TAIEX is the European Commission's instrument for technical assistance and information exchange. TAIEX supports public administrations in the harmonization, implementation and enforcement of EU legislation and in facilitating the exchange of EU best practices, and provides tailored expertise to address issues in a short time through workshops, expert missions and study visits. The Centre was a regular beneficiary of TAIEX assistance and now provides its expertise to other countries through TAIEX expert missions.
FSC as a beneficiary of TAIEX assistance:
- Study visit to the forensic laboratory in Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of the TAIEX activity entitled "Evaluation and interpretation of DNA analysis results", 2015.
- Study visit to the Forensic Center in Budapest and Szeged as part of the TAIEX activity "Methodology of analysis of new synthetic drugs", Budapest/Szeged, Hungary, 2015.
- Expert mission at the Centre, conducted as part of TAIEX activities by the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Freiburg, Germany
- Study visit to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Section of Forensic Chemistry at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, as part of TAIEX activities regarding the implementation of methods for the analysis of anabolic steroids and peptide hormones; Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014.
- Study visit to the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) in The Hague, conducted as part of TAIEX activities for the implementation of the European Harmonised Method for Profiling of Amphetamine (EHMPA) and accession to the European Drug Profiling System (EDPS); The Hague, Netherlands, 2014.
- Expert mission conducted as part of TAIEX activities on the topic of 'Forensic analysis of inks and toners using a Raman spectrometer,' implemented at the Centre in collaboration with the IFR from Krakow, Poland, 2013.
Participation in TAIEX expert missions
- Study visit to the Centre by the Forensic Department of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia, conducted as part of TAIEX activities, featuring lectures on the topic of “Study visit on firearms accreditation process,” 2019.
- TAIEX expert mission aimed at establishing a DNA database at the National Criminal-Technical Centre in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, 2016.
- TAIEX expert mission to the Forensic Centre of Montenegro, featuring lectures on the topic of “Validation of methods in the fields of toolmarks and ballistics (firearm discharge residues),” 2016.
- TAIEX expert mission featuring lectures on the topic of "Implementation of the Prüm Decisions in the exchange of DNA data," Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, 2015.
- TAIEX expert mission to the Forensic Centre of Montenegro, conducted as part of TAIEX activities, featuring lectures on the topic of "Forensic drug analysis and new psychoactive substances," Danilovgrad, Montenegro, 2015.
- Study visit by members of the Turkish National Police as part of TAIEX activities on the topic of “Quantitative analysis of cocaine from clothing, determination of the limit of detection (LOD) for drugs, and implementation of the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard,” 2015.
- TAIEX expert mission to the Forensic Centre in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, featuring lectures on advanced techniques and measures in the fight against drugs, 2015.
- TAIEX expert mission to the Forensic Centre in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, featuring lectures on the topic of “Combating illicit firearms trafficking,” 2015.
- Study visit to the Centre by representatives of the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro as part of TAIEX activities, featuring lectures on the topic of “Study Visit on the application of Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX) Spectroscopy in resolving crimes,” 2015.
- Study visit to the Centre by representatives of the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro as part of TAIEX activities, featuring lectures on the topic of “Study Visit on Motor Vehicles Identification and light bulb examinations,” 2015.
