Dr Giancarlo Caratti, Head of Enlargement Unit Bucharest 12 February 2004

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Dr Giancarlo Caratti, Head of Enlargement Unit Bucharest 12 February 2004

The JRC and its support to EU Acceding and Candidate Countries

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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 a centre of science and technology reference for the EU, independent of private and national interests...

JRC’s Mission

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… in implementing its mission, the JRC…..

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.. depends on intensive networking with public and private institutions in the Member States (2500 partners, 300 from AC / CC )

Implementing the JRC Mission

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More than 25% of all EU legislation has a significant S&T basis (e.g. food, chemicals, environment, energy)

• advanced analytical requirements, e.g. GMOs;• harmonisation - best practice – validation;• training.

As a service of the European Commission, the JRC provides in-house scientific and technical support to Community policy making

In the last 2 years, the JRC has been involved in over

70 pieces of EU legislation

Rationale

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The Organisation of the JRC

IE - Petten The Netherlands- Institute for EnergyStaff: 180

IRMM - Geel Belgium- Institute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsStaff: 220

ITU - Karlsruhe Germany - Institute for Transuranium ElementsStaff: 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 StudiesStaff: 100

7 Institutes in 5 Member States

Total staff: 2200 Total budget: 300 ME/y

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27%

28%

The Competencies of the JRC

I) Food, Chemical Products and Health

II) Environment and Sustainability

III) Nuclear Safety and Security

IV) Cross-cutting (Public Security and Anti-Fraud, Reference Materials and Measurements, Prospective Studies)

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% of JRC-FP6 budget (1050 ME)

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Strategic Objectives:

To help the AC / CC in dealing faster with the “EU acquis” in areas of JRC competence

To contribute to the development of the “European Research Area”

Main Target:

To achieve full working involvement between the AC/CCs and the JRC, consistent with the level enjoyed by current MS

The JRC and the Enlargement

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Main Instruments:

1. Focus JRC core projects on specific AC/CC needs

2. Submit joint proposals to FP calls3. Host visiting scientists, experts, research

fellows4. Advanced training courses and workshops5. Information and awareness actions

JRC Enlargement Action

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Harmonisation of Measurements

Environment Food Safety&QualityHealthSupport AgricultureProspective Analysis/Impact of

Enlargement on the EUNuclear

Air quality and emissions control Natural & technological hazards Toxic mining waste Geographic Information Systems Radioactivity Monitoring Solar Energy

Reactor & Fuel Safety Safeguards, Illicit Trafficking Waste Management

1. Focus JRC core projects on specific S&T needs of the Enlargement process

7 Main areas

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Example 1: S&T support to Agricultural Policy

• 44% of EU budget on agriculture• 5% of farmers declarations

checked with RS (JRC)• Advances in technology improve

process by: – interpretation of very high

resolution satellite imagery;– accurate positioning with

GPS and ortho-imagery– feedback /controls via

Internet

• Focus on AC/CC countries:– Assist development of

integrated control system– Predictions of crop

harvests– Carry out Pilot projects

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Example 2: S&T support to Fishery Policy

• Use of remote sensing to identify non-compliant fishing vessels (switched off GPS)– successful pilot

studies in Flemish Cap, Azores, North Sea, Biscay

– Commission proposed operational use as part of reform of CFP.

Pilot Project: automatic supply of vessel detection to fishing monitoring centers in Baltic countries (39 minutes after Radarsat data acquisition)

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New Regulation (Dec 2003) on mandatory identification of sheep and goat species includes Electronic Identification. Preparation of revised regulation for bovine species

About 100 devices tested (boluses, eartags, injectable) in JRC lab

Pilot projets in 6 MS with best devices (910.000 Animals, 6077 Farms)

8 workshops / pilot projects planned in 2004 in Lithuania, Poland, Czech, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Malta, Western Balkans

Development of methods for animal and meat traceability from birth to consumer using a combination of EID and DNA fingerprinting (future)

Example 3: Traceability of Livestocks

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Power at 250 panel

inclination

Example 4 –PV Resources for

CC

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Example 5: Inventory, Regulations and Environ-mental Impacts of Toxic Mining Waste in AC/CC

The work prepared the the Communication as an initiative of the Commission to support inventory of mining waste sites on a regional basis

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 23.10.2000COM(2000) 664 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Safe operation of mining activities: a follow-up to recent mining accidents

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A contribution to Enlargement: Report on the regulatory experience in Candidate Countries A country-wide approach to the inventory and assessment of

environmental impacts A methodological procedures and a platform for information

exchange to collect, use, compare and deliver back data

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SPECTRALLY BASED METHODOLOGY FOR RAPID SCREENING OF MINING WASTES BY USE OF LANDSAT-TM IMAGES

Exposed rock surface:Andesite quarry-RO

Processed remote sensing image pointing out

ferric/ferrous minerals

Strong weathering of iron oxides and hydroxides

Secondary minerals in sulfide bearing deposits: Porphyry copper open-pit

Oxidation of sulfides with release of acid water and heavy metals

Processed remote sensing image pointing out co-

occurrence of both OH and

Fe bearing minerals

Pecomines

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Mapping of illicit oil spill pollution activity : Image interpretation combined with statistical analysis for

• Development of improved methodologies for estimation of relevant parameters concerning oil spills and spilling scenarios

• Identifying areas facing chronic pollution and support the development of an integrated approach for early warning and prompt response

Modeling and simulations to reconstruct pollution scenario

Example 6 - Illicit Oil Discharges in the Black Sea

Spills in the Black Sea (year 2000)(880 satellite images analyzed - 452 spills detected)

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Example 7 - Emergency Management: Floods

LISFLOOD

Meteo

data

Reading…

JRC European Data

-Soil, Surface,

river catchments

system, …

Member States data

-River

dimensions,

Alert levels

Flood simulation & forecasting

River basin management

Land remediation

…

* Two early flood warnings in 2003: Ebro (Spain; 6 days advance) and Iskar (Bulgaria; 4 days advance). Emails sent to national contacts. Floods confirmed later

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JRC applies to FP calls on “equal footing” and on “competitive basis” equal to all other organisations

• In 2003, the JRC has been involved in about 200 research proposals submitted to various FP6 calls

• Over 70% of these proposals include one or more partner(s) from Enlargement countries

2. Submit joint proposals to FP6 calls

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Establishment and participation in scientific networksExample:

ENGL - The European Network of GMO Laboratories

• A network of 45 laboratories supporting the Food Community policies including Acceding and Candidate Countries

• Development of science-based validation and harmonization of most modern analytical tools for the traceability and authentication of GMOs and their derived products

• Several training courses for identification and labeling of GMO in food products at Ispra

• A new multimedia course designed for AC/CC being finalised (June 2004)

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DNE, VS and Research Fellows selected via Open Call working at the JRC (383 applications received in 2003 for 73 posts).

• In 2003 the JRC hosted 112 temporary staff from from AC/CC

Evolution of Enlargement Staff at JRC

Enlargement Staff present at JRC (May 03)

BG: Bulgaria 11 CZ: Czech R. 10EE: Estonia 4HU: Hungary 12LT: Lithuania 4PL: Poland 14RO: Romania 14SI: Slovenia 6MA: Malta 1SK: Slovak R. 7TOTAL 83

3. Host visiting scientists, experts and research fellows

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Other opportunities for staff

• Competition for JRC research staff from AC under preparation with EPSO

• Possibility of longer-term contracts (AT4) for AC via registering on the ELSA

database http://www.cordis.lu/research_openings/personnel_elsa_en.htm

• Call for research fellows online (<35y) for AC + CC

• Call research trainees online (<30y) for AC + CChttp://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/default.asp@sidsz=what_we_offer&surl=work_opportunities.htm

• Stronger collaboration is being sought with the Marie Curie (40 areas online for

individual fellowships) AC + CC + WB http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/download/jrc_marie_curie.pdf

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Some 70 workshops / training courses jointly organised in 2003 with policy DGs dealing with S&T aspects of EU policies

More than 1000 AC/CC experts trained in these workshops (designated via the AC/CC missions to the EU) – data base soon on-line

4. Advanced training courses and workshops

Code Policy Area Contents AssociatedCEC-DG

IHCP-01 Food A. MycotoxinsB. Authenticity of WineC. Food SafetyD. Dioxin Analysis

SANCO,AGRI

IPSC-20 Agriculture Electronic Identification of Animals AGRI,SANCO

ITU-22 NuclearSecurity

Fighting Illicit Traffickingof Nuclear Material

TREN,ELARG

IRMM-24 Metrology Metrology in Chemistry Various

IE-05 Standards Pressure Equipment Directive ENTR,TREN

IPTS-27 Foresight Future Studies of Enlarged Europe Various

IES-13 Environment Air Quality: implementation of airquality directives

ENV

examples

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5. Information and awareness actionsPlace Date Type Participants

Budapest, Hungary March 2000 Info-day 60 Sofia, Bulgaria May 2000 Info-day 70 Warsaw, Poland November 2000 Info-day 200 Bratislava, Slovak Rep. April 2001 Info-days (two) 140 Riga, Latvia June 2001 Info-day 20 Prague, Czech Rep. September 2001 Info-day 270 Ljubljana, Slovenia January 2002 Info-day 100 Sofia, Bulgaria June 2002 Info-day 80 Budapest, Hungary October 2002 Info-day 200 Brussels (JRC stand) November 2002 FP6 launch 200 Warsaw (JRC workshop) November 2002 FP6 launch 350 Valletta, Malta December 2002 FP6 launch 100

Sofia, Bulgaria January 2003 FP6 launch 250 Prague, Czech Rep January 2003 FP6 launch 600 Cyprus February 2003 FP6 launch 250 Bucharest, Pitesti, Romania April 2003 Info days (two) 500 Ljubljana, Slovenia May 2003 Info-day 200 Warsaw, Krakow, Poland June 2003 Info days (two) 400 Tallin, Vilnius, Riga October 2003 Info days (three) 200 Istanbul, Ankara, Turkey October 2003 Info days (two) 550 Valletta, Malta December 2003 Info days (two) 120 Warsaw, Poland December 2003 Info Day 80 4940

JRC Information Days and FP6 Launch Events in AC/CC from 2000 to date

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2004 Work Programme

• Enlargement Action 2004 online next week

• 100 workshops/training and 80 posts published with deadline

28.5.2004

• Emphasis on DNE who contribute to development of institutional

relations

• Consistent with EC policy, several workshops open also to Western

Balkans

• facility for very short stays (up to 1 week)