Deadline: 21-Apr-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for the Protection of the Euro Against Counterfeiting.
Aims
The present call aims to:
- support and supplement the measures undertaken by the Member States and
- assist the competent national an d authorities in their efforts to develop among themselves and with the European Commission a close and regular cooperation and an exchange of best practices, where appropriate including third countries and international organisations.
Themes
The call implements the priorities of the Pericles IV Program for 2022, ie:
- Supporting activities aimed at improving cooperation among Member States which are particularly affected by the production and distribution of counterfeits.
- Fostering cooperation with authorities of third countries where there is suspicion of or evidence for counterfeit euro production.
- Maintaining an efficient framework for the protection of the euro in South Eastern Europe.
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Topical developments
- Distribution of counterfeits and high quality components on the darknet, and 'movie money' and 'prop copy' products online (including altered design notes)
- Euro coins: Implementation of Regulation (EU) concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation and security features of euro coins
- Support for the establishment / reinforcement of national central offices (NCOs).
Funding Information
The available call budget is EUR 500,000.This budget might be increased by maximum 20%.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be competent national authorities in the area of the protection of the euro
- against counterfeiting
- be from a Euro area or non-Euro area Member State.
Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register — before submitting the proposal — and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service.
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