The project “Operational capacity building of forensic examination of tobacco and other plant-based substances” was funded by the European Union’s HERCULE III programme.
Aims:
- strengthen SFSB technological capacity to provide high-quality forensic evidence in the field of tobacco examination and examination of other plant-based substances;
- provide training for SFSB experts and experience exchange with European colleagues in order to improve skills and knowledge in the field of tobacco examination and examination of other plant-based substances;
- add high quality data to EU forensic database on tobacco markers.
Implementation period: 01.11.2019-31.10.2021.
Budget: 509,777 EUR, including
407,822 EUR (80%) EU funding
101,955 EUR (20%) national co-funding