What are the latest customs control equipment innovations and purchases, adopted by national customs administrations? How can EUCAB contribute to devise common solutions to shared challenges, including possibilities for joint procurement?
๐ฑ๐ป On December 3 and 4, the EUCAB Procurement Network met in Rฤซga, Latvia, bringing together Member Statesโ customs technical equipment procurement experts.
Participants agreed that their administrations need high-level equipment and cutting-edge technologies to effectively perform customs duties. They emphasized the importance of EUCAB framework to explore possibilities for joint procurement and shared use of equipment in various areas of customs control.
As a first step, EUCAB experts presented the ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ and the ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ that allows network members to exchange technical documentation thus addressing both, work efficiency and security issues.
Lauris Krivans, Deputy Head of the EUCAB Coordination Unit, emphasized the importance of building trust and cooperation in the equipment innovation field. Harmonizing standards across Member Statesโ customs administrations is key to allow for more targeted joint procurement and co-sharing of equipment.
EUCAB thanks the Latvian customs for organizing and hosting this important event bringing together national experts from the Procurement Network.
Source: LinkedIn
