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Riga, Latvia, June 17, 2021 – Philip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM) has announced the third PMI IMPACT project competition – a global initiative against illegal trade and its consequences for society.
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The third round of funding will support a wide range of projects aimed at combating illicit trafficking, both locally and transnationally, from illicit tobacco and other consumer goods to counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals and electronics.
The total available funding in the PMI IMPACT program exceeds 50 million euros, and projects can be applied for by both private organizations and state and municipal institutions and establishments from Latvia, for example, customs, border guards, the State Police.
“Illegal trafficking knows no borders and effective measures are needed to combat this international threat, which is also one of PMI’s priorities. Illegal trade has a negative impact on legal business, state budget revenues, and also undermines PMI’s efforts to transform the company into a smoke-free future, ”said Alvis Žustiniani, PMI’s Vice President of Illicit Trade Prevention.
“The pandemic has also affected supply chains, border controls and cross-border cooperation, and now more than ever we need programs such as PMI IMPACT, which share experiences, bring together organizations, ideas and solutions to combat trafficking,” emphasized Žustiniani.
The involvement of innovation and technology in the fight against trafficking, smuggling and counterfeiting is particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, PMI IMPACT will also be open to projects aimed at limiting the threat of distribution of falsified and inappropriate vaccines, medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment.
There are no territorial restrictions for project submission – the main condition is compliance with the topics of the third round of project financing:
1. Strengthening and improving border control;
2. Strengthening the capacity and capacity of institutions;
3. Strengthening the rule of law and protecting victims of crime;
4. Strengthening transnational and inter-institutional cooperation and raising public awareness;
5. Addressing the threat of illegal trade posed by COVID-19.
Interested parties can submit project applications for the third round of funding by:
• September 15, 2021;
• February 15, 2022;
• August 15, 2022.
Project applications will be evaluated by a special Council of Experts, which includes the world’s leading experts in the fields of law, human rights, anti-corruption and technology. This independent panel of experts will play a key role in evaluating and selecting project proposals for grants from PMI.
In the first and second rounds of funding, PMI IMPACT has supported projects aimed at combating trafficking in the long term.
Research has been carried out to improve knowledge of trafficking, public education initiatives have been taken to raise public awareness of the problem of trafficking, and technological solutions have been developed and provided.
$ 100 million is available in three funding phases, with the first two rounds supporting a total of 60 projects in 30 countries around the world worth a total of $ 48 million.
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