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SAMANCTA: Sampling Instructions for Customs Officers

A comprehensive guide to standardize sampling procedures for customs officers, ensuring quality and harmonization. Available online in all EU languages.

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SAMANCTA: Sampling Instructions for Customs Officers

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  1. SAMANCTA Introduction: A guide to the development, content and functionality Presentation PPT-GNP-01 ver. 2016-10-10 EN

  2. Sampling Instructions – some examples

  3. One sampling guide for all members states

  4. Purpose • To ensure the quality of samples received for analysis at laboratories • To harmonise procedures • To provide constructive guidance to officers on the sampling methods to be used for each type of product.

  5. Financed by the European Commission as a guide for Officers in all Member States. • Created by the Sampling Project Group for the Customs Laboratories European Network (CLEN) under Action 3 – Networking on Quality. • The Sampling Project Group includes experts from selected EU member states

  6. Main features … • SAMANCTA is a product of CLEN • SAMANCTA is available on-line • SAMANCTA is available in all EU languages • SAMANCTA is used by customs and tax authorities • SAMANCTA e-learning is also available • SAMANCTA updates and enrichment are ongoing

  7. ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/SAMANCTA

  8. Legal status • The information included in SAMANCTA is intended to provide a guideline. • It is the reader's own responsibility to verify the information before use. • Current National and EU Legislation may supersede the information in this guide. • You should always check!

  9. Samancta … is available in all languages of the EU

  10. Samancta front page

  11. Navigation • Optimized for mobile devices

  12. Navigation • Holding the mouse over an item will show the next level of the menu.

  13. Navigation • “Go to top page” button available

  14. Samancta consists of two parts ! • The General Part Which contains general information for all officers undertaking sampling • The Specific Part Which consists of a number of “sampling cards” giving details of how to sample different types of goods.

  15. The General Part Divided into chapters: • Terms and Definitions • The Legal basis of the Guide • Health and Safety Chapters • Standards (relevant ISO & EN Standards) • General Principles of Sampling • Sampling Tools • Sampling Containers • Glossary of products in non-EU languages • Training Guide • Link to EU Customs Laboratories website

  16. The General Part • The General Part contains enough information to accomplish any kind of sampling

  17. The General Part • The General Part contains enough information to accomplish any kind of sampling

  18. Health and Safety • The guidance contained in this section is intended to serve as a general reminder of the risks that you may encounter during the examination and sampling procedures and of the safety equipment that you should use and the precautions you should take. • You must refer to both the EU legislation and guidance and that of your national administration for further information.

  19. Health and Safety

  20. Country specific information Highlighted text appears only in Dutch version of SAMANCTA

  21. Health and Safety

  22. Sampling equipment • Description of the sampling tool • Where to use the tool • How to use the tool • Examples of application • Cleaning and maintenance

  23. Examples of sample containers General rules, examples, and application of most frequent containers are given

  24. What is on the Sampling Card? The Specific Sampling Card provides further details of the particular hazards, methods, equipment for the specific goods being sampled.

  25. Sampling procedure card

  26. Glossary of products with exotic names (Ethnic Glossary)

  27. Glossary of products with exotic names (Ethnic Glossary) • Troubles with sourcing of reliable information • Plan is to develop this part separately from Samancta when a volunteer is found

  28. SAMANCTA in SINAPSE

  29. What has been already achieved … Samancta on-line Samancta e-learning Samancta Workshops Prague & Budapest Hello, I’m Alicia, a Customs Officer and your coach for this course

  30. What we plan in the future • Samancta enrichment • New sampling cards • Texts refining • Gaps filling • Samancta • in visual examples • Processing • of pictures and movies • Samancta • Training • Training of trainers • Evaluation and processing of materials • Training modules development

  31. Problems, when using Samancta? • A Feedback Form is available • Please use this to report any problems or errors in SAMANCTA as it will assist the improvement of the manual. Go to: SAMANCTA | Legal basis | About the site

  32. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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