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

2. SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

3. Population10 million1.3 billion Territory32.545 km²9.600.OOO km² Borders1.445,5 km (136 place) 22.147,34 km² (3 th place) Coast67 km6.400 km Province1023

4. SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

5. awareness Most important element

6. SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

7. INTEGRATED POLICE STRUCTURED AT 2 LEVELS FEDERAL POLICE 1 +/- 13 000 SPECIALIZED MISSIONS LOCAL POLICE 196 +/- 33 000 MISSIONS LOCAL CHARACTER

8. 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

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

10. Central Squad against Forgery

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

12. DANGER FOR HEALTH

13. DANGER FOR SECURITY

14. LINKS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME

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

16. SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

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

18. SUMMARY - introduction - awareness - organisation - threats - challenges

19. OPPORTUNITIES NEW LEGISLATION - Higher fines and imprisonment Up to 550.000 € Up to 3 years - More competent agencies: - police - customs - economic inspection - Lighter administrative procedures

20. OPPORTUNITIES MORE COOPERATION

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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)

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

25. OPPORTUNITIES MORE COORDINATION

26. 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

27. OPPORTUNITIES MORE COMMUNICATION

28. OPPORTUNITIES INTERNAL COMMUNICATION

29. Tasks unit

33. OPPORTUNITIES EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

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

35. IPR : facts and figures 2008 - 18.5 % of the laundering money reportings are related to IPR-crime - 336 interventions related to film- and games-piracy 309.435 seized discs with pirated movies, games - ??? interventions related to music-piracy 204.000 seized MP3-files 105.435 seized discs - ??? interventions for counterfeited goods (clothing, …) ??????????54.982 seized objects

36. SEIZED COUNTERFEITED GOODS BY CUSTOMS IN EUROPE

37. IPR CRIME UNIT FEDERAL POLICE DGJ/DJF/CDBV-P DIENST NAMAAK NOTELAARSTRAAT 211 1000 BRUSSELS BELGIUM Tel: 02/743.74.61 Fax: 02/743.75.62 email: namaakcontrefacon@gmail.com