Investigation tools and methods

Deadline: Apr 23, 2020  
CALL EXPIRED

Scope:

The purchase and maintenance of investigation tools and methods used by beneficiaries in the fight against (fraudulent) irregularities, fraud and corruption detrimental to the Union’s financial interests, in particular the fight against tobacco smuggling and counterfeiting. The purchase of adapted transport equipment may be included provided that an applicant clearly demonstrates that this contributes to the achievement of the Programme's objectives. The purchase of equipment for updating existing tools with the latest telecommunication protocols also falls under this action. Specialised training to enable staff to operate these tools is included and will be encouraged. Cross-border cooperation enabling the exchange of information and best practices, in particular at operational level, will also be encouraged.

Expected Impact:

Strengthening and improvement of beneficiaries’ operational capacity, as measured, for example, by the number of successful operations carried out with the purchased equipment in support of investigations into activities detrimental to the Union’s financial interests (including cross-border operations and investigations and Joint Investigation Teams (JIT)), arrests made, convictions, seizures, confiscations, recoveries, prevented losses to the national and Union budgets, and fraud schemes uncovered.