Funded by the European Union

IDENTIFICATION AND STRENGTHENING OF FORENSIC CAPACITIES IN THE AREA OF PREVENTION OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CHEMICAL AGENTS, INCLUDING TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR FRONTLINE CUSTOMS OFFICERS

The project is part of the European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence (CoE) Risk Mitigation Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) aiming at mitigating CBRN risks of criminal, accidental or natural origin by promoting cooperation and improving coordination and preparedness at national and regional levels.

The project in the area of organized crime and illicit trafficking of chemical agents is implemented by the Consortium of the Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry (IPO) and Hotzone Solutions (HZS).

Beneficiary countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia 

Main activities

  • Equipment selection and purchase 
  • Training of leaders in chemical agent analytical and detection techniques 
  • Training of beneficiary country line officers at the equipment usage 
  • Technical visits in European relevant leading organizations. 

Project budget: 640 000 Euro 

Timeframe: beginning of 2013 to the end of 2014 

Key experts

   Zbigniew Krasnodębski - the Project Manager 

   Maciej Śliwakowski – analytical chemist and equipment specialist 

   Leszek Konopski – analytical chemist

The EU CBRN CoE Initiative is jointly implemented by the EU Directorate General (DG) Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid (DEVCO), the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). The EU CBRN CoE is developed by the European Union through the EU Instrument for Stability with a budget of 95 million Euros for 2009 – 2013. The Initiative involves 8 regions of the world and 40 partner countries.

For more information:

Website of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence

Website of DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid – Instrument for Stability


with the support of


Action implemented by:


Institute of Industrial 

Organic Chemistry