &
Illicit Trade |
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Session
I: Introduction and open discussion on Excise Taxation Policy and
Administration |
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09:30 – 09.40 |
Introductions, Outline and Objectives |
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Excise Taxation Administration and Revenue Controls (to
include Voluntary Compliance) – Speaker: Liz Allen, ITIC |
09.40 – 10.10 |
Excise Taxation Policy – (30 mins) Speaker: Liz Allen, ITIC |
10.10 – 11.00 |
Excise Tax Administration and Revenue Controls (to
include Compliance Management) Speaker:
Liz Allen, ITIC |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
Session
II: Overview of Illicit Trade In Excise Goods |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
WCO: Illicit Trade Report 2013 WCO speaker: Mariya Polner, (TBC) Policy
Advisor, Enforcement and Compliance Sub-directorate, World Customs
Organization |
12.00 – 12.30 |
WCO Perspective – WCO Compliance and Enforcement
sub-directorate trends and patterns WCO Speaker: Michelle Medina, Technical
Officer, Enforcement and Compliance Sub-directorate, World Customs
Organization |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
Session
III: Measuring Illicit Trade in Excisable Products |
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14:00 – 14.30 |
The Illicit Trade in Excisable Products and How to Tackle It Speaker: Liz Allen, ITIC |
14.30 – 15.00 |
Measuring illicit trade methodologies and handbook Speaker: Andy Logan, Oxford Economics |
15.00 – 15.30 |
Measuring illicit trade in alcohol and other excisable
products Speakers: Nehna Rauf and Lourdes Chavarria,
Euromonitor International |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
Session
IV: Illicit Trade in Excisable Products |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Illicit trade and Money Laundering WCO Speaker: (TBC), Enforcement and
Compliance Sub-directorate, World Customs Organization |
16.30 – 17.00 |
The WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Products WCO Speaker: Giuseppe Marra, Technical
Attaché, Enforcement and Compliance Sub-directorate, World Customs
Organization |
17.00 – 17.30 |
Operation Gryphon Speakers: Compliance Sub-Directorate, World
Customs Organization |
Day 2 –Tuesday 23 June 2015– Excise Tax &
Illicit Trade |
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Session
IV: Industry Perspective on Illegal Trade and How to Tackle It |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Keynote – BASCAP International Chamber Of Commerce Speakers: (TBC)
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Tobacco Industry Representative Speaker: Juan
Jose Marco, British American Tobacco |
10.30 – 11.00 |
The Hydrocarbon Oils Industry Representative Speaker:
Shell (name to be advised) |
11.00 – 11.30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
Session
IV continued – Industry Perspective on
Illegal Trade and How to Tackle It |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Spirits Industry Representative Speaker:
Paul Skehan, Spirits Europe |
12.00 – 12.30 |
Beer Industry Representative Speaker: Stuart
Eke, SAB Miller |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
Session
VI – IPR crime and how to tackle it |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
WCO Perspective – IPR expert WCO Speaker: Philippe Vorreux, IPM/IPR
Manager, Enforcement and Compliance Sub-directorate, World Customs
Organization |
14.30 – 15.00 |
Legal assistance in the field of illicit trade and IPR Esteban Guidici, Legal Officer, Interpol |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
Session
VII –
Technology Solutions: Secure Marking, Authentication &
Tracking and Tracing to combat Illicit
trade |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
SICPA Speakers: TBC |
16.00 – 16.30 |
DCTA Speaker: Brian
Lee, DCTA |
16.30 – 17.00 |
De La Rue Speakers: TBC |
17.00 – 17.30 |
Q/A Review of Excise Module WCO Speaker: TBD, Enforcement and Compliance Sub-directorate,
World Customs Organization |