Sofia 29 09 30 02

JRC Enlargement Action: 

JRC Enlargement Action Current and future co-operation of the JRC with South-Eastern Europe Sofia 29.09.02 Mr. Roland Schenkel, Deputy DG JRC

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The organisation of the JRC IE - Petten The Netherlands - Institute for Energy Staff:  180 IRMM - Geel Belgium - Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements Staff:  220 ITU - Karlsruhe Germany - Institute for Transuranium Elements Staff:  250 IPSC - IHCP - IES - Ispra Italy - Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen - Institute for Health and Consumer Protection - Institute for Environment and Sustainability Staff:  350, 250, 370 IPTS - Seville Spain - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Staff:  100 7 Institutes in 5 Member States Total staff:  2200 Total budget:  300 ME/y

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… to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies …. The JRC functions as science and technology reference centre for the EU independent of commercial and national interests... The JRC today … and tomorrow

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More than 20% of all EU legislation has a significant S&T basis (e.g. food, chemicals, environment, energy) Advanced analytical requirements, e.g. GMOs Harmonization - Best practice - Validation Training + Reference DG JRC provides in-house scientific and technical support to Community policy making in partnership with Policy DGs and EU Member States, Candidate Countries and Associated States The rationale

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The JRC Trademark Food, Chemical Products and Health (food safety and quality, GMOs, chemical products, biomedical applications) Environment and Sustainability (climate change, technologies for sustainability, environmental protection, GMES) Nuclear Safety and Security (waste treatment & storage, radio- protection, reactor safety, illicit trafficking) S&T Foresight (techno-economic foresight, socio-economic studies in support of EU policies, international foresight cooperation forum). Reference Materials and Measurements (BCR, reference materials, chemical measurements) Public security and antifraud (demining, natural and industrial hazards, cyber-security, antifraud technologies)

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The JRC Effort in FP5 (1998-2002) 23% 29% 13% 28% 7% Food, chemical and health Environment & sustainability Public security & antifraud Nuclear Safety, waste management & safeguards Technology foresight & Reference materials Activites and resource commitment

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The JRC in ERA - Networking Albania : 1 Bosnia H. : 2 Bulgaria : 12 Croatia : 2 Greece : 36 Romania : 13 Serbia : 2 Turkey : 9 # of SEE partners in JRC networks

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European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) Actinide User Laboratories (AUL) Radioactive Environmental Monitoring (REM) European Laboratory for Water Pollution (LEPE) European Reference Laboratory for Air Pollution (ERLAB) European Office for Wine, Alcohol & Spirit Drinks (BEVABS) Biotechnology Information System including GMO (BIOTECH) European Technical Office for Medicinal Products (ETOMEP) Major Accidents Hazards Bureau (MAHB) and Natural & Environmental Disaster Information Exchange (NEDIES) European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EIPPCB) Centre for Reference Materials (CRM) Main JRC “Bureaus” and “Centres” linked to EU legislation The JRC in ERA: S&T References

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Harmonisation of Measurements Environment Food Safety Health Agricultural Policy Prospective Analysis of the Impact of Enlargement on the EU Nuclear Air quality and emissions control Natural & technological hazards Toxic mining waste Geographic Information Systems Radioactive Monitoring Solar Energy Safety Safeguards JRC and Enlargement (1) 17 JRC projects in 7 Areas targeted at CC needs JRC budget: 20MEuro (FP5)

JRC and the Enlargement (2) : 

JRC and the Enlargement (2) 41 joint shared-cost projects with the JRC institutes and a total 61 participants from the Candidate Countries (Total contract value  50 MEuro) Breakdown by area (# of projects) Breakdown by country (# of projects)

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Examples of Training and Workshops Information at http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargement To promote collaboration with CCs/ support for implementation of acquis - 60 specialized workshops and training courses organised in 2002 JRC and the Enlargement (3)

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52 scientists from CC are working at the JRC on temporary contracts New JRC call for 60 posts for CC scientists closed on12/7/02 (>200 applications received) JRC and the Enlargement (4) Number of temporary staff at JRC from CC (4/02)

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Combat Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear Materials JRC supports CC in the defence against nuclear smuggling by: Local fact finding missions Implementation of a Model Action Plan Selection and delivery of appropriate equipment Training and joint analysis at ITU Demonstration exercises took place this summer at the Turkish-Bulgarian border and in Romania Major partners: IAEA & Europol

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Nuclear Safety Research Networks AMES: exploratory studies for reference materials, testing and non-destructive monitoring techniques for ageing components and mitigation methods. ENIQ: Information transfer for optimising in-service inspection techniques for WWER and RMBK reactors. NESC structural integrity assessment as a benchmarking studies. EPERC: selective studies on application of the EU Pressure Equipment Directive in some of the key identified critical areas: design, materials and joining, inspection and testing and operation and maintenance. The HFR at IE Petten

Support to Common Agricultural Policy: 

Support to Common Agricultural Policy The MARS Bureau provides technical support to CC in the integrated use of geomatic techniques (remote sensing, GIS, GPS) for the implementation and control of the CAP. Focus is on Development of an Integrated Administration and Control System (digital mapping) Olive tree and vineyard registers Characterisation of the agricultural context (farm structure, parcel sizes, land use) Exchange of best practices and training

Flood mitigation (LISFLOOD): 

Flood mitigation (LISFLOOD) The JRC analysed flood mitigation scenarios to reduce flood risk and to assess flood damage in the Oder catchment (in cooperation with the Oder Commission) Projects aims at forecasts up to one week (current standard: two days) Further studies planned for the Elbe, Danube and other transboundary river basins (workshop will be held in November in Ispra) Land use map of the Oder

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Nuclear fuel safety Example: Modelling of Fission Gas Release at High Burnup New release of the fuel rod performance code: TRANSURANUS Test irradiation of Russian fuel designs Verification of fuel temperature constants Participation from Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Russia

Future Co-operation JRC - SEE Countries: 

Future Co-operation JRC - SEE Countries Support development of a European Research Area: Strengthen cooperation with SEE on S&T aspects of policies (visiting scientists, DNE and grantholders, access to JRC laboratories, training) Promote networking and mobility in particular via new FP6 instruments Open to participants from Balkan countries activities addressing the regional (SEE) dimension Link completed projects to EU structural programmes (e.g.PHARE)