State Border Guard of the Republic of Latvia BOMCA Regional Office

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Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI) Since its launch, BOMCA Programme implemented several State Border Guard of the phases targeting such aspects as building capacities and institutional reforms, developing trade corridors, improving Republic of Latvia border management systems and eliminating drug Mr. Vladimirs Zaguzovs trafficking. Every new phase of BOMCA was designed to Leading Partner Deputy Coordinator gradually continue the Actions implemented during the Rūdolfa iela 5, LV-1012 Riga, Latvia precedent phases of the Programme. During its earlier Tel.: phases, the Programme focused its resources on creating Fax: modern management infrastructure equipped with the E-mail: [email protected] latest equipment. With time the horizons of BOMCA has become broader and the actions of the Programme not only targeted border guards, but also other authorities working BOMCA Regional Office in the area of customs , migration, drug control, agricul- Mr. Raitis Tiliks ture, health etc. The Programme introduced the Integrated Grant Contract N° DCI-ASIE/2015/35&348 Regional Manager Border Management (IBM) principles and concept, with the Turusbekova 109/1, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic view to improve cooperation and communication channels Tel.: +996 777 52 70 99 among border agencies. E-mail: [email protected] Building on the success of the previous phases, this phase intends to continue interventions in the area of institution International Centre for development, management of migration flows and trade Migration Policy Development facilitation. Mr. Borut Eržen The 9th phase of BOMCA Programme was launched in Senior Programme Manager June 2015 for 36 month with the total budget of almost 5 Gonzagagasse 1, 1010 Vienna Austria mln Euro. Tel.: +43 1 504 46 77 23 57 Mobile: +43 699 14 20 29 38 Fax: +43 1 504 46 77 23 75 E-mail: [email protected] www.bomca-eu.org

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State Border Guard State Revenue Service Food and Veterenary reflect the views of the European Commission This Programme is funded by the European Union Republic of Latvia Republic of Latvia Service Rebublic of Latvia The overall objective is to increase migration governance, mobility Overall effectiveness and efficiency of bor- and trade facilitation policies, Programme beneficiaries objective der management in Central Asia by strengthening capacities of Border introducing advanced elements of and Migration Agencies, and, thus the Integrated Border Management contributing to the security and (IBM), assisting governments in economic development at national developing and reforming their and regional levels.

The target groups include national border management and migration management authorities. Speciﬁc Expected

The final beneficiaries of the programme include staff and objectives Components results management of border and migration related agencies, businesses and other clients (international and national), migrant workers, border communities, and general popula- tion of Central Asian countries who will benefit from more secure borders, well managed mobility and migration flows, and increased trade facilitation. To sustain institutional Component 1 Human resource (cadre) policies and development in the Institutional administrative management of Central transition to more effective Development of Border Asian border and migration agencies are and efficient methods of Management Agencies further developed and sustained, following border management, in theory and in practice principles of IBM Consortium of replicating best practices and in compliance with law-enforcement implementing partners of the IBM paradigm international standards and norms.

To develop legal and proce- Component 2 Legal and procedural instruments dural instruments, as well Institutional Framework to manage both regular and State Border Guard of Latvia (Project Leader) as advanced practices to for Management of irregular migration ﬂows/mobility State Border Guard Republic of Latvia manage regular and irre- Mixed Migration Flows (ﬂow of persons) at borders, are Customs Department under the Ministry gular migration at borders, at Borders further improved employing EU of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania in compliance with interna- good practices and examples of tional norms and standards external borders of EU. Riga Technical University

Food and Veterinary Service of the To introduce measures to Component 3 Further measures increasing

Food and Veterenary Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia increase the efficiency of Adoption of trade the efficiency of procedures Service Rebublic of Latvia border checks and facilitation regimes at regarding flow of goods

State Revenue Service of the Republic of Latvia procedures facilitating licit borders introduced and applied at State Revenue Service Republic of Latvia trade and transit of goods borders, following EU best and countering various practices, thus facilitating International Centre for Migration Policy Development forms of smuggling regional and international trade.

Associate partners

Immigration and Border Service of Portugal

Ministry of Interior of Hungary