4th Inter-Regional Symposium on Enforcement of

IPRs, Belgrade, September 6 and 7, 2011

Slovak Customs Administration

Marián Haršány

The Customs Directorate of the Slovak Republic

Address: Mierová 23815 11 Bratislava

Phone: 02/4827 311202/4827 3111

Fax: 02/4342 4408

E-mail: infocrsr@colnasprava.sk

Office hours: 7:30 – 15:30 (Mo – Fr)

Organizational structureState authorities in Customs

Organigram of the SR Customs Directorate

Organigram of the Customs Criminal Office

Organisational structure of customs office - specimen

Human resourcesOutlook Customs officers Civilian staff

30 April 2004 5 332 594

1 May 2004 – 31 August 2004 4 724 758

1 September 2004 – 30 June 2005 4 524 758

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005 4 524 748

1 January 2006 – 31 December 2006 4 224 748

1 January 2007 – 31 December 2007 4 224 751

1 January 2008 – 31 December 2008 4 041 651

1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 3 976 631

1 January 2010 – 31 December 2010 3 400 616

1 January 2011 – 30 June 2011 3 305 339

Actual status (august 2011) 3 229 338

Mission

• provide for the economic interests of the state,• provide for the economic interests of the EU,• protect public health,• protect safety,• fight against unlawful practices in international trade

International cooperation

• within the EU (Council Regulation (EC) No. 515/97,Neapol II Convention, CIS Convention, OLAF, bilateral cooperation, etc.),•World Customs Organisation (RILO, CEN),• International Conventions (14 - non-EU members)

USA China

Ukraine

Russia

Israel

Turkey

Uzbekistan

Bielorussia

Croatia

Norway

Albania

Serbia

Macedonia

Agreements between government of the Slovak Republic and governments of third countries in customs area

Azerbaijan

Cooperation with other state agencies

• SR Tax Directorate,• Slovak Police Corps Directorate,• Military Police Administration,• SR Courts and Prison Guards,• Slovak Information Service,• Military Defence Inteligence,• Railways Police,• Slovak Trade Inspection,• Agricultural Payment Agency,• Slovak Hallmark Office• Statistical Office of the SR• State Navigation Administration• Ministry of Agriculture SR

Memorandum of understanding with trade • Slovak Chamber of Industry and Commerce,• Federation of Employers´ Union and Associations of the SR• Slovak Post Office• DHL,• SR Trade Association,• ČESMAD,• Gallaher Group Plc,• SR Railways,• Railways Company and others

Customs Directorate of the Slovak Republic

Customs Division

Department of shared competences

• methodological guidance to other departments of customs

administration

• application of restrictions and prohibitions in order to

protect: people’s health and life, health of animals and

plants, environment, market, goods of cultural value,

intellectual property rights, Community financial interests

and others.

IPR

The base customs legislation in the field IPR is Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights.

In Slovak Republic we have taken national act No 200/2004 on measures against infringing intellectual property rights at the import, the export and the re-export.

On the basis of the request of right-holders to strengthen the competence of the customs administration in the field of intellectual property rights is amendment of the national law available since January 2010.

According that amendment the customs officials should carry out inspection of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights on the internal market.

Strengthening the competence to carry out inspection on the internal market by the authorities responsible for the security market such as Customs authorities also gives a presumption to reduce counterfeiting of products and increase consumer safety.

Size and seriousness of counterfeiting and piracy

in the Slovak republic

Sized suspicious goods by Slovak Customs Administration

Year Cases Quantity Value/€

2006 27 96424 1.774.354

2007 23 920701 1.354.132

2008 32 24387 15.766

2009 26 85122 131.631

2010 11 17966 60.505

1st. half of 2011 13 67858 1.519.331

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national applicationscommunity applicationssuminternal market

Within the frame customs inspection Slovak Customs

Administration cooperate mainly with private sector - right-holders.

Cooperation with private sector is on high level. Some right-

holders are often training customs officials on the field recognition

counterfeiting or piracy goods.

Contact:

Marián Haršány

Customs Directorate

of the Slovak Republic

Mierová 23

815 11 Bratislava

Slovak Republic

e- mail marian.harsany@colnasprava.sk

Thank you for your attention