Customs 2013 Program
Customs 2013 is an EU cooperation program providing national customs administrations with the possibility to create and exchange information and expertise. It allows developing and operating major trans-European IT systems in partnership and establishing various human networks by bringing together national officials from across Europe. The Customs 2013 program started in 2007 and runs for a period of six years. The amount to be borne by the EU is EUR 328.8 million.
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Customs systems supply pan-European e-government services which facilitate imports and exports, by reducing costs and coordinating procedures. They also provide for the exchange of data between the customs administrations of the Member States, traders and the Commission. Supply chain logistics and customs processes are thereby improved and facilitated. Customs legislation has been adapted to facilitate the implementation of the new arrangements.
Customs 2013 uses a range of tools such as the development and maintenance of the Community component of IT systems, working visits of officials, seminars, benchmarking, workshops, monitoring actions and project groups to achieve its objectives. It builds on existing activities, including the development of the e-learning components of the blended learning method to contribute to the common training initiatives.
Customs 2013 is designed to help to facilitate trade and to combat fraud so as to safeguard the financial and security interests of the Community and its citizens. A new factor which is becoming increasingly important is taking into account the changing role of customs with regard to new policies such as safety and security, including health and environmental protection, protection of the EU citizens. Through the program Enlargement, integration of new Member States and relations with third countries the national customs administrations work together to find appropriate answers to the many challenges.
E-Learning course
An e-L earning course has been developed by the European Commission under the Customs 2013 Program to help EU economic operators and customs officials implement the Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI). The training has been prepared in collaboration with expert customs officials and is freely available and can be accessed here.
The validation of the EORI number of a particular economic operator can done here.
For more information concerning the 2013 program see the customs 2013 link under helpful links.