On September 24, the closing ceremony of BOMCA #ToT course for dog handling instructors from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (specializing in the search for explosives, ammunition, and weapons) took place at the Canine Center of the State Border Guard College of Latvia.
On September 23, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia completed its training of trainers (ToT) course for dog handling instructors specializing in the search for drugs. The 2nd round of ToT was organized within the framework of BOMCA Programme’s Component 2, “Improvement of detection capacities to counter cross-border crime”.
In Dushanbe, BOMCA 10 organised technical assistance (TA) on elaboration of Standard operational procedure for phytosanitary and veterinary (SPS) import control, gathering representatives of the Tajik SPS agencies responsible for the development and/or implementation of import controls.
On September 16, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a regional online workshop on profiling at border checkpoints.
In Latvia, from September 3-5, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a study visit on transit-related questions for the representatives of Customs Services in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, which are responsible for developing a national transit strategy/policy and have expertise in the field of application of the transit/TIR procedures in their countries.
On September 2, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over a sets of distance learning equipment to the Institute of Advanced Studies of the State Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan. The total value of the handed over equipment amounted to 11,838.66 EUR.
Since 2011, under the BOMCA organized framework of the “Issyk-Kul Initiative”, Central Asian border agencies come together regularly in a regional forum for cooperation and information exchange in the field of border security in Central Asia.
In Dushanbe, on August 26-28, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised seminar on classification of goods in accordance with the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, developed by WCO.
On August 20, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over a sets of distance learning equipment to the Border Institute of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan. The total value of the handed over equipment amounted to 12, 093.00 EUR.
