# Publicatieblad C 296/8 se

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| Uitgave in de Nederlandse taal | Mededelingen en bekendmakingen | 58e jaargang8 september 2015 |

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Publicatieblad

van de Europese Unie

C 296

Uitgave in de Nederlandse taal

Mededelingen en bekendmakingen

58e jaargang8 september 2015

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| 2015/C 296/01 | Zesmaandelijks voortgangsverslag betreffende de uitvoering van de EU-strategie tegen de verspreiding van massavernietigingswapens (2015/I) | 1 |

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Zesmaandelijks voortgangsverslag betreffende de uitvoering van de EU-strategie tegen de verspreiding van massavernietigingswapens (2015/I)

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ZESMAANDELIJKS VOORTGANGSVERSLAG BETREFFENDE DE UITVOERING VAN DE EU-STRATEGIE TEGEN DE VERSPREIDING VAN MASSAVERNIETIGINGSWAPENS (2015/I)

(2015/C 296/01)

INLEIDING

In de EU-strategie tegen de verspreiding van massavernietigingswapens die de Europese Raad in december 2003 heeft aangenomen (doc. 15708/03), is bepaald dat er om de zes maanden een voortgangsverslag over de uitvoering van de strategie wordt opgesteld. Dit voortgangsverslag heeft betrekking op de activiteiten in de eerste helft van 2015.

Overeenkomstig de doelstellingen van de Europese veiligheidsstrategie, de MVW-non-proliferatiestrategie van de EU en de nieuwe actielijnen (doc. 17172/08), zijn de leidende beginselen van de EU op dit gebied nog altijd:

| i) | effectief multilateralisme, zoals het bevorderen van het universele karakter van internationale verdragen, overeenkomsten en andere instrumenten, alsmede de nationale implementatie ervan, via diplomatieke actie en financiële bijstand aan derde landen en internationale organisaties; |
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effectief multilateralisme, zoals het bevorderen van het universele karakter van internationale verdragen, overeenkomsten en andere instrumenten, alsmede de nationale implementatie ervan, via diplomatieke actie en financiële bijstand aan derde landen en internationale organisaties;

| ii) | nauwe samenwerking met partners en andere derde landen om wereldwijd tot een consensus te komen over de noodzaak van een strengere internationale non-proliferatieregeling. De EU is in haar bilaterale betrekkingen met alle betrokken landen non-proliferatievraagstukken aan de orde blijven stellen, meer bepaald in bijeenkomsten in het kader van de politieke dialoog en in meer informele contacten; |
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nauwe samenwerking met partners en andere derde landen om wereldwijd tot een consensus te komen over de noodzaak van een strengere internationale non-proliferatieregeling. De EU is in haar bilaterale betrekkingen met alle betrokken landen non-proliferatievraagstukken aan de orde blijven stellen, meer bepaald in bijeenkomsten in het kader van de politieke dialoog en in meer informele contacten;

| iii) | doeltreffende en complementaire inzet van alle beschikbare instrumenten en financiële middelen (GBVB-begroting, het instrument voor bijdrage aan stabiliteit en vrede, andere instrumenten), om de activiteiten van de EU voor de verwezenlijking van de doelstellingen van het buitenlandbeleid van de EU maximaal te laten renderen. |
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doeltreffende en complementaire inzet van alle beschikbare instrumenten en financiële middelen (GBVB-begroting, het instrument voor bijdrage aan stabiliteit en vrede, andere instrumenten), om de activiteiten van de EU voor de verwezenlijking van de doelstellingen van het buitenlandbeleid van de EU maximaal te laten renderen.

De werkzaamheden worden derhalve ook nauw gecoördineerd binnen de bredere acties van de EU inzake veiligheidsbeleid en conflictpreventie.

De hoofdadviseur en speciale gezant voor non-proliferatie en ontwapening van de EDEO heeft de EU in de eerste helft van 2015 bij een aantal belangrijke internationale bijeenkomsten vertegenwoordigd (in het bijzonder bij de Groep directeuren non-proliferatie van de G-7 te Aken in januari en te Hamburg in maart, de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 in april en mei, en bij bijeenkomsten met een aantal derde landen over kwesties in verband met non-proliferatie en ontwapening).

De belangrijkste aandachtspunten van de speciale gezant in de eerste helft van 2015 waren:

| — | het opvoeren van de inspanningen tot naleving van het Verdrag inzake de niet-verspreiding van kernwapens (NPV), met name in het kader van de voorbereidingen voor de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015. Dit blijft voor de EU een topprioriteit, mede omdat het rechtstreeks relevant is voor belangrijke regionale proliferatieproblemen in Iran en Noord-Korea. De EU heeft het proces tot instelling van een MVW-vrije zone in het Midden-Oosten verder ondersteund. De speciale gezant onderhoudt regelmatige contacten met de Finse bemiddelaar, ambassadeur Laajava, in verband met het bijeenroepen van de Helsinkiconferentie; |
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het opvoeren van de inspanningen tot naleving van het Verdrag inzake de niet-verspreiding van kernwapens (NPV), met name in het kader van de voorbereidingen voor de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015. Dit blijft voor de EU een topprioriteit, mede omdat het rechtstreeks relevant is voor belangrijke regionale proliferatieproblemen in Iran en Noord-Korea. De EU heeft het proces tot instelling van een MVW-vrije zone in het Midden-Oosten verder ondersteund. De speciale gezant onderhoudt regelmatige contacten met de Finse bemiddelaar, ambassadeur Laajava, in verband met het bijeenroepen van de Helsinkiconferentie;

| — | het initiatief betreffende een internationale gedragscode voor ruimteactiviteiten verder propageren middels brede outreachactiviteiten bij de lidstaten van de VN; |
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het initiatief betreffende een internationale gedragscode voor ruimteactiviteiten verder propageren middels brede outreachactiviteiten bij de lidstaten van de VN;

| — | het bevorderen van de universele geldigheid en de inwerkingtreding van het Alomvattend Kernstopverdrag (CTBT) en het vergroten van de zichtbaarheid van de outreachactiviteiten van de EU op dit gebied, onder meer in de context van diverse evenementen, zoals de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 en het evenement in april in Israël dat de aanzet heeft gegeven tot een debriefing over de geïntegreerde oefening op het terrein inzake inspecties ter plaatse (IFE14) van de CTBTO, die in november 2014 in Jordanië plaatsvond; |
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het bevorderen van de universele geldigheid en de inwerkingtreding van het Alomvattend Kernstopverdrag (CTBT) en het vergroten van de zichtbaarheid van de outreachactiviteiten van de EU op dit gebied, onder meer in de context van diverse evenementen, zoals de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 en het evenement in april in Israël dat de aanzet heeft gegeven tot een debriefing over de geïntegreerde oefening op het terrein inzake inspecties ter plaatse (IFE14) van de CTBTO, die in november 2014 in Jordanië plaatsvond;

| — | het intensiveren/initiëren van non-proliferatiedialogen met belangrijke partners buiten de EU, en voortzetting van het integreren van non-proliferatiekwesties in de bilaterale betrekkingen van de EU met alle betrokken landen, in het bijzonder via politieke dialoog en meer informele contacten. |
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het intensiveren/initiëren van non-proliferatiedialogen met belangrijke partners buiten de EU, en voortzetting van het integreren van non-proliferatiekwesties in de bilaterale betrekkingen van de EU met alle betrokken landen, in het bijzonder via politieke dialoog en meer informele contacten.

1.   NUCLEAIRE KWESTIES

De Groep non-proliferatie van de Raad (Conop) heeft, in nauwe samenwerking met de relevante EU-delegaties, actief bijgedragen aan de voorbereiding van de EU-standpunten voor de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 in april en mei, de vergaderingen van de Raad van Beheer van de IAEA in maart en juni, de bijeenkomst in maart van het versterkte contactpunt in het kader van het Controleregime voor de uitvoer van rakettechnologie, de jaarvergadering van de Haagse Gedragscode (HCoC) in mei, de plenaire bijeenkomst van het GICNT en de plenaire bijeenkomsten van de Groep van nucleaire exportlanden in juni. De relevante EU-delegaties hebben de totstandkoming van de EU-bijdragen voor andere internationale bijeenkomsten gecoördineerd, zoals die van de Voorbereidende Commissie van de CTBTO en haar hulporganen, en andere binnen haar mandaat relevante bijeenkomsten.

1.1.   NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 (New York, 27 april-22 mei 2015)

De conclusies van de Raad met de EU-standpunten voor de negende toetsingsconferentie van de partijen bij het NPV zijn op 20 april vastgesteld (doc. 8079/15). De algemene verklaring van de EU en de EU-verklaringen voor de drie belangrijkste commissies van de toetsingsconferentie werden op basis van de reeds genoemde Raadsconclusies opgesteld. HV/VV Mogherini legde op de tweede dag van de conferentie (28 april) de algemene verklaring van de EU af. De EU heeft de conferentie drie werkdocumenten voorgelegd over: 1) CTBT, 2) waarborgen en 3) de nieuwe Euratom-veiligheidsrichtlijn. De EU organiseerde twee nevenevenementen in de marge van de conferentie: een ter ondersteuning van de Haagse Gedragscode tegen de verspreiding van ballistische raketten (op 8 mei) en een over nucleaire veiligheid en beveiliging (op 14 mei). Hoewel de toetsingsconferentie geen consensus kon bereiken over de vaststelling van een slotdocument, blijft het actieplan dat is aangenomen tijdens de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2010 geldig, en zal de EU blijven ijveren voor een volledige brede, evenwichtige en inhoudelijke uitvoering daarvan.

1.2.   Internationale Organisatie voor Atoomenergie (IAEA)

De EU heeft haar steun voor de Internationale Organisatie voor Atoomenergie te Wenen verder opgevoerd. De EU blijft een belangrijke donor van het Fonds voor Nucleaire Veiligheid, waaraan sinds 2004 bijna 40 miljoen EUR is toegewezen (inclusief de meest recente toezegging om de organisatie 8,05 miljoen EUR toe te kennen, op grond van Besluit 2013/517/GBVB van de Raad van 21 oktober 2013, waaraan momenteel uitvoering wordt gegeven).

Op het gebied van nucleaire beveiliging heeft de EU met haar technische expertise voorts bijgedragen aan opleidingsactiviteiten en workshops die door de IAEA werden georganiseerd en die welbepaalde derde landen meer vermogen moeten geven om de illegale handel in nucleaire en andere radioactieve materialen te bestrijden. De EU en de IAEA hebben hun steun aan derde landen op dit gebied verder gecoördineerd. De derde jaarvergadering van hoge ambtenaren van de EU en de IAEA, die werd bijgewoond door de EDEO, de Europese Commissie/Euratom en hoge ambtenaren van de IAEA, werd op 4 en 5 februari 2015 gehouden bij de Europese Commissie in Luxemburg. Doel van deze vergaderingen op hoog ambtelijk niveau is de samenwerking op alle werkterreinen van de IAEA te intensiveren, de zichtbaarheid van de EU-bijdragen te vergroten en de EU-maatregelen verder te coördineren, teneinde ervoor te zorgen dat de activiteiten van de CBRN-kenniscentra van de EU en van de IAEA complementair zijn op het gebied van nucleaire beveiliging en elkaar niet overlappen (om dit te bereiken implementeren de EU — via het Gemeenschappelijk Centrum voor Onderzoek van de Europese Commissie — en de IAEA een praktische regeling om de samenwerking te sturen).

De EU heeft sedert 2008 via Raadsconclusies tot 25 miljoen EUR toegezegd voor de reserve van laagverrijkt uranium (LEU bank) van de IAEA. De EU heeft 20 miljoen EUR uit het instrument voor bijdrage aan stabiliteit en vrede overgemaakt ten behoeve van de reserve. Daarvoor moet nog eens 5 miljoen EUR worden uitgetrokken op de begroting van het GBVB, op basis van een besluit van de Raad. De goedkeuring van de Raad hangt af van de vooruitgang bij het afronden en goedkeuren van verschillende overeenkomsten, onder andere de gastheerschapsovereenkomst tussen de IAEA en Kazachstan.

Wat nucleaire waarborgen betreft, blijft het directoraat Nucleaire Waarborgen van de Europese Commissie waarborgen toepassen op al het civiele nucleaire materiaal in alle 28 lidstaten van de EU, met een jaarlijks budget van ongeveer 20 miljoen EUR. Verificatieactiviteiten op het gebied van nucleaire waarborgen worden in nauwe samenwerking met de IAEA gecoördineerd. De IAEA en de Commissie versterken voortdurend hun samenwerking op dit gebied, met als doel het gebruik van menselijke en financiële middelen te optimaliseren, en er tegelijk voor te zorgen dat de waarborgen zo effectief mogelijk blijven. De EU is op het gebied van nucleaire waarborgen ook voortgegaan met het verlenen van belangrijke technische steun aan de IAEA in het kader van het veiligheidscontrolesteunprogramma van de Europese Commissie.

De EU heeft 10 miljoen EUR uitgetrokken ter ondersteuning van het internationaal project voor de uitbreiding en modernisering van het laboratorium voor veiligheidscontroles in Seibersdorf, Oostenrijk (een bedrag van 9,5 miljoen EUR is reeds betaald); de IAEA, van haar kant, heeft internationale donoren, waaronder de EU, gevraagd om bij te dragen aan de modernisering van het laboratorium voor nucleaire toepassingen in Seibersdorf.

Op deskundigenniveau is de Europese Commissie in samenwerking met de IAEA begonnen met de evaluatie en de verbetering van de database illegale handel van het IAEA (Illicit Trafficking Database — ITDB) om te beantwoorden aan de behoeften van de gebruikers. Er werd een document met beste praktijken inzake een geharmoniseerde rapportagecultuur opgesteld, dat aan de IAEA zal worden voorgelegd. De ontwikkeling van een onlineformulier voor het melden van incidenten („web-INF”), teneinde de wijze van rapportage te moderniseren, startte in oktober 2013 en zal weldra worden afgerond.

In het kader van het nieuwe instrument voor samenwerking op het gebied van nucleaire veiligheid (ISNV 2014-2020) heeft de EU 3,5 miljoen EUR uitgetrokken om door het Agentschap uitgevoerde projecten voor samenwerking op het gebied van nucleaire veiligheid te ondersteunen. Naast deze rechtstreekse bijdrage werken de EU en de IAEA met name nauw samen in de coördinatiegroep voor voormalige locaties voor uraniumwinning (CGULS) bij de aanpak van voormalige locaties voor uraniumwinning in Centraal-Azië, en in het kader van het forum voor samenwerking op regelgevingsgebied, dat de internationale steun coördineert aan de regelgevende instanties van landen die zijn toegetreden (Belarus, Jordanië, Vietnam).

EU-middelen voor de IAEA uit hoofde van de gemeenschappelijke acties I tot en met IV en Raadsbesluit V hebben de IAEA geholpen om de nucleaire beveiliging in derde landen verder te verbeteren, waarbij voorrang werd gegeven aan staten die het meest behoefte hadden aan een verbetering van hun controle op radioactief en nucleair materiaal om zo te helpen de risico’s te beperken. De inspanningen waren voornamelijk gericht op het versterken van het wet- en regelgevend kader van staten met betrekking tot nucleair en ander radioactief materiaal, op nucleaire beveiligingsmaatregelen voor nucleair en ander radioactief materiaal bij gebruik, opslag en vervoer en daarmee samenhangende faciliteiten, en op het vermogen van de staten om met nucleair en radioactief materiaal om te gaan dat niet onder nationale regelgevingscontrole valt, teneinde de gesteunde landen in staat te stellen hun nationale en internationale verplichtingen na te komen. Het meest recente besluit van de Raad (IAEA VI, 2013/517/GBVB), aangenomen op 21 oktober 2013, draagt ertoe bij de nucleaire beveiliging wereldwijd verder te verhogen en de Europese beveiliging te versterken door steun te bieden aan de activiteiten van de IAEA in het kader van het plan voor nucleaire beveiliging 2014-2017, voornamelijk op de bovenvermelde gebieden.

1.3.   Alomvattend Kernstopverdrag (CTBT)

De EU heeft zich actief ingezet voor een spoedige inwerkingtreding van het Alomvattend Kernstopverdrag (CTBT), door zich te laten leiden door Besluit 2012/699/GBVB van 13 november 2012 ter ondersteuning van de Verdragsorganisatie voor een alomvattend verbod op kernproeven (CTBTO) en door zich te richten tot alle landen die het CTBT nog niet ondertekend of bekrachtigd hebben, waaronder de resterende bijlage II-landen die het verdrag moeten bekrachtigen voordat het in werking kan treden. Om een extra impuls te geven aan de ratificatie van het verdrag brengt de EU het CTBT onder de aandacht in verschillende verbanden, waaronder bijeenkomsten in het kader van de politieke dialoog.

HV/VV Mogherini had in de marge van de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 in New York een bilaterale ontmoeting met Lassina Zerbo, de uitvoerend secretaris van de Voorbereidende Commissie van de CTBTO. De Europese Unie heeft voorts een werkdocument over het CTBT aan de toetsingsconferentie voorgelegd.

De speciaal gezant voor non-proliferatie en ontwapening nam deel aan het CTBTO-evenement op hoog niveau in de marge van de workshop over de geïntegreerde oefening op het terrein inzake inspecties ter plaatse 2014, debriefing en de te volgen koers, georganiseerd in Ramat-Gan (Israël) in april, waar hij uit de eerste hand de resultaten en de bijbehorende conclusies van IFE14 vernam. In dat verband legde hij verklaringen af waarin zowel de politieke als de financiële steun van de EU voor de universele geldigheid en de effectieve toepassing van het CTBT werd onderstreept.

De kernproef in de Democratische Volksrepubliek Korea (DVK) op 12 februari 2013, en het risico op mogelijke verdere tests hebben het reële belang aangetoond van de verificatieregeling voor het CTBTO, waaraan momenteel wordt gewerkt en die de EU door middel van Raadsbesluiten steunt. Er zijn CTBTO-teams ingezet om alle landen die het CTBT hebben ondertekend de nieuwste ter zake doende gegevens te verstrekken, zodat besluitvormers zich daardoor mede kunnen laten leiden. Het onderhoud van het netwerk van bijstations voor seismische metingen, met bijstand door middel van de gemeenschappelijke optredens/besluiten I tot en met V van de Raad, en de oprichting van het internationaal gegevenscentrum van de CTBTO, dat de gegevens van het netwerk van stations verzamelt, analyseert en deelt, zullen bijdragen aan de noodzakelijke duurzaamheid van het systeem. Daarnaast is het ook van uitermate groot belang het voorlopige technische secretariaat van de CTBTO te steunen bij het organiseren van verdere oefeningen, zoals die in Jordanië, om de operationele capaciteit van de regeling voor inspecties ter plaatse te testen en verbeteren.

1.4.   Regionale aangelegenheden (Iran, DVK)

De EU blijft zich ten volle inzetten voor de lopende inspanningen om via onderhandelingen tot een diplomatieke oplossing van het Iraanse nucleaire probleem te komen, op basis van het NPV en de volledige uitvoering van alle desbetreffende resoluties van de VN-Veiligheidsraad en de Raad van Beheer van de IAEA. De vlotte tenuitvoerlegging van de tussentijdse overeenkomst, gezamenlijk actieplan genaamd, die in november 2013 in Genève werd bereikt tussen de E3/EU + 3 en Iran en die tot en met 30 juni 2015 werd verlengd, creëerde de benodigde ruimte voor het lopende diplomatieke proces. Sinds het begin van de uitvoering van het gezamenlijk actieplan is de EU, als bemiddelaar van het nucleair overleg van de E3 + 3 (China, Duitsland, Frankrijk Rusland, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de Verenigde Staten), onderhandelingen met Iran begonnen om een alomvattende langetermijnoplossing voor de Iraanse nucleaire kwestie te vinden, zoals beoogd in het gezamenlijk actieplan. Tijdens de bijeenkomst op 2 april 2015 in Lausanne bereikten de hoge vertegenwoordiger van de EU en de ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van de E3 + 3 en Iran politieke overeenstemming over de belangrijkste parameters voor een alomvattend akkoord over de Iraanse nucleaire kwestie. Sindsdien is er op het niveau van politieke directeuren en deskundigen gewerkt om de afspraken van Lausanne vóór eind juni — als de tussentijdse overeenkomst verstrijkt — te vertalen naar een schriftelijke overeenkomst. Parallel met het E3/EU + 3-spoor is het kader voor samenwerking tussen de IAEA en Iran gericht op het oplossen van alle nog openstaande kwesties, onder meer die in verband met mogelijke militaire dimensies. Verschillende technische bijeenkomsten hebben plaatsgevonden in het kader voor samenwerking tussen de IAEA en Iran. Iran heeft echter, ondanks herhaalde verzoeken van de IAEA, nog geen uitvoering gegeven aan de twee afgesproken praktische maatregelen, en evenmin nieuwe praktische maatregelen in de derde fase van het kader voor samenwerking voorgesteld.

Het blijft de EU zorgen baren dat Iran ballistische raketten en ruimtelanceervoertuigen ontwikkelt en test, hetgeen in strijd is met de resoluties 1737, 1747, 1803, 1835 en 1929 van de VN-Veiligheidsraad. De EU heeft deze activiteiten herhaaldelijk veroordeeld, aangezien deze het risico inhouden dat nucleaire explosiemiddelen tot wapens worden omgevormd. Wat de DVK betreft, blijft het de EU grote zorgen baren dat het regime doorgaat met het ontwikkelen van zijn programma’s voor kernraketten en ballistische raketten, en politieke prioriteit verleent aan het verbeteren van zijn nucleaire vermogens. De EU is erop blijven aandringen dat de DVK haar verplichtingen uit hoofde van de resoluties van de VN-Veiligheidsraad ter zake nakomt en daarbij op volledige, verifieerbare en onomkeerbare wijze afziet van al haar bestaande programma’s voor kernraketten, andere massavernietigingswapens en ballistische raketten. De EU is de DVK blijven oproepen de controleverplichtingen van het NPV en de IAEA weer volledig na te nakomen, en de IAEA de gevraagde toegang tot personen, documentatie, apparatuur en inrichtingen te verstrekken. De EU heeft de hervatting van de zespartijengesprekken constant gesteund en heeft de DVK opgeroepen terug te keren naar geloofwaardige en echte internationale onderhandelingen. Naast de uitvoering van resoluties van de VN-Veiligheidsraad, heeft de EU ook extra autonome beperkende maatregelen ingevoerd, zoals strengere controles op goederen voor tweeërlei gebruik en op de verspreiding van conventionele wapens. Zij heeft de DVK opnieuw met aandrang verzocht het CTBT te ratificeren en zich te onthouden van verdere provocaties. De DVK blijft de resoluties 1695, 1718, 1874, 2087 en 2094 met voeten treden en dat is door de EU in de krachtigste bewoordingen veroordeeld.

2.   ONTWAPENINGSCONFERENTIE/VERDRAG BETREFFENDE HET VERBOD OP DE VERVAARDIGING VAN SPLIJTBARE MATERIALEN VOOR KERNWAPENS EN ANDERE NUCLEAIRE EXPLOSIEMIDDELEN

De EU blijft streven naar op verdragsgebaseerde nucleaire ontwapening en wapenbeheersing en benadrukt dat er hernieuwde multilaterale inspanningen moeten worden geleverd en dat de multilaterale onderhandelingsorganen, met name de Ontwapeningsconferentie (OC), nieuw leven moet worden ingeblazen, waarbij in dit verband bijvoorbeeld zou kunnen worden gekeken naar mogelijkheden om dit orgaan in de toekomst uit te breiden. De aanhoudende patstelling, mede wat betreft het vinden van overeenstemming over een werkprogramma, blijft een bron van zorg.

De EU blijft aandringen op de onmiddellijke aanvang en spoedige afronding van de in het kader van de Ontwapeningsconferentie plaatsvindende onderhandelingen over een verdrag betreffende het verbod op de vervaardiging van splijtbare materialen voor kernwapens en andere nucleaire explosiemiddelen, op basis van document CD/1299 en het daarin vervatte mandaat — dit blijft een duidelijke prioriteit. De EU roept alle staten die dit nog niet hebben gedaan, op een onmiddellijk moratorium op de vervaardiging van splijtbare materialen voor kernwapens of andere nucleaire explosiemiddelen af te kondigen en na te leven, en de voor de vervaardiging van splijtbare materialen voor kernwapens bestemde installaties te ontmantelen of om te bouwen voor uitsluitend niet-explosief gebruik. De EU juicht het optreden toe van de staten onder de vijf kernwapenstaten, met name dat van de twee EU-lidstaten, die moratoria hebben afgekondigd en dergelijke installaties hebben ontmanteld of omgebouwd.

De EU is tevens ingenomen met de constructieve besprekingen en de succesvolle afronding van de bijeenkomsten van de groep van regeringsexperts in 2014 en 2015, en sprak haar vertrouwen er over uit dat hun verslag de grondslag zal vormen voor toekomstige onderhandelingen.

3.   CHEMISCHE WAPENS

Op 17 februari werd Besluit (GBVB) 2015/259 van de Raad van de EU voor de jaren 2015-2017 vastgesteld, waarbij ongeveer 2,5 miljoen EUR aan de Organisatie voor het verbod van chemische wapens (OPCW) wordt toegewezen om activiteiten te ondersteunen zoals het bevorderen van universele geldigheid, nationale toepassing, internationale samenwerking, het Afrikaprogramma, en waarbij de uit de Syrische operatie geleerde lessen worden geïmplementeerd. Dit besluit van de Raad is de zesde vrijwillige EU-bijdrage aan de activiteiten van de OPCW sinds 2005, als blijk van voortdurende steun en als erkenning van de belangrijke werkzaamheden van de organisatie.

De EU bleef de OPCW steunen bij het programma inzake eliminatie van Syrische chemische wapens. Zij deed dit door de geldigheid te verlengen van het besluit om 12 miljoen EUR uit het instrument voor bijdrage aan stabiliteit en vrede bij te dragen aan het trustfonds van de OPCW. Op verzoek van de OPCW onderzoekt de EU de mogelijkheid verder bij te dragen aan de vernietiging van de resterende Syrische faciliteiten voor de productie voor chemische wapens en aanverwante activiteiten.

Bij Besluit 2014/74/GBVB van de Raad van 11 februari 2014 en Verordening (EU) nr. 124/2014 van de Raad van 10 februari 2014 is een uitzondering ingevoerd voor het eventuele gebruik van Syrische bevroren activa ter dekking van uitgaven in verband met de verificatie- en vernietigingsactiviteiten van de OPCW in Syrië. In november 2014 heeft de EU een brief aan de directeur-generaal van de OPCW toegezonden om hem van bovengenoemde mogelijkheid in kennis te stellen, en hem verzocht daartoe demarches bij de Syrische autoriteiten te ondernemen. Het voorstel is voorgelegd aan de Syrische autoriteiten, die het tot nu toe afwijzen. De EU blijft echter bij elke passende gelegenheid en in de EU-verklaringen in de OPCW op dit voorstel terugkomen.

Na de derde toetsingsconferentie van het Chemische Wapens Verdrag (CWC) in april 2013, is de EU zich blijven richten op haar prioriteiten, te weten: i) de vernietiging van bestaande voorraden voltooien; ii) de universele geldigheid van het CWC bevorderen (op 14 oktober 2013 werd Syrië de 190e staat die partij is bij het verdrag); iii) de nationale uitvoering overeenkomstig artikel VII; iv) het accent verleggen naar inspanningen op het gebied van non-proliferatie; v) capaciteitsopbouw inzake veiligheid en beveiliging in de chemische industrie in ontwikkelingslanden bevorderen, overeenkomstig artikel XI, en een antwoord formuleren op het gebruik van chemische wapens, op grond van artikel X.

Hoewel nog enkele van de initiële doelstellingen van het Chemische Wapens Verdrag moeten worden verwezenlijkt, zijn de EU en haar lidstaten begonnen zich te beraden over de fase na de vernietiging van de chemische wapens, en geleidelijk beginnen te bezien hoe het verdrag in de toekomst relevant, en dus effectief, kan blijven (bijvoorbeeld het verbieden van het opnieuw opduiken van chemische wapens, gebruik door niet-gouvernementele actoren en terroristen, convergentie met biologie). De EU zal in dit verband de nota die de OPCW recentelijk heeft uitgegeven, getiteld „The OPCW in 2025: ensuring a world free of chemical weapons”, document S/1252/2015 van 6 maart 2015, grondig bestuderen om in de bevoegde OPCW-organen bij te kunnen dragen aan de debatten hieromtrent.

Wat het effect van de EU-steun betreft, hebben alle landen die er voor in aanmerking kwamen bijstand gebruikt om vitale technische lacunes te vullen, waardoor deze staten, die partij zijn bij het verdrag, aanzienlijke vooruitgang konden boeken bij de nationale uitvoering van het CWC. Concreet kan worden opgemerkt dat EU-Raadsbesluiten de enige mogelijke manier blijven om dit type bijstand te verlenen teneinde tekortkomingen in de uitvoering weg te werken. Van de 90 subprojecten in verband met nationale uitvoering die de laatste jaren door het technisch secretariaat van de OPCW zijn uitgevoerd, zou ongeveer de helft niet mogelijk zijn geweest zonder de financiële middelen van de gemeenschappelijke optredens/Raadsbesluiten. Wat de EU-prioriteit inzake het bevorderen van de universele geldigheid betreft, hebben in totaal 19 landen zich sedert de aanneming van het eerste gemeenschappelijk optreden bij het Verdrag aangesloten; vier van de landen die in 2005 tot het Verdrag toetraden hadden meegedaan aan een outreachactiviteit van de EU, gefinancierd met middelen op grond van een gemeenschappelijk optreden van de EU/Raadsbesluit; dit gold voor alle landen die in de daaropvolgende jaren zijn toegetreden.

4.   BIOLOGISCHE WAPENS

Voorafgaand aan de achtste toetsingsconferentie van het BTWC in Genève in november en december 2016, werkt de EU toe naar de onderhandelingen over en de mogelijke toekomstige vaststelling van een nieuw besluit van de Raad ter ondersteuning van het BTWC, en van een gemeenschappelijk standpunt van de EU.

Tevens ondersteunt de EU verbeteringen op het gebied van bioveiligheid en biobeveiliging. In dit verband voorziet Besluit 2013/668/GBVB van de Raad van 18 november 2013 in meer dan 1,7 miljoen EUR ter ondersteuning, via de technische expertise van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie, van projecten voor het stimuleren in bepaalde geselecteerde verdragsluitende landen van de bewustwording omtrent biologische risico’s, de beheersing van biologische risico’s in laboratoria en de ontwikkeling van nationale strategieën voor laboratoria.

5.   BALLISTISCHE RAKETTEN

5.1.   Haagse Gedragscode

De EU beschouwt de Haagse Gedragscode tegen de verspreiding van ballistische raketten (HCoC) als een uniek multilateraal instrument dat de proliferatie van ballistische-raketsystemen en aanverwante technologieën moet tegengaan door middel van transparantie en vertrouwenwekkende maatregelen, en is van meet af aan een vurig pleitbezorger van deze gedragscode geweest. Alle EU-lidstaten hebben de gedragscode onderschreven. De EU is de drie aspecten van de gedragscode, namelijk universaliteit, uitvoering en een sterkere en betere werking, blijven nastreven en ondersteunen.

De uitvoering van een nieuw, op 15 december 2014 vastgesteld besluit van de Raad (2014/913/GBVB) ter ondersteuning van de Haagse Gedragscode (HCoC) begon in het voorjaar van 2015. Op grond van dit Raadsbesluit organiseerde de EU in de marge van de toetsingsconferentie van het NPV in mei 2015 een nevenevenement. De Unie was er vertegenwoordigd door het hoofd van haar delegatie in Wenen. Er waren duidelijke verwijzingen naar de EU-financiering, die ook door nagenoeg alle sprekers werd gememoreerd. Het evenement werd live gestreamd.

De EU-lidstaten werken thans aan de uitvoering van Besluit 2014/913/GBVB van de Raad van 15 december 2014 ter ondersteuning van de Haagse Gedragscode en de non-proliferatie van ballistische raketten.

5.2.   Controleregime voor de uitvoer van rakettechnologie (MTCR)

De plenaire vergadering van 2014 van het MTCR werd gehouden van 1 tot en met 3 oktober in Oslo, bij welke gelegenheid een EU-verklaring werd afgelegd. In maart 2015 werd een bijeenkomst van het Versterkt contactpunt („Reinforced Point of Contact”) van het MTCR georganiseerd en de EDEO legde bij die gelegenheid een uitgebreide verklaring af.

Vier EU-lidstaten onder de EU9 hernieuwden hun aanvraag tot lidmaatschap van het MTCR: Roemenië, Estland, Slovenië en Kroatië.

Tijdens de plenaire vergadering in Oslo in 2014 kondigden Luxemburg en Nederland aan in de periode 2015-2016 samen het voorzitterschap van het MTCR te gaan bekleden.

6.   BEPERKING VAN CBRN-RISICO’S

De EU heeft de uitvoering van haar in 2009 aangenomen CBRN-actieplan (chemisch, biologisch, radiologisch en nucleair actieplan) voortgezet, en tot dusver heeft een dertigtal projecten steun uit het programma misdaadpreventie en -bestrijding (ISEC) gekregen.

Daarnaast zorgt een reeks CBRN-gerelateerde onderzoeksprojecten, die worden gefinancierd in het kader van de doelstelling „Een veilige samenleving” binnen het zevende kaderprogramma, voor de wetenschappelijke en technische ondersteuning van het CBRN-actieplan, via onderzoeksontwikkelingen met betrekking tot alle stadia van crisisbeheersing (van preventie tot herstel). Momenteel wordt tevens nagegaan welke de behoeften inzake normalisatie zijn op dit gebied, hetgeen zou kunnen uitmonden in „Europese normen” (EN). Het Horizon 2020-programma (2014-2020) zal de huidige CBRN-onderzoeksinspanningen intensiveren door middel van gerichte thema’s; het werkprogramma hiervoor is op 10 december 2013 aangenomen.

In het voortgangsverslag van 2012 over de uitvoering van het actieplan werden de belangrijkste verwezenlijkingen beschreven, met name de verbeterde uitwisseling van informatie en goede praktijken, het organiseren van gezamenlijke opleidingssessies, en het akkoord over drie EU-lijsten van stoffen met een hoog risico op respectievelijk chemisch, biologisch en radiologisch-nucleair gebied.

Teneinde het huidige actieplan uiterlijk in 2015 uit te voeren en de nieuwe CBRN-E-agenda op te stellen, werkt de Commissie nauw samen met de instanties van de lidstaten en andere belangrijke belanghebbenden in de CBRN-E-adviesgroep en haar subgroepen, die regelmatig bijeenkomen.

De Europese Commissie heeft in mei 2014 de mededeling „Een nieuwe EU-aanpak van de detectie en mitigatie van CBRN-E-risico’s” aangenomen (doc. COM(2014) 247 final). In de mededeling stelt de Commissie voor om de praktische samenwerking bij de detectie en mitigatie van CBRN-E-risico’s op EU-niveau te vergemakkelijken, onder meer door samen te werken met het bedrijfsleven, exploitanten van inrichtingen die met CBRN-E-materiaal omgaan (fabrikanten van apparatuur en aanbieders van beveiligingsdiensten) en andere belanghebbenden. Het document bevat een lijst van 30 maatregelen die in de nabije toekomst moeten worden uitgevoerd door verschillende Commissiediensten in samenwerking met de lidstaten. Er zullen concrete instrumenten worden ontwikkeld, gaande van voorlichtingsmateriaal, opleiding en bewustmaking tot testactiviteiten.

De Commissie verzamelt momenteel de bijdragen van de lidstaten en van andere betrokken Europese instellingen en diensten met als doel om vóór het einde van het jaar een definitief voortgangsverslag over de uitvoering van het actieplan van 2009 te presenteren. Tegelijkertijd zal de Commissie ideeën voor de toekomstige werkzaamheden op het gebied van CBRN-E voorleggen.

Het „EU-initiatief voor kenniscentra op het gebied van CBRN-risicolimitering”, dat uit het instrument voor bijdrage aan stabiliteit en vrede wordt gefinancierd, is door de EU in mei 2010 opgestart. Vanuit het besef dat verscheidene landen over onvoldoende institutionele capaciteit beschikken om CBRN-risico’s te beperken, worden er CBRN-kenniscentra van de EU ingesteld: criminele activiteiten (proliferatie van CBRN of terrorisme), natuurrampen en rampen door ongevallen (industriële ongevallen). Deze centra hebben ten doel op nationaal en regionaal niveau CBRN-beleid voor alle mogelijke risico’s te ontwikkelen om op die risico’s te kunnen anticiperen en reageren. Kortom, het gaat om structurele maatregelen om landen minder kwetsbaar te maken voor CBRN-incidenten in het wederzijdse belang van de regio’s en de veiligheid in de EU.

Om dit doel te verwezenlijken, dient de oprichting van regionale netwerken te worden gesteund met expertise in juridische, regelgevende, technische, controle- en handhavingsaangelegenheden met betrekking tot de beperking van CBRN-risico’s. Dit dient te gebeuren op basis van een bottom-up en grensoverschrijdende aanpak om op die manier regionale prioriteiten te bepalen die niet op nationaal niveau kunnen worden aangepakt.

| — | Er zijn nu vijf regionale secretariaten in dienst genomen (in Amman, Tbilisi, Rabat, Manilla en Abu Dhabi); voor de opening van een secretariaat in Oezbekistan is zeer recentelijk een memorandum van overeenstemming ondertekend. Er vinden verdere onderhandelingen plaats over de oprichting van regionale secretariaten in Algiers en Nairobi met de bedoeling deze spoedig af te ronden. |
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Er zijn nu vijf regionale secretariaten in dienst genomen (in Amman, Tbilisi, Rabat, Manilla en Abu Dhabi); voor de opening van een secretariaat in Oezbekistan is zeer recentelijk een memorandum van overeenstemming ondertekend. Er vinden verdere onderhandelingen plaats over de oprichting van regionale secretariaten in Algiers en Nairobi met de bedoeling deze spoedig af te ronden.

| — | Er hebben zich onlangs nieuwe landen bij het initiatief aangesloten (Malawi, Saudi-Arabië, Qatar en Burkina Faso), hetgeen het totaal per juni 2015 op 52 landen brengt. |
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Er hebben zich onlangs nieuwe landen bij het initiatief aangesloten (Malawi, Saudi-Arabië, Qatar en Burkina Faso), hetgeen het totaal per juni 2015 op 52 landen brengt.

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34 CBRN-teams zijn opgericht en actief betrokken bij de activiteiten van de kenniscentra.

| — | Tot op heden is in meer dan 20 landen een CBRN-behoeftenonderzoek uitgewerkt, en werd in de volgende 16 partnerlanden een nationaal CBRN-actieplan opgestart: de Filipijnen, Cambodja, Servië, Georgië, Marokko, Montenegro, Ivoorkust, Gabon, Kenia, Uganda, Burundi, Brunei, Myanmar/Birma, Laos, Vietnam, Democratische Republiek Congo. |
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Tot op heden is in meer dan 20 landen een CBRN-behoeftenonderzoek uitgewerkt, en werd in de volgende 16 partnerlanden een nationaal CBRN-actieplan opgestart: de Filipijnen, Cambodja, Servië, Georgië, Marokko, Montenegro, Ivoorkust, Gabon, Kenia, Uganda, Burundi, Brunei, Myanmar/Birma, Laos, Vietnam, Democratische Republiek Congo.

| — | Sinds 2011 zijn in totaal 47 regionale projecten (voor ongeveer 60 miljoen EUR) aanbesteed aan verscheidene consortia, onder andere uit de lidstaten. |
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Sinds 2011 zijn in totaal 47 regionale projecten (voor ongeveer 60 miljoen EUR) aanbesteed aan verscheidene consortia, onder andere uit de lidstaten.

7.   DENKTANKS

Op grond van Besluit 2010/430/GBVB van de Raad van 26 juli 2010 is het werk van de EU in het kader van haar strategie tegen de verspreiding van massavernietigingswapens actief ondersteund door het EU-Consortium non-proliferatie, dat in januari 2011 met zijn werkzaamheden is begonnen. Een nieuw besluit, dat op 10 maart 2014 is aangenomen, heeft de activiteiten van het consortium met drie jaar verlengd, zowel door voort te bouwen op de verwezenlijkingen en de ervaringen van de periode 2011-2013 als door het toevoegen van nieuwe en innovatieve projecten.

De activiteiten van het Consortium hebben de zichtbaarheid van de EU in derde landen en bij het maatschappelijk middenveld vergroot, en in aanzienlijke mate bijgedragen tot de beleidsvorming van de EU op het gebied van non-proliferatie en ontwapening. Het Consortium biedt een platform voor informele contacten tussen deskundigen en helpt de dialoog tussen verschillende belanghebbenden te bevorderen. Het netwerk van het Consortium omvat meer dan 65 denktanks in heel Europa. De activiteiten hebben bijgedragen tot een groter bewustzijn omtrent de uitdagingen die nucleaire, chemische en biologische wapens inhouden.

8.   RESOLUTIE 1540 VAN DE VEILIGHEIDSRAAD VAN DE VERENIGDE NATIES EN EXPORTCONTROLES

a)   VNVR-resolutie 1540

Het besluit van de Raad ter ondersteuning van resolutie 1540 van de VN-Veiligheidsraad, dat door de Raad op 22 juli 2013 is aangenomen, wordt uitgevoerd door het UNODA, dat regionale workshops en wereldwijd bijstandsbezoeken aan landen organiseert. Mede door de uitvoering van dit Raadsbesluit zullen de betrokken nationale en regionale inspanningen worden opgevoerd, de aanbevelingen in de alomvattende toetsing van 2009 inzake de stand van zaken omtrent de uitvoering van VNVR-resolutie 1540 in de praktijk worden gebracht en, op verzoek van de landen, nationale actieplannen worden geïnitieerd en nader ontwikkeld.

Het UNODA heeft een overeenkomst met de OVSE ondertekend die synergie ter ondersteuning van VNVR-resolutie 1540 zou moeten opleveren. Ook met de CBRN-kenniscentra van de EU moet worden gestreefd naar synergie en coördinatie, mede om mogelijke overlappingen te voorkomen. Er zijn reeds meer dan 15 evenementen met EU-middelen georganiseerd, waarvan het laatste in juni 2015 in Jordanië plaatsvond.

b)   Exportcontroles

Naar aanleiding van de goedkeuring op 24 april 2014 van een mededeling van de Commissie over de toetsing van de EU-regeling voor exportcontrole, waarin concrete beleidsopties worden verkend voor modernisering en aanpassing van de exportcontroles aan de snel veranderende technologische, economische en politieke omstandigheden, heeft het Europees Parlement in januari 2015 een openbare hoorzitting gehouden. Van haar kant is de Commissie begonnen aan een effectbeoordeling van de herzieningsopties in de mededeling, om te bepalen welke regelgevings- en niet-regelgevingsmaatregelen het meest geschikt zijn om in de praktijk te worden gebracht. Daarnaast heeft de Commissie in december 2014 het Internationaal Instituut voor Vredesonderzoek van Stockholm (SIPRI) in de arm genomen voor het verzamelen van gegevens ter ondersteuning van de effectbeoordeling, en om de weg te bereiden voor het opstellen van herziene regelgeving inzake exportcontrole.

Op het gebied van regelgeving is, op grond van de bevoegdheidsdelegatie krachtens Verordening (EU) nr. 599/2014, in december 2014 de Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU) nr. 1382/2014, waarin de EU-controlelijst wordt geactualiseerd in het licht van de besluiten die in het kader van multilaterale uitvoercontroleregelingen in de periode 2011-2013 zijn genomen, in werking getreden. In maart 2015 is de Commissie, in overleg met deskundigen van de lidstaten, begonnen met het opstellen van een nieuwe gedelegeerde verordening om de EU-controlelijst te actualiseren in het licht van de besluiten die in 2014 over de uitvoercontroleregelingen genomen zijn.

De implementatie van exportcontrole werd begeleid door drie bijeenkomsten van de coördinatiegroep goederen voor tweeërlei gebruik in de eerste helft van 2015, waar met name werd ingegaan op de introductie van nieuwe functies in het „elektronisch systeem goederen voor tweeërlei gebruik”, en op de uitwisseling van technische informatie over allerlei controlevraagstukken.

Er was coördinatie op EU-niveau om de overeengekomen EU-standpunten uit te dragen in de bijeenkomsten over uitvoercontroleregelingen die in de eerste helft van 2015 hebben plaatsgevonden (Groep van Nucleaire Exportlanden: bijeenkomsten van de consultatieve groep in april in Wenen en in juni in Bariloche (Argentinië), evenals een plenaire vergadering in juni in Bariloche; Controleregime voor de uitvoer van rakettechnologie: bijeenkomst van het versterkte contactpunt in Parijs in maart 2015; Australiëgroep: plenaire vergadering in Perth (Australië) in juni.

De EU is voortgegaan met haar outreachprogramma voor exportcontrole ter versterking van de administratieve en technische capaciteit in derde landen (23) in de omgang met goederen voor tweeërlei gebruik. Het outreachprogramma startte nieuwe activiteiten op in Marokko, Tunesië, Jordanië, Pakistan en Servië. Bijzondere aandacht werd besteed aan de intensivering van de samenwerking met het programma voor exportcontrole en bijbehorende grensbeveiliging van het Amerikaanse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken om de synergie tussen beide programma’s te vergroten. In Kiev en in Kosice werden ad-hocseminars gehouden om de grensoverschrijdende en interregionale samenwerking inzake strategische handelscontrole met Oekraïne, Georgië, Moldavië en met de oostelijke EU-lidstaten te bevorderen. De EU heeft een outreachportaal opgezet (https://export-control.jrc.ec.europa.eu/) om als platform dienst te doen voor alle outreachprogramma’s van de EU (goederen voor tweeërlei gebruik, wapens en wapenhandelsverdrag) met als doel de informatie-uitwisseling met de EU-partnerlanden te verfijnen. In januari 2015 vond een conferentie met partnerlanden plaats, gewijd aan „nieuwe en opkomende uitdagingen” op het gebied van exportcontrole. Er werd een studie afgerond over de uitdagingen op het gebied van exportcontrole in Afrika. Het programma wordt gefinancierd uit het instrument voor bijdrage aan stabiliteit en vrede.

9.   RUIMTE

Sinds 2007 bevordert de EU de opstelling van een internationale gedragscode voor ruimteactiviteiten. Met dit internationale en vrijwillige pakket richtsnoeren en vertrouwenwekkende maatregelen zullen de veiligheid, beveiliging en voorspelbaarheid van alle ruimteactiviteiten worden aangescherpt. Deze richtsnoeren moeten er onder meer voor zorgen dat schadelijke storingen, botsingen of ongevallen in de kosmische ruimte, alsmede het ontstaan van ruimteschroot, worden begrensd of tot een minimum worden beperkt. In de gedragscode zullen de basisregels worden vastgesteld waaraan ruimtevaartnaties zich moeten houden bij zowel civiele als militaire ruimteactiviteiten.

De EU heeft drie ronden van multilateraal open overleg over de ontwerptekst van de gedragscode gehouden, te weten in Kiev (mei 2013), Bangkok (november 2013) en Luxemburg (mei 2014). In totaal hebben 95 VN-lidstaten aan het overleg deelgenomen (61 landen waren bij alle overlegronden aanwezig). Het proces van open overleg, dat werd afgesloten met de bijeenkomst in Luxemburg, was van grote waarde voor het verkrijgen van meer inzicht in de standpunten en de zorgpunten van de deelnemende staten. Aan het eind van de bijeenkomst concludeerde de voorzitter dat er brede internationale belangstelling is voor het initiatief. Veel naties uitten de wens om het overleg te doen overgaan in een onderhandelingsfase, waarbij de tijdens de overlegronden ontwikkelde ontwerpgedragscode als basis voor de toekomstige multilaterale onderhandelingen zou kunnen dienen.

In samenwerking met gelijkgezinde landen en met de hulp van het VN-Bureau voor ontwapeningszaken heeft de EU opgeroepen tot multilaterale onderhandelingen over haar voorstel voor een ontwerp van een internationale gedragscode voor activiteiten in de kosmische ruimte, van 27 tot en met 31 juli 2015 in New York. Alle VN-lidstaten zullen voor deze bijeenkomst worden uitgenodigd.

10.   CLAUSULES OVER NON-PROLIFERATIE VAN MVW

De EU is conform haar strategie inzake non-proliferatie van MVW voortgegaan met het integreren van non-proliferatie van MVW in haar contractuele betrekkingen met derde landen. Over clausules inzake non-proliferatie van MVW in de overeenkomsten ter zake tussen de EU en derde landen is met name met Maleisië verder onderhandeld. Deze onderhandelingen helpen het bewustzijn omtrent het EU-beleid inzake non-proliferatie en ontwapening te vergroten en bieden een forum voor het verbeteren van het wederzijdse begrip van de standpunten over dat onderwerp, het selecteren van gebieden waarop in de toekomst zou kunnen worden samengewerkt en het aanmoedigen van partnerlanden om tastbare vooruitgang te boeken met de internationale non-proliferatieregeling.

11.   ANDERE MULTILATERALE FORA

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De EU is zich actief blijven inzetten in de bijeenkomsten van de directeuren non-proliferatie en ontwapening (28-29 januari in Aken en 4-5 maart in Hamburg), hetgeen resulteerde in de geslaagde onderhandelingen over een verklaring over non-proliferatie en ontwapening, die als bijlage is opgenomen bij de verklaring van de ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van Lübeck van 15 april.

Sedert de oprichting ervan in 2002 is het mondiale partnerschap (MP) uitgegroeid tot een platform voor coördinatie en samenwerking dat inmiddels 20 extra partnerlanden telt. Tijdens de top van mei 2011 in Deauville zijn de leiders overeengekomen de biologische beveiliging, de uitvoering van VNVR-resolutie 1540, de betrokkenheid van wetenschappers en de nucleaire en radiologische beveiliging verder te versterken. De VS, het VK en Rusland zijn, respectievelijk in 2012, 2013 en totdat het Russische lidmaatschap van de G8 in 2014 werd opgeschort, met deze afspraken aan de slag gegaan en hebben in het bijzonder de vijf binnen de MP-werkgroep bestaande subwerkgroepen versterkt: biologische beveiliging, chemische beveiliging, nucleaire en radiologische beveiliging, kenniscentra en outreach en uitbreiding. De kenniscentra blijven prominent op de agenda staan van de subwerkgroep kenniscentra van het mondiale partnerschap, met name als instrument voor de uitwisseling van informatie op regionaal vlak en eventueel om overlappingen tussen donoren te voorkomen. De EU was het eens met de prioriteiten die Duitsland heeft gesteld voor zijn voorzitterschap in 2014-2015, met name wat betreft de biowetenschappen, die bovenaan op de agenda staan. Doel is een betere beveiliging en boekhouding van materialen te bewerkstelligen, ziektebewaking en noodrespons aan te scherpen (bijvoorbeeld in verband met ebola en andere pandemieën), nationale en mondiale netwerken te versterken en veilig en verantwoordelijk gedrag in de biowetenschappen te bevorderen. Dat ligt in het verlengde van de voorname rol die de EU reeds vervult ten aanzien van de biowetenschappen, te weten via besluiten van de Raad in samenhang met het BTWC en de WHO, en door middel van drie — binnenkort vier — mobiele labs van de EU, die in West-Afrika reeds sinds mei 2014 worden ingezet.

Internationaal Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologie

De EU heeft actief bijgedragen aan de onderhandelingen over de goedkeuring van een geactualiseerde overeenkomst voor het Internationaal Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologie (ICWT). Het ICWT wil wetenschappers en ingenieurs die beschikken over kennis voor tweeërlei gebruik betrekken bij vreedzame onderzoeksactiviteiten of commerciële programma’s met de EU en andere partners. Het streeft ernaar kennis voor tweeërlei gebruik te blijven gebruiken door de betrokken wetenschappers te heroriënteren en ander werk te geven, en kan derhalve een rol spelen bij het vinden van langetermijnoplossingen voor proliferatiecrises. Tijdens de onderhandelingen legde de EU de nadruk op de noodzaak van een overeenkomst die het ICWT de mogelijkheid biedt projecten uit te voeren die kunnen bijdragen tot een doeltreffende aanpak van uitdagingen op het gebied van proliferatie, mede in het Midden-Oosten. Het nieuwe ICWT-bijkantoor in Astana werd in juni 2014 officieel geopend.

12.   BIJEENKOMSTEN IN HET KADER VAN DE POLITIEKE DIALOOG

De speciale gezant heeft bijeenkomsten in het kader van de politieke dialoog over non-proliferatie en ontwapening gehouden met Brazilië, Egypte, Japan, de VS, en Israël. Daarnaast heeft hij bilateraal overleg gevoerd met verschillende actoren, onder meer in de marge van belangrijke evenementen, zoals de NPV-toetsingsconferentie 2015 in New York (met de hoge vertegenwoordiger van de VN voor ontwapening, de directeur van het VN-Instituut voor Ontwapeningsonderzoek, de VS, Zuid-Korea, Israël, Egypte enz.)

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BIJLAGE I

OVERVIEW OF EU COUNCIL JOINT ACTIONS AND COUNCIL DECISIONS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EU STRATEGY AGAINST PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD)

| Title | Objective and implementing entity | Budget and duration |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 of 17 February 2015 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction | Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 for the years 2015-2017 has made available to the OPCW some EUR 2,5 million to support activities such as:






  — | promoting universality, |

Title

Objective and implementing entity

Budget and duration

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 of 17 February 2015 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 for the years 2015-2017 has made available to the OPCW some EUR 2,5 million to support activities such as:

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promoting universality,

| — | national implementation, |
| --- | --- |

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national implementation,

| — | international cooperation, |
| --- | --- |

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international cooperation,

| — | the Africa Programme and |
| --- | --- |

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the Africa Programme and

| — | implementing lessons learned from the Syrian operation. |
| --- | --- |

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implementing lessons learned from the Syrian operation.

Implementing agency: The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Budget: EUR 2 5 28  069

Official Journal: L 43, 18.2.2015

Estimated duration of the action: 36 months

Council Decision 2015/203/CFSP of 9 February 2015 in support of the Union proposal for an international Code of Conduct for outer-space activities as a contribution to transparency and confidence building measures in outer-space activities

To support its proposal for an international Code of Conduct on outer-space activities as a contribution to the creation of TCBMs in outer-space activities in line with UNGA Resolution A/RES/68/50, the Union will continue, drawing from experience made under Council Decision 2012/281/CFSP, to support the multilateral process on the proposal for an international Code of Conduct for outer-space activities, involving all interested States in an inclusive and transparent manner with a view to building the widest possible consensus on the draft Code with a view to its adoption by the international community.

In this context, the projects to be supported by the EU shall cover the following specific activities:

| a) | To continue to enhance awareness, knowledge and understanding of the proposal for an international Code of Conduct and the process led by the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

a)

To continue to enhance awareness, knowledge and understanding of the proposal for an international Code of Conduct and the process led by the European Union.

| b) | To continue to provide a framework for the multilateral process on the proposal for an international Code of Conduct for outer-space activities, that will enable the international community to continue to engage with a view to building the widest possible consensus for adoption of the Code of Conduct, through supporting multilateral meetings for negotiations on the draft Code, as well for as its formal adoption. |
| --- | --- |

b)

To continue to provide a framework for the multilateral process on the proposal for an international Code of Conduct for outer-space activities, that will enable the international community to continue to engage with a view to building the widest possible consensus for adoption of the Code of Conduct, through supporting multilateral meetings for negotiations on the draft Code, as well for as its formal adoption.

Implementing agency: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

Budget: EUR 1 2 74  398,85

Official Journal: L 33, 10.2.2015

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months

Council Decision 2014/913/CFSP of 15 December 2014 in support of the HCoC and ballistic missile Non-Proliferation in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Council Decision will ensure the continuous and practical implementation of certain elements of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction:

| 1. | Support activities in support of The Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation and the Missile Technology Control Regime, in particular with the aim to:






  — | promoting the universality, and in particular the subscription to the Code by all States with ballistic missile capabilities; |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

Support activities in support of The Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation and the Missile Technology Control Regime, in particular with the aim to:

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promoting the universality, and in particular the subscription to the Code by all States with ballistic missile capabilities;

| — | supporting the implementation and reinforcing the visibility of the Code; |
| --- | --- |

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supporting the implementation and reinforcing the visibility of the Code;

| — | promoting adherence to the MTCR guidelines and its annex. |
| --- | --- |

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promoting adherence to the MTCR guidelines and its annex.

| 2. | More generally, support a range of activities to fight against the proliferation of ballistic missiles, aimed notably at raising awareness of this threat, stepping up efforts to increase the effectiveness of multilateral instruments, building up support to initiatives to address these specific challenges and helping interested countries to reinforce nationally their relevant export control regimes. |
| --- | --- |

2.

More generally, support a range of activities to fight against the proliferation of ballistic missiles, aimed notably at raising awareness of this threat, stepping up efforts to increase the effectiveness of multilateral instruments, building up support to initiatives to address these specific challenges and helping interested countries to reinforce nationally their relevant export control regimes.

In this context, the projects to be supported by the European Union shall cover the following specific activities:

| — | activities in support of The Hague Code of Conduct; |
| --- | --- |

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activities in support of The Hague Code of Conduct;

| — | activities in support of ballistic missile non-proliferation in general. |
| --- | --- |

—

activities in support of ballistic missile non-proliferation in general.

Implementing agency: Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS).

Budget: EUR 9 90  000

Official Journal: L 360, 17.12.2014

Estimated duration of the action: 30 months

Council Decision 2014/129/CFSP of 10 March 2014 promoting the European network of independent non-proliferation think tanks in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Council Decision aims at continuing the fruitful cooperation we had with the Consortium of think-tanks since its establishment in July 2010. It builds on the achievements and experiences gained in the period 2011-13. Through distinct yet interrelated projects we aim at giving continuity to the Consortium’s activities while adding new important tasks that were identified as potentially beneficial for the EEAS and the EU:

| — | annual international conference on non-proliferation and disarmament (3 in total; 250-300 targeted participants, international in scope, to be held in Brussels) |
| --- | --- |

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annual international conference on non-proliferation and disarmament (3 in total; 250-300 targeted participants, international in scope, to be held in Brussels)

| — | annual consultative meeting on non-proliferation and disarmament (3 in total, 100 targeted participants, European in scope, to be held in Brussels) |
| --- | --- |

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annual consultative meeting on non-proliferation and disarmament (3 in total, 100 targeted participants, European in scope, to be held in Brussels)

| — | internet platform and production of policy papers |
| --- | --- |

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internet platform and production of policy papers

| — | ad hoc seminars (up to seven, 45 targeted individuals to be determined on a case-by-case, to be held within the EU or, up to three outside of the EU) |
| --- | --- |

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ad hoc seminars (up to seven, 45 targeted individuals to be determined on a case-by-case, to be held within the EU or, up to three outside of the EU)

| — | Help-desk Facility for production within two weeks’ time of up to 20-5-10 pages policy papers on demand by EEAS |
| --- | --- |

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Help-desk Facility for production within two weeks’ time of up to 20-5-10 pages policy papers on demand by EEAS

| — | Education on non-proliferation and disarmament (European online curriculum for University use to be available 24 months after the starting of the contract). |
| --- | --- |

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Education on non-proliferation and disarmament (European online curriculum for University use to be available 24 months after the starting of the contract).

Implementing agency: The EU Non-Proliferation Consortium of Think-Tanks

Budget: EUR 3 6 00  000

Official Journal: L 71, 12.3.2014

Estimated duration of the action: 36 months

Council Decision 2013/726/CFSP of 9 December 2013 in support of the UNSCR 2118 (2013) and OPCW Executive Council EC-M-33/Dec 1, in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The overall objective is to support the OPCW activities by contributing to costs associated with the inspection and verification of the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons, as well as costs associated with activities complementary to the core mandated tasks in support of UNSCR 2118 (2013) and the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 27 September 2013 on the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons and subsequent and related resolutions and decisions. The project supported through this Council Decision is the provision of situation-awareness products related to the security of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission, including the status of the road network through the delivery to OPCW of satellite imagery and related information products of the EU Satellite Centre (EU SATCEN).

Implementing agency: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Budget: EUR 2 3 11  842

Official Journal: L 329, 10.12.2013

Estimated duration of the action: 12 months

Request for extension until 30 September 2015.

Council Decision 2013/668/CFSP of 18 November 2013 in support of World Health Organisation activities in the area of bio-safety and bio-security in the framework of the European Union Strategy against the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The overall objective is to support the implementation of the BTWC, in particular those aspects that relate to ensuring the safety and security of microbial or other biological agents or toxins in laboratories and other facilities, including during transportation, as appropriate, in order to prevent unauthorised access to such agents and toxins and their unauthorised removal and to promoting bio-risk reduction practices and awareness, including biosafety, biosecurity, bioethics and preparedness against intentional misuse of biological agents and toxins, through international cooperation in this area:

| (a) | promotion of laboratory bio-risk management through national and regional outreach, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promotion of laboratory bio-risk management through national and regional outreach,

| (b) | development of national laboratory bio-risk management strategies to counter biological risks (a demonstration model for countries). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

development of national laboratory bio-risk management strategies to counter biological risks (a demonstration model for countries).

Implementing entity: The World Health Organisation.

Budget: EUR 1 7 27  000

Official Journal: L 310, 20.11.2013

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months

Council Decision 2013/517/CFSP of 21 October 2013 on the Union support for the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the areas of nuclear security and verification and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction — IAEA VI

The overall aim is to support the IAEA’s activities in the areas of nuclear security and verification in order to further the following objectives:

| (a) | to achieve progress towards the universalisation of international non-proliferation and nuclear security instruments, including IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements and Additional Protocols; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to achieve progress towards the universalisation of international non-proliferation and nuclear security instruments, including IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements and Additional Protocols;

| (b) | to enhance the protection of proliferation-sensitive materials and equipment and the relevant technology, providing legislative and regulatory assistance in the area of nuclear security and safeguards; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to enhance the protection of proliferation-sensitive materials and equipment and the relevant technology, providing legislative and regulatory assistance in the area of nuclear security and safeguards;

| (c) | to strengthen the detection of, and response to, illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to strengthen the detection of, and response to, illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Budget: EUR 8 0 50  000

Official Journal: L 281, 23.10.2013

Estimated duration of the action: 36 months

Council Decision 2013/391/CFSP of 22 July 2013 in support of the practical implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery

The aims shall consist of:

| (a) | enhancing the relevant national and regional efforts and capabilities primarily through capacity-building and assistance facilitation; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

enhancing the relevant national and regional efforts and capabilities primarily through capacity-building and assistance facilitation;

| (b) | contributing to the practical implementation of specific recommendations of the 2009 Comprehensive Review of the status of implementation of UNSCR 1540 (2004), in particular in the areas of technical assistance, international cooperation and raising public awareness; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

contributing to the practical implementation of specific recommendations of the 2009 Comprehensive Review of the status of implementation of UNSCR 1540 (2004), in particular in the areas of technical assistance, international cooperation and raising public awareness;

| (c) | initiating, developing and implementing National Action Plans upon States’ request. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

initiating, developing and implementing National Action Plans upon States’ request.

Implementing entity: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.

Budget: EUR 7 50  000

Official Journal: L 198, 23.7.2013

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Council Decision 2012/699/CFSP of 13 November 2012 on support for activities of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction — CTBTO V.

The Union will support four projects, the objectives of which are the following:

| (a) | to provide technical assistance and capacity building to State Signatories to enable them to fully participate in and contribute to the implementation of the CTBT verification system; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to provide technical assistance and capacity building to State Signatories to enable them to fully participate in and contribute to the implementation of the CTBT verification system;

| (b) | to develop capacity for future generations of CTBT Experts through the Capacity Development Initiative (CDI); |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to develop capacity for future generations of CTBT Experts through the Capacity Development Initiative (CDI);

| (c) | to enhance the Atmospheric Transport Model (ATM); |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to enhance the Atmospheric Transport Model (ATM);

| (d) | to characterise and mitigate Radio Xenon noble gases; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to characterise and mitigate Radio Xenon noble gases;

| (e) | to support the Integrated Field Exercise in 2014 (IFE14) through the development of an integrated multispectral array; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

to support the Integrated Field Exercise in 2014 (IFE14) through the development of an integrated multispectral array;

| (f) | to improve the sustainment of certified IMS Auxiliary Seismic Stations. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

to improve the sustainment of certified IMS Auxiliary Seismic Stations.

Implementing entity: The Preparatory Commission of the CTBTO.

Budget: EUR 5 1 85  028

Official Journal: L 314, 14.11.2012

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Extended to 3 December 2015.

Council Decision 2012/423/CFSP of 23 July 2012 on support of ballistic missile non-proliferation in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and of Council Common Position 2003/805/CFSP

The objectives are:

| (a) | to support the activities of The Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation, in particular with the aim to:






  — | promoting the universality of the Code, and in particular the subscription to the Code by all States with ballistic missile capabilities; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

to support the activities of The Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation, in particular with the aim to:

—

promoting the universality of the Code, and in particular the subscription to the Code by all States with ballistic missile capabilities;

| — | supporting the implementation of the Code; |
| --- | --- |

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supporting the implementation of the Code;

| — | reinforce the visibility of the Code, in particular on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its signature; |
| --- | --- |

—

reinforce the visibility of the Code, in particular on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its signature;

| (b) | more generally, to support a range of activities to fight against the proliferation of ballistic missiles, aimed notably at raising awareness of this threat, stepping up efforts to increase the effectiveness of multilateral instruments, building up support to initiatives to address these specific challenges and helping interested countries to reinforce nationally their relevant export control regimes. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

more generally, to support a range of activities to fight against the proliferation of ballistic missiles, aimed notably at raising awareness of this threat, stepping up efforts to increase the effectiveness of multilateral instruments, building up support to initiatives to address these specific challenges and helping interested countries to reinforce nationally their relevant export control regimes.

Implementing entity: Fondation pour le Recherche Stratégique.

Budget: EUR 9 30  000

Official Journal: L 196, 24.7.2012

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Extended to 28 March 2015.

Council Decision 2012/422/CFSP of 23 July 2012 in support of a process leading to the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.

The objectives are:

| (a) | to support the work of the Facilitator for the 2012 Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to support the work of the Facilitator for the 2012 Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction;

| (b) | to enhance the visibility of the Union as a global actor and in the region in the field of non-proliferation; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to enhance the visibility of the Union as a global actor and in the region in the field of non-proliferation;

| (c) | to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics;

| (d) | to identify concrete confidence-building measures that could serve as practical steps towards the prospect of a Middle East zone free of WMD and their means of delivery; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to identify concrete confidence-building measures that could serve as practical steps towards the prospect of a Middle East zone free of WMD and their means of delivery;

| (e) | to encourage discussion on the universalisation and implementation of relevant international treaties and other instruments to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

to encourage discussion on the universalisation and implementation of relevant international treaties and other instruments to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems;

| (f) | to discuss issues related to peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international and regional cooperation. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

to discuss issues related to peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international and regional cooperation.

Implementing entity: EU Non-Proliferation Consortium.

Budget: EUR 3 52  000

Official Journal: L 196, 24.7.2012

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

A contingency amount of EUR 20  000 was given to the Arab Institute for Security Studies in Amman, Jordan for organising a meeting on the subject of the WMDFZ in the M.E. (13-14 November 2013).

Implemented.

Council Decision 2012/421/CFSP of 23 July 2012 in support of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), in the framework of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The objectives are:

| (a) | promoting the universality of the BTWC, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promoting the universality of the BTWC,

| (b) | supporting the implementation of the BTWC, including submission of CBMs by the States Parties, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

supporting the implementation of the BTWC, including submission of CBMs by the States Parties,

| (c) | supporting the work of the 2012-15 inter-sessional programme with a view to strengthening the implementation and effectiveness of the BTWC. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

supporting the work of the 2012-15 inter-sessional programme with a view to strengthening the implementation and effectiveness of the BTWC.

Implementing entity: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

Budget: EUR 1 7 00  000

Official Journal: L 196, 24.7.2012

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Extended to 31 January 2015.

Council Decision 2012/281/CFSP of 29 May 2012 in the framework of the European Security Strategy in support of the Union proposal for an international Code of Conduct on outer-space activities.

The objectives are:

| (a) | consultations with States, active or not yet active on space issues to discuss the proposal and to gather their views, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

consultations with States, active or not yet active on space issues to discuss the proposal and to gather their views,

| (b) | gathering expert support for the process of developing an international Code of Conduct for outer-space activities. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

gathering expert support for the process of developing an international Code of Conduct for outer-space activities.

Implementing entity: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

Budget: EUR 1 4 90  000

Official Journal: L 140, 30.5.2012

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Extended to 31 July 2014.

Implemented.

Council Decision 2012/166/CFSP of 23 March 2012 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction — V.

The objectives are:

| (a) | to enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the CWC, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the CWC,

| (b) | to enhance the preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving toxic chemicals, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to enhance the preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving toxic chemicals,

| (c) | to enhance international cooperation in the field of chemical activities, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to enhance international cooperation in the field of chemical activities,

| (d) | to support the ability of the OPCW to adapt to developments in the field of science and technology, |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to support the ability of the OPCW to adapt to developments in the field of science and technology,

| (e) | to promote universality by encouraging States not Parties to join the CWC. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

to promote universality by encouraging States not Parties to join the CWC.

Implementing entity: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Budget: EUR 2 1 40  000

Official Journal: L 87, 24.3.2012

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Extended to 31 December 2014

Council Decision 2010/799/CFSP of 13 December 2010 in support of a process of confidence-building leading to the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery in the Middle East in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The objectives are:

| (a) | to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics,

| (b) | to identify confidence-building measures that could serve as practical steps towards the prospect of a Middle East zone free of WMD and their means of delivery, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to identify confidence-building measures that could serve as practical steps towards the prospect of a Middle East zone free of WMD and their means of delivery,

| (c) | to encourage discussion on the universalisation and implementation of relevant international treaties and other instruments to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to encourage discussion on the universalisation and implementation of relevant international treaties and other instruments to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems,

| (d) | to discuss issues related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international and regional cooperation in this regard. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to discuss issues related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international and regional cooperation in this regard.

Implementing entity: EU Non-Proliferation Consortium.

Budget: EUR 3 47  700

Official Journal: L 341, 23.12.2012

Implemented.

Council Decision 2010/585/CFSP of 27 September 2010 on support for IAEA activities in the areas of nuclear security and verification and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction — IAEA V.

The objectives are:

| (a) | strengthening national legislative and regulatory infrastructures for the implementation of relevant international instruments in the areas of nuclear security and verification, including comprehensive safeguards agreements and the Additional Protocol, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

strengthening national legislative and regulatory infrastructures for the implementation of relevant international instruments in the areas of nuclear security and verification, including comprehensive safeguards agreements and the Additional Protocol,

| (b) | assisting States in strengthening the security and control of nuclear and other radioactive materials, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

assisting States in strengthening the security and control of nuclear and other radioactive materials,

| (c) | strengthening States’ capabilities for detection and response to illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

strengthening States’ capabilities for detection and response to illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Budget: EUR 9 9 66  000

Official Journal: L 302, 1.10.2010

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Extended to 31 December 2014.

Council Decision 2010/430/CFSP of 26 July 2010 establishing an European network of independent non-proliferation think tanks in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The objective of this network of independent non-proliferation think tanks is to encourage political and security-related dialogue and the long-term discussion of measures to combat the WMD proliferation and their delivery systems within civil societies, and more particularly among experts, researchers and academics. It will constitute a useful stepping stone for non-proliferation action by the Union and the international community. The Union wishes to support this network as follows:

| (a) | through organising a kick-off meeting and an annual conference with a view to submitting a report and/or recommendations to the representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), |
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(a)

through organising a kick-off meeting and an annual conference with a view to submitting a report and/or recommendations to the representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR),

| (b) | through creating an internet platform to facilitate contacts and foster research dialogue among the network of non-proliferation think tanks. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

through creating an internet platform to facilitate contacts and foster research dialogue among the network of non-proliferation think tanks.

Implementing entity: EU Non-Proliferation Consortium.

Budget: EUR 2 1 82  000

Official Journal: L 205, 4.8.2010

Estimated duration of the action: 36 months.

Extended to 30 June 2014.

Implemented

Council Decision 2010/461/CFSP of 26 July 2010 on support for activities of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction — CTBTO IV.

The objectives are:

| (a) | to improve the operation and sustainability of the auxiliary seismic stations network of the CTBT’s International Monitoring System; |
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(a)

to improve the operation and sustainability of the auxiliary seismic stations network of the CTBT’s International Monitoring System;

| (b) | to improve the CTBT verification system through strengthened cooperation with the scientific community; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to improve the CTBT verification system through strengthened cooperation with the scientific community;

| (c) | to provide technical assistance to States Signatories in Africa and in the Latin American and Caribbean Region so as to enable them to fully participate in and contribute to the implementation of the CTBT verification system; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to provide technical assistance to States Signatories in Africa and in the Latin American and Caribbean Region so as to enable them to fully participate in and contribute to the implementation of the CTBT verification system;

| (d) | to develop an OSI noble gas capable detection system. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

to develop an OSI noble gas capable detection system.

Implementing entity: The Preparatory Commission of the CTBTO.

Budget: EUR 5 2 80  000

Official Journal: L 219, 20.8.2010

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Extended to 16 May 2014.

Implemented

Council Decision 2009/569/CFSP of 27 July 2009 — OPCW IV.

The objective is to support the universalisation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and in particular to promote the ratification/accession to the CWC by States not Parties (signatory States as well as non-signatory States) and to support the full implementation of the CWC by the States Parties:

| (a) | to enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the Convention, and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the Convention, and

| (b) | to promote universality. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to promote universality.

Implementing entity: The Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons.

Budget: EUR 2 1 10  000

Official Journal: L 197, 29.7.2009

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Implemented.

Council Decision 2008/974/CFSP of 18 December 2008 in support of HCoC.

The EU supports three aspects of the Code as follows:

| (a) | universality of the Code, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

universality of the Code,

| (b) | implementation of the Code, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

implementation of the Code,

| (c) | enhancement and improved functioning of the Code. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

enhancement and improved functioning of the Code.

Implementing entity: Fondation pour le Recherche Stratégique.

Budget: EUR 1 0 15  000

Official Journal: L 345, 23.12.2008

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2008/588/CFSP of 10 November 2008 in support of BTWC.

The overall objective is:

| (a) | to support the universalisation of the BTWC, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to support the universalisation of the BTWC,

| (b) | to enhance the implementation of the BTWC, including the submission of CBM declarations, and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to enhance the implementation of the BTWC, including the submission of CBM declarations, and

| (c) | to support the best use of the Inter-Sessional Process 2007-2010 for the preparation of the 2011 Review Conference. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to support the best use of the Inter-Sessional Process 2007-2010 for the preparation of the 2011 Review Conference.

Implementing entity: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) — Geneva.

Budget: EUR 1 4 00  000

Official Journal: L 302, 13.11.2008

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2008/588/CFSP of 15 July 2008 — CTBTO III.

The EU supports the development of capacity of the Preparatory Commission of the CTBTO in the area of Verification by:

| (a) | noble gas monitoring: radio-xenon measurements and data analysis, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

noble gas monitoring: radio-xenon measurements and data analysis,

| (b) | integrating States Signatories in Africa to fully participate in and contribute to the implementation of the CTBTO monitoring and verification system. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

integrating States Signatories in Africa to fully participate in and contribute to the implementation of the CTBTO monitoring and verification system.

Implementing entity: The CTBTO Preparatory Commission.

Budget: EUR 2 3 16  000

Official Journal: L 189, 17.7.2008

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2008/368/CFSP of 14 May 2008 in support of the implementation of UNSCR 1540.

The projects in support of the implementation of UNSCR 1540 will take the form of six workshops aiming at enhancing the capacity of officials responsible for managing the export control process in six sub regions (Africa, Central America, Mercosur, the Middle East and Gulf Regions, Pacific Islands and South-East Asia), so that they can at a practical level undertake implementation efforts of UNSCR 1540. The proposed workshops will be specifically tailored for border, customs and regulatory officials and will comprise the main elements of an export control process including applicable laws (including national and international legal aspects), regulatory controls (including licensing provisions, end-user verification and awareness-raising programmes) and enforcement (including commodity identification, risk-assessment and detection methods).

Implementing entity: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

Budget: EUR 4 75  000

Official Journal: L 127, 15.5.2008

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2008/314/CFSP of 14 April 2008 on support for IAEA activities in the areas of nuclear security and verification — IAEA IV.

The objectives are:

| (a) | strengthening national legislative and regulatory infrastructures for the implementation of relevant international instruments in the areas of nuclear security and verification, including comprehensive safeguards agreements and the Additional Protocol, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

strengthening national legislative and regulatory infrastructures for the implementation of relevant international instruments in the areas of nuclear security and verification, including comprehensive safeguards agreements and the Additional Protocol,

| (b) | assisting States in strengthening the security and control of nuclear and other radioactive materials, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

assisting States in strengthening the security and control of nuclear and other radioactive materials,

| (c) | strengthening States’ capabilities for detection and response to illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

strengthening States’ capabilities for detection and response to illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Budget: EUR 7 7 03  000

Official Journal: L 107, 17.4.2008

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2008/307/CFSP of 14 April 2008 in support of World Health Organisation activities in the area of laboratory bio-safety and bio-security — WHO I.

The overall objective is to support, the implementation of the BTWC, in particular those aspects that relate to the safety and security of microbial or other biological agents and toxins in laboratories and other facilities, including during transportation as appropriate, in order to prevent unauthorised access to and removal of such agents and toxins.

| (a) | promotion of bio-risk reduction management through regional and national outreach, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promotion of bio-risk reduction management through regional and national outreach,

| (b) | strengthening the security and laboratory management practices against biological risks. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

strengthening the security and laboratory management practices against biological risks.

Implementing entity: The World Health Organisation.

Budget: EUR 2 1 05  000

Official Journal: L 106, 16.4.2008

Estimated duration of the action: 24 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2007/753/CFSP of 19 November 2007 in support of IAEA monitoring and verification activities in the DPRK.

Objective is to contribute to the implementation of monitoring and verification activities in the DPRK, in accordance with the Initial Actions of 13 February 2007, as agreed in the framework of the six-party-talks.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA Department of Safeguards)

Budget: EUR 1 7 80  000

Official Journal: L 304, 22.11.2007

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Suspension, Force majeure.

Ended

Council Joint Action 2007/468/CFSP of 28 June 2007 — CTBTO II.

The objective is to support the early entry into force of the Treaty, and need to the rapid build-up of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) verification regime via:

| (a) | Improvement of the knowledge of Provisional Technical Secretariat noble gas measurements; |
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(a)

Improvement of the knowledge of Provisional Technical Secretariat noble gas measurements;

| (b) | Support to on-Site Inspection via the support for the Preparations for the Integrated Field Exercise 2008. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Support to on-Site Inspection via the support for the Preparations for the Integrated Field Exercise 2008.

Implementing entity: The CTBTO Preparatory Commission.

Budget: EUR 1 6 70  000

Official Journal: L 176, 6.7.2007

Estimated duration of the action: 15 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2007/185/CFSP of 19 March 2007 — OPCW III.

The objective is to support the universalisation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and in particular to promote the ratification/accession to the CWC by States not Parties (signatory States as well as non-signatory States) and to support the full implementation of the CWC by the States Parties.

| (a) | promotion of universality of the CWC, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promotion of universality of the CWC,

| (b) | support for full implementation of the CWC by States Parties, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

support for full implementation of the CWC by States Parties,

| (c) | international cooperation in the field of chemical activities, as accompanying measures to the implementation of the CWC, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

international cooperation in the field of chemical activities, as accompanying measures to the implementation of the CWC,

| (d) | support for the creation of a collaborative framework among the chemical industry, OPCW and national authorities in the context of the 10th anniversary of the OPCW. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

support for the creation of a collaborative framework among the chemical industry, OPCW and national authorities in the context of the 10th anniversary of the OPCW.

Implementing entity: The Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons.

Budget: EUR 1 7 00  000

Official Journal: L 85, 27.3.2007

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2007/178/CFSP of 19 March 2007 — Russian Federation IV.

The objective is to assist the Russian Federation in destroying some of its chemical weapons, towards fulfilment of Russia’s obligations under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. This Joint Action supported the completion of the electricity supply infrastructure at Shchuch’ye chemical weapon destruction facility, in order to provide a reliable power supply for the operation of the chemical weapon destruction facility.

Implementing entity: The Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Budget: EUR 3 1 45  000

Official Journal: L 81, 22.3.2007

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2006/418/CFSP of 12 June 2006 — IAEA III.

The objective is to strengthen nuclear security in selected countries which have received EU assistance such as:

| (a) | Legislative and Regulatory Assistance; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Legislative and Regulatory Assistance;

| (b) | Strengthening the Security and Control of Nuclear and other Radioactive Materials; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Strengthening the Security and Control of Nuclear and other Radioactive Materials;

| (c) | Strengthening of States’ Capabilities for Detection and Response to Illicit Trafficking. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Strengthening of States’ Capabilities for Detection and Response to Illicit Trafficking.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency

Budget: EUR 6 9 95  000

Official Journal: L 165, 17.6.2006.

Estimated duration of the action: 15 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2006/419/CFSP of 12 June 2006 — UNSCR 1540.

The action aimed at addressing three aspects of the implementation:

| (a) | awareness-raising of requirements and obligations under the Resolution, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

awareness-raising of requirements and obligations under the Resolution,

| (b) | contributing to strengthening national capacities in three target regions (Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Asia-Pacific) in drafting national reports on the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540 (2004) and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

contributing to strengthening national capacities in three target regions (Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Asia-Pacific) in drafting national reports on the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540 (2004) and

| (c) | sharing experience from the adoption of national measures required for the implementation of the Resolution. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

sharing experience from the adoption of national measures required for the implementation of the Resolution.

Implementing entity: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

Budget: EUR 1 95  000

Official Journal: L 165, 17.6.2006.

Estimated duration of the action: 22 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2006/243/CFSP of 20 March 2006 — CTBTO I.

The objective is to improve the capacity of CTBT Signatory States to fulfil their verification responsibilities under the CTBT and to enable them to fully benefit from participation in the treaty regime by a computer-based training/self-study.

Implementing entity: The CTBTO Preparatory Commission.

Budget: EUR 1 1 33  000

Official Journal: L 88, 25.3.2006

Estimated duration of the action: 15 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2006/184/CFSP of 27 February 2006 — BTWC.

Overall objective: to support the universalisation of the BTWC and, in particular, to promote the accession to the BTWC by States not Party (signatory States as well as non-signatory States) and to support the implementation of the BTWC by the States Parties.

| (a) | promotion of the universality of the BTWC; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promotion of the universality of the BTWC;

| (b) | support for implementation of the BTWC by the States Parties. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

support for implementation of the BTWC by the States Parties.

Implementing entity: The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva.

Budget: EUR 8 67  000

Official Journal: L 65, 7.3.2006

Estimated duration of the action: 18 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2005/913/CFSP of 12 December 2005 — OPCW II.

The objective is to support the universalisation of the CWC and in particular to promote the accession to the CWC by States not Party (signatory States as well as non-signatory States) and to support the implementation of the CWC by the States Parties.

| (a) | promotion of universality of the CWC; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promotion of universality of the CWC;

| (b) | support for implementation of the CWC by the States Parties; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

support for implementation of the CWC by the States Parties;

| (c) | international cooperation in the field of chemical activities. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

international cooperation in the field of chemical activities.

Implementing entity: The Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons.

Budget: EUR 1 6 97  000

Official Journal: L 331, 17.12.2005

Estimated duration of the action: 12 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2005/574/CFSP of 18 July 2005 — IAEA II.

The objective is to strengthen nuclear security in selected countries which have received EU assistance such as:

| (a) | strengthening the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and other Radioactive Materials in Use, Storage and Transport and of Nuclear Facilities; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

strengthening the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and other Radioactive Materials in Use, Storage and Transport and of Nuclear Facilities;

| (b) | strengthening of Security of Radioactive Materials in Non-Nuclear Applications; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

strengthening of Security of Radioactive Materials in Non-Nuclear Applications;

| (c) | strengthening of States’ Capabilities for Detection and Response to Illicit Trafficking; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

strengthening of States’ Capabilities for Detection and Response to Illicit Trafficking;

| (d) | legislative assistance for the implementation of States’ Obligations under IAEA safeguards agreements and additional protocols. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

legislative assistance for the implementation of States’ Obligations under IAEA safeguards agreements and additional protocols.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency.

Budget: EUR 3 9 14  000

Official Journal: L 193, 23.7.2005

Estimated duration of the action: 15 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2004/797/CFSP of 22 November 2004 — OPCW I.

The objective is to support the universalisation of the CWC and in particular to promote the accession to the CWC by States not Party (signatory States as well as non-signatory States) and to support the implementation of the CWC by the States Parties.

| (a) | promotion of universality of the CWC; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

promotion of universality of the CWC;

| (b) | support for implementation of the CWC by the States Parties; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

support for implementation of the CWC by the States Parties;

| (c) | international cooperation in the field of chemical activities. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

international cooperation in the field of chemical activities.

Implementing entity: The Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons.

Budget: EUR 1 8 41  000

Official Journal: L 349, 25.11.2004

Estimated duration of the action: 12 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2004/796/CFSP of 22 November 2004 — Russian Federation III.

The objective is to contribute to reinforcing the physical protection of nuclear sites in Russia, so as to reduce the risk of theft of nuclear fissile material and of sabotage by improving the physical protection for fissile materials at the Bochvar Institute in Moscow (VNIINM) of the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy FAAE (formerly MINATOM).

Implementing entity: The Federal Republic of Germany.

Budget: EUR 7 7 30  000

Official Journal: L 349, 25.11.2004

Estimated duration of the action: 36 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2004/495/CFSP of 17 May 2004 — IAEA I.

The objective is to strengthen nuclear security in selected countries which have received EU assistance such as:

| (a) | Strengthening the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and other Radioactive Materials in Use, Storage and Transport and of Nuclear Facilities; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Strengthening the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and other Radioactive Materials in Use, Storage and Transport and of Nuclear Facilities;

| (b) | Strengthening of Security of Radioactive Materials in Non-Nuclear Applications; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Strengthening of Security of Radioactive Materials in Non-Nuclear Applications;

| (c) | Strengthening of States’ Capabilities for Detection and Response to Illicit Trafficking. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Strengthening of States’ Capabilities for Detection and Response to Illicit Trafficking.

Implementing entity: The International Atomic Energy Agency.

Budget: EUR 3 3 29  000

Official Journal: L 182, 19.5.2004

Estimated duration of the action: 15 months.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 2003/472/CFSP of 24 June 2003 — Russian Federation II.

This Joint Action aims at financing a unit of experts under the cooperation programme for non-proliferation and disarmament in the Russian Federation.

Implementing entity: The Russian Federation.

Budget: EUR 6 80  000

Official Journal: L 157, 26.6.2003

Expired on the date of expiry of EU Common Strategy 1999/414/CFSP on Russia.

Implemented.

Council Joint Action 1999/878/CFSP of 17 December 1999 — Russian Federation I.

The project contributed to:

| (a) | a chemical weapons pilot destruction plant situated in Gorny, Saratov region, Russia; |
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(a)

a chemical weapons pilot destruction plant situated in Gorny, Saratov region, Russia;

| (b) | a set studies and experimental studies on plutonium transport, storage and disposition. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a set studies and experimental studies on plutonium transport, storage and disposition.

Implementing entity: The Russian Federation.

Budget: EUR 8 9 00  000

Official Journal: L 331, 23.12.1999

Estimated duration of the action: 48 months.

Implemented.

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OVERVIEW OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY, PRIORITY 1

‘RISK MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS RELATING TO CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS OR AGENTS’

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Administrative operating budget, supplemental budgets and projects | Retraining former weapon scientists and engineers through support for:






  — | International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC, Moscow) and |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

Administrative operating budget, supplemental budgets and projects

Retraining former weapon scientists and engineers through support for:

—

International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC, Moscow) and

| — | Science and Technology Centre (STCU, Kiev) |
| --- | --- |

—

Science and Technology Centre (STCU, Kiev)

To redirect scientists/engineers’ talents to civilian and peaceful activities through science and technological cooperation

ISTC and/or STCU

235 million

Tacis

1997-2006

IfS (AAP)

15 million

2007

8 million

2008

7,5 million

2009

5,0 million

2010

4,5 million

2011

4,0 million

2012

4,8 million

2013

IfS/2014/348-211

Enhancing regional CBRN detection capacity for the Border Guards in Ukraine and Moldova

To provide mobile chemical and RN detection equipment for the border guards

STCU

4,1 million

9/2014-9/2015

AAP 2007 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC/STCU)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2008/145-156 | Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in FSU countries (Russian Federation, Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Belarus) | To supply equipment for detection of NRM at border check points as it was identified in the previous phase of the activity financed by Tacis Nuclear Safety programme, contributing thus to reduce nuclear and radiation terrorism threat | JRC | 5 million | 11/7/2008—12/4/2013 |
| IfS/2008/145-130 | Assistance in export control of dual-use goods | To support the development of the legal framework and institutional capacities for the establishment and enforcement of effective export controls on dual-use items, including measures for regional cooperation with a view of contributing to the fight against the proliferation of WMD and related materials, equipment and technologies | BAFA (D) | ~ 5 million | 19/3/2008—31/12/2010 |
| IfS/2008/145-132 | Knowledge Management System on CBRN Trafficking | To improve capabilities of participating states, neighbouring countries of the EU in South-East Europe and possibly Caucasus, to combat the illicit trafficking and criminal use of CBRN materials (preparation phase to ‘EU CBRN Centres of Excellence’) | UNICRI | 1 million | 31/1/2008—1/8/2010 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2008/145-156

Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in FSU countries (Russian Federation, Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Belarus)

To supply equipment for detection of NRM at border check points as it was identified in the previous phase of the activity financed by Tacis Nuclear Safety programme, contributing thus to reduce nuclear and radiation terrorism threat

JRC

5 million

11/7/2008—12/4/2013

IfS/2008/145-130

Assistance in export control of dual-use goods

To support the development of the legal framework and institutional capacities for the establishment and enforcement of effective export controls on dual-use items, including measures for regional cooperation with a view of contributing to the fight against the proliferation of WMD and related materials, equipment and technologies

BAFA (D)

~ 5 million

19/3/2008—31/12/2010

IfS/2008/145-132

Knowledge Management System on CBRN Trafficking

To improve capabilities of participating states, neighbouring countries of the EU in South-East Europe and possibly Caucasus, to combat the illicit trafficking and criminal use of CBRN materials (preparation phase to ‘EU CBRN Centres of Excellence’)

UNICRI

1 million

31/1/2008—1/8/2010

AAP2008 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC/STCU)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2009/200-523 | Knowledge management system on CBRN trafficking in North Africa and selected countries in the Middle East | To develop a durable cooperation legacy in the area of trafficking of CBRN materials (preparation phase to ‘EU CBRN Centres of Excellence’) | UNICRI | 1 million | 16/3/2009—15/7/2011 |
| IfS/2009/217-540 | Strengthening bio-safety and bio-security capabilities in Central Asian countries | To address shortcomings in the safety/security practices of key biological facilities in selected countries of Central Asia; to raise the skills of the personnel working at facilities (laboratories) handling dangerous biological agents or supervising those facilities, and to provide additional equipment, as needed, to ensure an adequate level of bio-safety and security | ISTC | 6,8 million | 21/9/2009—21/9/2014 |
| IfS/2009/219-636 | Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in selected FSU and Mediterranean Basin countries and preparation of border management activities in the ASEAN region | To reduce the threat of nuclear and radiation terrorism. For this purpose the assistance will be provided to the partner countries in the improvement of the technical and organisational measures for detection of nuclear and radioactive materials (NRM) illicit trafficking | JRC | 6,7 million | 2/12/2009—1/12/2014 |
| IfS/2009/216-327 | Awareness raising of exporters export control of dual-use goods | To enhance the effectiveness of export control of dual use items in the Russian Federation, with a view to contribute to the fight against the proliferation of WMD (the specific objectives will be achieved through information exchange with EU exporters, support industry and researchers for awareness raising, organisation of seminars for exporters in the regions of the Russian Federation) | Russian independent non-profit organisation for professional advancement ‘Export Control Training Centre’ | 1 million | 1/9/2009—1/3/2011 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2009/200-523

Knowledge management system on CBRN trafficking in North Africa and selected countries in the Middle East

To develop a durable cooperation legacy in the area of trafficking of CBRN materials (preparation phase to ‘EU CBRN Centres of Excellence’)

UNICRI

1 million

16/3/2009—15/7/2011

IfS/2009/217-540

Strengthening bio-safety and bio-security capabilities in Central Asian countries

To address shortcomings in the safety/security practices of key biological facilities in selected countries of Central Asia; to raise the skills of the personnel working at facilities (laboratories) handling dangerous biological agents or supervising those facilities, and to provide additional equipment, as needed, to ensure an adequate level of bio-safety and security

ISTC

6,8 million

21/9/2009—21/9/2014

IfS/2009/219-636

Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in selected FSU and Mediterranean Basin countries and preparation of border management activities in the ASEAN region

To reduce the threat of nuclear and radiation terrorism. For this purpose the assistance will be provided to the partner countries in the improvement of the technical and organisational measures for detection of nuclear and radioactive materials (NRM) illicit trafficking

JRC

6,7 million

2/12/2009—1/12/2014

IfS/2009/216-327

Awareness raising of exporters export control of dual-use goods

To enhance the effectiveness of export control of dual use items in the Russian Federation, with a view to contribute to the fight against the proliferation of WMD (the specific objectives will be achieved through information exchange with EU exporters, support industry and researchers for awareness raising, organisation of seminars for exporters in the regions of the Russian Federation)

Russian independent non-profit organisation for professional advancement ‘Export Control Training Centre’

1 million

1/9/2009—1/3/2011

AAP2009 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC/STCU)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2010/239-471 (UNICRI main) — IfS/2010/239-481 (JRC main) — IfS/2010/253-483 and IfS/2010/253-485 (pilot projects JRC and Univ. Milan)/IfS/2010/250-984 (UNICRI establishment of 2 Secretariats) | CBRN Centre of Excellence — First Phase | To set up a mechanism contributing to strengthen the long-term national and regional capabilities of responsible authorities and to develop a durable cooperation legacy in the fight against the CBRN threat | UNICRI/JRC main contracts/2 pilot projects in South East Asia/first step (2 Secretariats in Caucasus and South East Asia) | 5 million | May 2010-May 2012 |
| IfS/2010/235-364 | Border monitoring activities in the Republic of Georgia, Central Asia and Afghanistan | To enhance the detection of radioactive and nuclear materials at identified borders crossing and/or nodal points in the Republic of Georgia, at Southern borders of selected Central Asian countries with Afghanistan and at the airport of Kabul | JRC | 4 million | 4/5/2010—4/5/2013 |
| IfS/2010/238-194 | EpiSouth: a network for the control of health and security threats and other bio-security risks in the Mediterranean Region and South-East Europe | To increase through capacity building the bio security in the Mediterranean region and South-East Europe (10 EU + 17 non EU countries) | Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome (Italy) | 3 million | 15/10/2010—15/4/2013 |
| IfS/2010/247-264 (service)
  IfS/2010/248-064 + IfS/2010/258-635 (supply) | Redirection of former Iraqi WMD scientists through capacity building for decommissioning of nuclear facilities, including site and radioactive waste management | To assist Iraq with redirection of scientists and engineers possessing WMD-related skills and dual-use knowledge through their engagement in a comprehensive decommissioning, dismantling and decontamination of nuclear facilities | Università degli Studi dell’Insubria (service) — CANBERRA + NNL (supplies) | 2,5 million
  (1,5 million for service + 1,5 million for supplies) | Aug 2010-Aug 2013 |
| IfS/2010/253-484 | Knowledge Management System on CBRN risk mitigation — Evolving towards CoE ‘Mediterranean Basin’ | To integrate the existing Knowledge Management Systems, namely for South East Europe and for North Africa, and to prepare the evolution towards a Centre of Excellence in the Mediterranean Basin dealing with CBRN risk mitigation (preparation phase to ‘EU CBRN Centres of Excellence’) | UNICRI | 0,5 million | 25/11/2010—30/4/2012 |
| IfS/2010/254-942 | Bio-safety and bio-security improvement at the Ukrainian anti-plague station (UAPS) in Simferopol | To contribute to full implementation of the BTWC (Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention) in Ukraine, which includes the prevention of illicit access to pathogens by terrorists and other criminals | STCU | 4 million | 22/11/2010—21/8/2014 |
| IfS/2010/256-885 | Assistance in export control of dual-use goods | To continue the ongoing activities in this field in the already covered countries, with possible extension to other regions/countries | BAFA (D) | 5 million | 21/12/2010—1/7/2013 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2010/239-471 (UNICRI main) — IfS/2010/239-481 (JRC main) — IfS/2010/253-483 and IfS/2010/253-485 (pilot projects JRC and Univ. Milan)/IfS/2010/250-984 (UNICRI establishment of 2 Secretariats)

CBRN Centre of Excellence — First Phase

To set up a mechanism contributing to strengthen the long-term national and regional capabilities of responsible authorities and to develop a durable cooperation legacy in the fight against the CBRN threat

UNICRI/JRC main contracts/2 pilot projects in South East Asia/first step (2 Secretariats in Caucasus and South East Asia)

5 million

May 2010-May 2012

IfS/2010/235-364

Border monitoring activities in the Republic of Georgia, Central Asia and Afghanistan

To enhance the detection of radioactive and nuclear materials at identified borders crossing and/or nodal points in the Republic of Georgia, at Southern borders of selected Central Asian countries with Afghanistan and at the airport of Kabul

JRC

4 million

4/5/2010—4/5/2013

IfS/2010/238-194

EpiSouth: a network for the control of health and security threats and other bio-security risks in the Mediterranean Region and South-East Europe

To increase through capacity building the bio security in the Mediterranean region and South-East Europe (10 EU + 17 non EU countries)

Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome (Italy)

3 million

15/10/2010—15/4/2013

IfS/2010/247-264 (service)

IfS/2010/248-064 + IfS/2010/258-635 (supply)

Redirection of former Iraqi WMD scientists through capacity building for decommissioning of nuclear facilities, including site and radioactive waste management

To assist Iraq with redirection of scientists and engineers possessing WMD-related skills and dual-use knowledge through their engagement in a comprehensive decommissioning, dismantling and decontamination of nuclear facilities

Università degli Studi dell’Insubria (service) — CANBERRA + NNL (supplies)

2,5 million

(1,5 million for service + 1,5 million for supplies)

Aug 2010-Aug 2013

IfS/2010/253-484

Knowledge Management System on CBRN risk mitigation — Evolving towards CoE ‘Mediterranean Basin’

To integrate the existing Knowledge Management Systems, namely for South East Europe and for North Africa, and to prepare the evolution towards a Centre of Excellence in the Mediterranean Basin dealing with CBRN risk mitigation (preparation phase to ‘EU CBRN Centres of Excellence’)

UNICRI

0,5 million

25/11/2010—30/4/2012

IfS/2010/254-942

Bio-safety and bio-security improvement at the Ukrainian anti-plague station (UAPS) in Simferopol

To contribute to full implementation of the BTWC (Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention) in Ukraine, which includes the prevention of illicit access to pathogens by terrorists and other criminals

STCU

4 million

22/11/2010—21/8/2014

IfS/2010/256-885

Assistance in export control of dual-use goods

To continue the ongoing activities in this field in the already covered countries, with possible extension to other regions/countries

BAFA (D)

5 million

21/12/2010—1/7/2013

AAP2010 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC/STCU)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2011/263-555 (set-up)
  IfS/2011/273-506
  (actions) | CBRN Centres of Excellence — Second phase | To set-up three to four new Centres in the Middle East and, possibly, Gulf region, Mediterranean Basin, Central Asia and Southern Africa, extend the projects in South East Asia and in Ukraine/South Caucasus and implement thematic projects in all project areas of priority 1 | UNICRI | 4,5 million
  16,3 million | 23/8/2011—28/2/2013 |
| IfS/2011/273-571 | Enhancing the capability of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Service (ECAS) — EU contribution to the new Nuclear Material Laboratory (NML) | To ensure that the IAEA has a strong independent analytical capability for safeguards in the decades to come by means of expansion and modernisation of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Services | IAEA | 5 million | 30/11/2011—30/11/2015 |
| IfS/2011/272-372 (service) and IfS/2011/272-424 (supplies) | Establishment of Mobile Laboratories for Pathogens up to Risk Group 4 in combination with CBRN Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa | To implement two units of mobile labs to be used to perform diagnosis of up to group 4 infectious agents in sub-Saharan Africa and one ‘stand-by’ unit based in the EU for training purposes and to be deployed in other countries outside the EU where these agents are endemic or outbreaks occur | Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (service) — supply under evaluation | 3,5 million | 15/12/2011—14/12/2015 |
| IfS/2011/273-572 | Strengthening bio-safety and bio-security capabilities in South Caucasus and in Central Asian Countries | To raise the capabilities of State organisations in target countries responsible for bio-safety and bio-security in a way that will result in a substantial improvement of the countries’ bio-safety/security situations | UNICRI | 5 million | 1/1/2012—31/12/2015 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2011/263-555 (set-up)

IfS/2011/273-506

(actions)

CBRN Centres of Excellence — Second phase

To set-up three to four new Centres in the Middle East and, possibly, Gulf region, Mediterranean Basin, Central Asia and Southern Africa, extend the projects in South East Asia and in Ukraine/South Caucasus and implement thematic projects in all project areas of priority 1

UNICRI

4,5 million

16,3 million

23/8/2011—28/2/2013

IfS/2011/273-571

Enhancing the capability of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Service (ECAS) — EU contribution to the new Nuclear Material Laboratory (NML)

To ensure that the IAEA has a strong independent analytical capability for safeguards in the decades to come by means of expansion and modernisation of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Services

IAEA

5 million

30/11/2011—30/11/2015

IfS/2011/272-372 (service) and IfS/2011/272-424 (supplies)

Establishment of Mobile Laboratories for Pathogens up to Risk Group 4 in combination with CBRN Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa

To implement two units of mobile labs to be used to perform diagnosis of up to group 4 infectious agents in sub-Saharan Africa and one ‘stand-by’ unit based in the EU for training purposes and to be deployed in other countries outside the EU where these agents are endemic or outbreaks occur

Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (service) — supply under evaluation

3,5 million

15/12/2011—14/12/2015

IfS/2011/273-572

Strengthening bio-safety and bio-security capabilities in South Caucasus and in Central Asian Countries

To raise the capabilities of State organisations in target countries responsible for bio-safety and bio-security in a way that will result in a substantial improvement of the countries’ bio-safety/security situations

UNICRI

5 million

1/1/2012—31/12/2015

AAP2011 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC/STCU)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2011/278-349 | Multilateral Nuclear Assurances — EU contribution to the Low Enriched Uranium bank under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | To purchase a quantity of Low Enriched Uranium | IAEA | 20 million | 30/11/2011—30/11/2013 |
| IfS/2012/285-261 | CBRN protection to Ukraine in the framework of the UEFA European Football Championship 2012 | To counteract nuclear and radiation terrorism threat (for these purposes the assistance should be provided to Ukraine in the improvement of the technical and organisational measures for detection of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials (NRM) illicit trafficking, including training and establishment of an expert network) | Sateilyturvakeskus | 3 43  000 | 3/2012-4/2013 |
| IfS/2012/292-244 | Supply for POL11 — Equipment Supply for CBRN protection support to Ukraine in the framework of the UEFA European Championship 2012 | To enhance the CBRN security at Poland — Ukraine border with the occasion of the football championship Euro2012 | Sateilyturvakeskus | 3 07  000 | 5/2012-1/2014 |
| IfS/2012/301-327 | Provision of specialised technical training to enhance the first responders’ capabilities in case of CBRN incidents | To reinforce inter-agency coordination to respond to CBRN incidents (this includes defining standard operational procedures in response to such incidents, e.g. post-incident management and site restoration) | France Expertise Internationale | 6 99  274 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/301-675 | EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative | To provide support in the implementation of the project ‘EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence’ | JRC | 3,5 million | 10/2012-10/2014 |
| IfS/2012/301-740 | Building capacity to identify and respond to threats from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear substances | The European Commission is seeking external support to implement technical aspects related to the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE. The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows: 1) Counter the threat arising from chemical, biological and radioactive or nuclear agents in particular when used in a criminal or terrorist context; 2) Improve the preparedness and response capabilities of states to unlawful or criminal acts involving CBRN agents. | Fundacion Internacional y para Iberoamerica de Administracion y Politicas Publicas | 4 99  100 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/301-756 | Contribution to the establishment and development of EU Centres of Excellence Governance — Phase II | The main aim of this assignment is to link actively technical expertise, management initiative, elements of diplomacy and of cultural sensitiveness to enhance the establishment and performance of the CoE initiative. By implementing modern and judicious governance approaches, it will in particular support capacity building and management with the right sense of ownership among actors and stakeholders at national, regional and overall levels, and correctly adapt the initiative to the challenges of CBRN risk mitigation. The initiative also aims at enhancing the visibility, acceptance and support among the EU stakeholders, both at EU and MS levels. | Association Groupe ESSEC | 1 3 99  988 | 12/2012-6/2014 |
| IfS/2012/302-214 | Regional Human Resource Development for Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Management through a University Master’s Programme carried out in Thailand | To cover the tuition fees and living expenses of 10 Thai and 10 international (limited to the Southeast Asia region) students expected to enrol and graduate from the Master’s degree programme developed jointly with the US PNNL in Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Management at the Chulalongkorn University of Thailand | Enconet Consulting GMBH | 6 49  812 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/302-252 | Bio-risk Management | To share the bio-risk management program developed in Thailand with the participating countries in the project | France Expertise Internationale | 4 80  000 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/302-364 | Development of a methodology for RN materials detection, management and protection of the public | To develop and manage a system for the detection of RN material from sensors located in a variety of locations such as borders, critical infrastructure, ports, airports, etc.; to recommend equipment and standard procedures to respond to RN events | France Expertise Internationale | 5 99  830 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/302-427 | Prerequisite to strengthening CBRN national legal frameworks | To increase, through capacity building the health security in the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe Black Sea Region by enhancing and strengthening the preparedness to common health threats and bio-security risks at national and regional levels by the creation of a Network of laboratories, by strengthening the already previously created by Episouth plus (the reinforcement of relations of trust in a region is an objective and an instrument in the scope of Project’s implementation) | France Expertise Internationale | 2 99  936 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/302-428 | Knowledge development and transfer of best practice on bio-safety/bio-security/bio-risk management | To develop and transfer knowledge concerning best practice on bio-safety, bio-security and bio-risk management in this region | Università degli Studi di Roma Torvergata | 4 34  010 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/304-799 | Assistance in export control of dual-use goods | To strengthen the export control systems of partner countries, with a strong link with the Regional Centres of Excellence activities, by aligning them to the standard of the international export control regimes and treaties and therefore meeting the requirements of the UNSCR 1540 (2004) | Bundesrepublik Deutschland | 3 6 50  000 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/305-778 | ‘EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence’ Coordination and CBRN Need Assessment Methodology | To support countries with improving national policies and ensuring international cooperation in the area of CBRN risk mitigation through the implementation of a Needs Assessment methodology for the Regional Secretariats and the partner countries | United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute | 2 million | 12/2012-6/2015 |
| IfS/2012/306-644 | Supply of radiation detection equipment for South East Asia — LOT 1 | To supply radiation detecting equipment to the various entities (border guards, custom services) from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines | Polimaster Instruments UAB | 4 97  500 | 12/2012-3/2014 |
| IfS/2012/306-670 | Supply of radiation detection equipment for South East Asia — LOT2 | To supply radiation detecting equipment to the various entities (border guards, custom services) from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines | Mirion Technologies MGPI SA | 2 41  540 | 12/2012-3/2014 |
| IfS/2012/306-675 | Supply of radiation detection equipment for South East Asia — LOT 3 | To supply radiation detecting equipment to the various entities (border guards, custom services) from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines | ENVINET AS | 9 88  205 | 12/2012-10/2015 |
| IfS/2012/307-293 | Establishment of a Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET) | To enhance health security in the Mediterranean region by supporting capacity building for prevention and control of natural or man-made threats to health posed by communicable diseases through the start-up of a long-term Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET) | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | 4 40  000 | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/307-400 | Supply of radiation detection equipment for Democratic Republic of Congo — LOT1 | To supply radiation detecting equipment to the Custom and Excise Administration Directorate of the Democratic Republic of Congo | Polimaster Instruments UAB | 2 98  500 | 12/2012-3/2014 |
| IfS/2012/307-401 | Supply of radiation detection equipment for Democratic Republic of Congo — LOT2 | To supply radiation detecting equipment to the Custom and Excise Administration Directorate of the Democratic Republic of Congo | Mirion Technologies MGPI SA | 1 21  660 | 12/2012-3/2014 |
| IfS/2012/307-781 | Support for the border monitoring activities in the South East Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo | To counteract nuclear and radiation terrorism threat (for this purposes, the assistance should be provided to the identified countries in the improvement of the technical and organisational measures for detection of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials (NRM) illicit trafficking, including training and establishment of an expert network) | JRC | 1 6 50  000 | 12/2012-12/2015 |
| IfS/2012/308-512 | Implementation of Projects CBRN — 3rd call: #77 #111 #114 | The overall objective is the enhancement of the RN security situation in the countries of concern (with a spin-off towards chemical detection under P77). Such concern needs to be addressed in a systematic manner and with interventions at quite a few different levels. Also the ‘action radius’ of the interventions needs to be described (to assure the proper engagement of the key actors). | JRC | 2,3 million | 12/2012-12/2014 |
| IfS/2012/310-879 | Network of universities and institutes for raising awareness on dual-use concerns of chemical materials | The European Commission is seeking external support to implement technical aspects related to the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE. The overall objective of the project is to reinforce inter-interagency coordination to respond to CBRN incidents. This includes defining standard operational procedures in response to such incidents, e.g. post-incident management and site restoration. | Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile — ENEA | 7 21  886 | 12/2012-12/2014 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2011/278-349

Multilateral Nuclear Assurances — EU contribution to the Low Enriched Uranium bank under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

To purchase a quantity of Low Enriched Uranium

IAEA

20 million

30/11/2011—30/11/2013

IfS/2012/285-261

CBRN protection to Ukraine in the framework of the UEFA European Football Championship 2012

To counteract nuclear and radiation terrorism threat (for these purposes the assistance should be provided to Ukraine in the improvement of the technical and organisational measures for detection of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials (NRM) illicit trafficking, including training and establishment of an expert network)

Sateilyturvakeskus

3 43  000

3/2012-4/2013

IfS/2012/292-244

Supply for POL11 — Equipment Supply for CBRN protection support to Ukraine in the framework of the UEFA European Championship 2012

To enhance the CBRN security at Poland — Ukraine border with the occasion of the football championship Euro2012

Sateilyturvakeskus

3 07  000

5/2012-1/2014

IfS/2012/301-327

Provision of specialised technical training to enhance the first responders’ capabilities in case of CBRN incidents

To reinforce inter-agency coordination to respond to CBRN incidents (this includes defining standard operational procedures in response to such incidents, e.g. post-incident management and site restoration)

France Expertise Internationale

6 99  274

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/301-675

EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative

To provide support in the implementation of the project ‘EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence’

JRC

3,5 million

10/2012-10/2014

IfS/2012/301-740

Building capacity to identify and respond to threats from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear substances

The European Commission is seeking external support to implement technical aspects related to the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE. The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows: 1) Counter the threat arising from chemical, biological and radioactive or nuclear agents in particular when used in a criminal or terrorist context; 2) Improve the preparedness and response capabilities of states to unlawful or criminal acts involving CBRN agents.

Fundacion Internacional y para Iberoamerica de Administracion y Politicas Publicas

4 99  100

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/301-756

Contribution to the establishment and development of EU Centres of Excellence Governance — Phase II

The main aim of this assignment is to link actively technical expertise, management initiative, elements of diplomacy and of cultural sensitiveness to enhance the establishment and performance of the CoE initiative. By implementing modern and judicious governance approaches, it will in particular support capacity building and management with the right sense of ownership among actors and stakeholders at national, regional and overall levels, and correctly adapt the initiative to the challenges of CBRN risk mitigation. The initiative also aims at enhancing the visibility, acceptance and support among the EU stakeholders, both at EU and MS levels.

Association Groupe ESSEC

1 3 99  988

12/2012-6/2014

IfS/2012/302-214

Regional Human Resource Development for Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Management through a University Master’s Programme carried out in Thailand

To cover the tuition fees and living expenses of 10 Thai and 10 international (limited to the Southeast Asia region) students expected to enrol and graduate from the Master’s degree programme developed jointly with the US PNNL in Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Management at the Chulalongkorn University of Thailand

Enconet Consulting GMBH

6 49  812

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/302-252

Bio-risk Management

To share the bio-risk management program developed in Thailand with the participating countries in the project

France Expertise Internationale

4 80  000

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/302-364

Development of a methodology for RN materials detection, management and protection of the public

To develop and manage a system for the detection of RN material from sensors located in a variety of locations such as borders, critical infrastructure, ports, airports, etc.; to recommend equipment and standard procedures to respond to RN events

France Expertise Internationale

5 99  830

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/302-427

Prerequisite to strengthening CBRN national legal frameworks

To increase, through capacity building the health security in the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe Black Sea Region by enhancing and strengthening the preparedness to common health threats and bio-security risks at national and regional levels by the creation of a Network of laboratories, by strengthening the already previously created by Episouth plus (the reinforcement of relations of trust in a region is an objective and an instrument in the scope of Project’s implementation)

France Expertise Internationale

2 99  936

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/302-428

Knowledge development and transfer of best practice on bio-safety/bio-security/bio-risk management

To develop and transfer knowledge concerning best practice on bio-safety, bio-security and bio-risk management in this region

Università degli Studi di Roma Torvergata

4 34  010

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/304-799

Assistance in export control of dual-use goods

To strengthen the export control systems of partner countries, with a strong link with the Regional Centres of Excellence activities, by aligning them to the standard of the international export control regimes and treaties and therefore meeting the requirements of the UNSCR 1540 (2004)

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

3 6 50  000

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/305-778

‘EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence’ Coordination and CBRN Need Assessment Methodology

To support countries with improving national policies and ensuring international cooperation in the area of CBRN risk mitigation through the implementation of a Needs Assessment methodology for the Regional Secretariats and the partner countries

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

2 million

12/2012-6/2015

IfS/2012/306-644

Supply of radiation detection equipment for South East Asia — LOT 1

To supply radiation detecting equipment to the various entities (border guards, custom services) from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines

Polimaster Instruments UAB

4 97  500

12/2012-3/2014

IfS/2012/306-670

Supply of radiation detection equipment for South East Asia — LOT2

To supply radiation detecting equipment to the various entities (border guards, custom services) from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines

Mirion Technologies MGPI SA

2 41  540

12/2012-3/2014

IfS/2012/306-675

Supply of radiation detection equipment for South East Asia — LOT 3

To supply radiation detecting equipment to the various entities (border guards, custom services) from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines

ENVINET AS

9 88  205

12/2012-10/2015

IfS/2012/307-293

Establishment of a Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET)

To enhance health security in the Mediterranean region by supporting capacity building for prevention and control of natural or man-made threats to health posed by communicable diseases through the start-up of a long-term Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

4 40  000

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/307-400

Supply of radiation detection equipment for Democratic Republic of Congo — LOT1

To supply radiation detecting equipment to the Custom and Excise Administration Directorate of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Polimaster Instruments UAB

2 98  500

12/2012-3/2014

IfS/2012/307-401

Supply of radiation detection equipment for Democratic Republic of Congo — LOT2

To supply radiation detecting equipment to the Custom and Excise Administration Directorate of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mirion Technologies MGPI SA

1 21  660

12/2012-3/2014

IfS/2012/307-781

Support for the border monitoring activities in the South East Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

To counteract nuclear and radiation terrorism threat (for this purposes, the assistance should be provided to the identified countries in the improvement of the technical and organisational measures for detection of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials (NRM) illicit trafficking, including training and establishment of an expert network)

JRC

1 6 50  000

12/2012-12/2015

IfS/2012/308-512

Implementation of Projects CBRN — 3rd call: #77 #111 #114

The overall objective is the enhancement of the RN security situation in the countries of concern (with a spin-off towards chemical detection under P77). Such concern needs to be addressed in a systematic manner and with interventions at quite a few different levels. Also the ‘action radius’ of the interventions needs to be described (to assure the proper engagement of the key actors).

JRC

2,3 million

12/2012-12/2014

IfS/2012/310-879

Network of universities and institutes for raising awareness on dual-use concerns of chemical materials

The European Commission is seeking external support to implement technical aspects related to the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE. The overall objective of the project is to reinforce inter-interagency coordination to respond to CBRN incidents. This includes defining standard operational procedures in response to such incidents, e.g. post-incident management and site restoration.

Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile — ENEA

7 21  886

12/2012-12/2014

AAP2012 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC/STCU)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2012/301-675 | EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative | To provide support for the implementation of the project ‘EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence’ | JRC | 3,5 million | 10/2012-10/2014 |
| IfS/2012/306-680 | Second contribution to enhance the capability of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Service (ECAS) — The New Nuclear Material Laboratory (NML) | To support IAEA in constructing and outfitting the chemistry and instrumentation laboratories of the new IAEA Safeguards Analytical Services NML for the analysis of nuclear material according to the latest standards assuring safety and measurement quality | IAEA | 5 million | 12/2012-12/2016 |
| IfS/2013/315-979 | Strengthening the National CBRN Legal Framework & Provision of specialised and technical training to enhance CBRN preparedness and response capabilities | The present procedure aims at awarding a Contract that will technically implement two projects (Component 1 and Component 2) funded by the EU Instrument for Stability (Priority 1) in the framework of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear — Centres of Excellence (CBRN-CoE) | France Expertise Internationale | 2 6 99  069 | 9/2013-9/2016 |
| IfS/2013/316-496 | Strengthening Capacities in CBRN Response and in Chemical and Medical Emergency | The CBRN emergency response needs to be identified and prioritised per country. Comprehensive technology solutions for detection, protection, decontamination, mitigation, containment and disposal should also be elaborated. CBRN incidents require full utilisation of national resources to respond to and mitigate the consequences of such emergencies. The main responsibility in cases of CBRN emergencies falls upon first responders. It is therefore essential that countries build upon their national resources to mitigate and respond to the consequences of an emergency situation. Best-practices should thus be exchanged amongst these first responders at MIE regional level and CBRN risk mitigation knowledge developed. It should also result in increased awareness of stocks of hazardous chemical agents, their pre-cursors as this is one of the means of targeting illicit use and/or trafficking of WMD. | Wojskowy Instytut Higieny i Epidemiologii | 3 9 14  034 | 12/2013-12/2016 |
| IfS/2013/318-905 | Support to the European Commission — Exploratory missions in Middle East/East and south Mediterranean countries/South East of Europe in the safety and security CBRN fields | To provide support to the European Commission with finding out what kind of short-term measures should be developed taken into account different situations and circumstances regionally and/or nationally (this entails assessing countries’ preparedness — risk assessment, crisis prevention and warning systems — and response mechanisms in the field of CBRN) | France Expertise Internationale | 2 99  999 | 6/2013-6/2015 |
| IfS/2013/321-215 | Strengthening Health Security at Ports, Airports and Ground crossings | To increase health security globally by providing technical guidance and tools, information and knowledge sharing, international collaboration and assisting countries in enhancing and strengthening capacities for prevention, detection, control and response to public health events related to activities at points of entry and international travel and transport, in a multi-sectoral approach, to minimise risks in association with natural or deliberate released hazards | World Health Organisation | 1,5 million | 7/2013-7/2015 |
| IfS/2013/323-494 | AAF — Waste management | To improve the management of biologic and chemical waste in the African Atlantic Façade region and Tunisia. This includes the review of regulations and technical training on detection and sampling | Fundacion Internacional y para Iberoamerica de Administracion y Politicas Publicas | 3 8 71  800 | 1/2014-6/2017 |
| IfS/2013/329-422 | Implementation of Projects CBRN — 3rd call. Complementary actions for project: #77 #111 #114 | The global overall scope of work is to pursue international efforts in counteracting the threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism. This project aims at supporting the development of an integrated regional nuclear safety and security systems. This will be achieved by assessing the adoption of laws and regulation in the field in order comply with international related standards for improving the security and safety of radioactive sources by encouraging the establishment of storage facilities and completion of inventories, disseminate best practices for the development of a national response plan in the participating countries. These activities are carried out under a well-coordinated approach with other donors in the region, in order not to duplicate existing efforts. | IAEA | 7 00  047 | 1/2014-12/2015 |
| IfS/2013/332-096 | Export control outreach for dual use items | This project aims to deepen support measures to improve dual use export control systems in third countries taking specific geopolitical challenges into account. The following beneficiary countries are eligible under this project: Jordan/Neighbouring Countries and Kazakhstan/Neighbouring Countries. Regional activities may include all beneficiary countries in the region. Where appropriate and in justified cases and following the demand of beneficiary countries also activities in other countries/or regions will be carried out. | Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle | 2,5 million | 12/2013-12/2015 |
| IfS/2013/332-212 | Conferences associated to EU CBRN Centres of Excellence | To provide support for organising conferences and meetings in partner countries in order to enhance the inter-agency cooperation that will contribute to mitigating the risks and threats associated with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials and facilities | LDK Consultants, Engineers & Planners SA | 1 40  885,85 | 1/2014-1/2015 |
| IfS/2013/332-306 | Consolidation and Extension of the CBRN Regional Centre Secretariats | To strengthen regional capabilities in the area of CBRN risk mitigation. It is expected that the project will promote better cooperation and coordination of countries on CBRN risk mitigation at regional and international levels (the set-up of the Regional Secretariats is meant to provide the missing infrastructure at regional level to facilitate sharing of information and experience among partner countries) | United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute | 3,1 million | 5/2014-10/2015 |
| IfS/2013/332-312 | Strengthening Health Laboratories to minimise potential biological risks | To minimise potential biological risks through enhancement of laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, quality management and diagnostic capacity. Specific objective 1: Support the development of nationally-owned laboratory policies, strategies norms and regulations Specific objective 2: Engage institutional and individual capacity building efforts through implementation of appropriate tools, methodologies and training activities Specific objective 3: Enhance the ability of Member States to safely and rapidly detect and respond to natural or deliberate events of national and international concern according to the IHR through support to laboratory networks | World Health Organisation | 4 4 95  712 | 12/2013-12/2016 |
| IfS/2013/329-859 | Further development and consolidation of the Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (‘MediPIET’) | To contribute to the overall objective of enhancing health security in the Mediterranean region by supporting capacity building for prevention and control of natural or man-made health threats posed by communicable diseases through the further roll-out of the Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET) | Fundacion Internacional y para Iberoamerica de Administracion y Politicas Publicas | 6,4 million | 12/2013-12/2016 |
| IfS/2013/330-961 | MEDILABSECURE | To increase, through capacity building the health security in the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe Black Sea Region by enhancing and strengthening the preparedness to common health threats and bio-security risks at national and regional levels by the creation of a Network of laboratories, by strengthening the already previously created by Episouth plus (the reinforcement of relations of trust in a region is an objective and an instrument in the scope of Project’s implementation) | Institut Pasteur Fondation | 3 6 26  410 | 12/2013-12/2017 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2012/301-675

EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative

To provide support for the implementation of the project ‘EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence’

JRC

3,5 million

10/2012-10/2014

IfS/2012/306-680

Second contribution to enhance the capability of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Service (ECAS) — The New Nuclear Material Laboratory (NML)

To support IAEA in constructing and outfitting the chemistry and instrumentation laboratories of the new IAEA Safeguards Analytical Services NML for the analysis of nuclear material according to the latest standards assuring safety and measurement quality

IAEA

5 million

12/2012-12/2016

IfS/2013/315-979

Strengthening the National CBRN Legal Framework & Provision of specialised and technical training to enhance CBRN preparedness and response capabilities

The present procedure aims at awarding a Contract that will technically implement two projects (Component 1 and Component 2) funded by the EU Instrument for Stability (Priority 1) in the framework of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear — Centres of Excellence (CBRN-CoE)

France Expertise Internationale

2 6 99  069

9/2013-9/2016

IfS/2013/316-496

Strengthening Capacities in CBRN Response and in Chemical and Medical Emergency

The CBRN emergency response needs to be identified and prioritised per country. Comprehensive technology solutions for detection, protection, decontamination, mitigation, containment and disposal should also be elaborated. CBRN incidents require full utilisation of national resources to respond to and mitigate the consequences of such emergencies. The main responsibility in cases of CBRN emergencies falls upon first responders. It is therefore essential that countries build upon their national resources to mitigate and respond to the consequences of an emergency situation. Best-practices should thus be exchanged amongst these first responders at MIE regional level and CBRN risk mitigation knowledge developed. It should also result in increased awareness of stocks of hazardous chemical agents, their pre-cursors as this is one of the means of targeting illicit use and/or trafficking of WMD.

Wojskowy Instytut Higieny i Epidemiologii

3 9 14  034

12/2013-12/2016

IfS/2013/318-905

Support to the European Commission — Exploratory missions in Middle East/East and south Mediterranean countries/South East of Europe in the safety and security CBRN fields

To provide support to the European Commission with finding out what kind of short-term measures should be developed taken into account different situations and circumstances regionally and/or nationally (this entails assessing countries’ preparedness — risk assessment, crisis prevention and warning systems — and response mechanisms in the field of CBRN)

France Expertise Internationale

2 99  999

6/2013-6/2015

IfS/2013/321-215

Strengthening Health Security at Ports, Airports and Ground crossings

To increase health security globally by providing technical guidance and tools, information and knowledge sharing, international collaboration and assisting countries in enhancing and strengthening capacities for prevention, detection, control and response to public health events related to activities at points of entry and international travel and transport, in a multi-sectoral approach, to minimise risks in association with natural or deliberate released hazards

World Health Organisation

1,5 million

7/2013-7/2015

IfS/2013/323-494

AAF — Waste management

To improve the management of biologic and chemical waste in the African Atlantic Façade region and Tunisia. This includes the review of regulations and technical training on detection and sampling

Fundacion Internacional y para Iberoamerica de Administracion y Politicas Publicas

3 8 71  800

1/2014-6/2017

IfS/2013/329-422

Implementation of Projects CBRN — 3rd call. Complementary actions for project: #77 #111 #114

The global overall scope of work is to pursue international efforts in counteracting the threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism. This project aims at supporting the development of an integrated regional nuclear safety and security systems. This will be achieved by assessing the adoption of laws and regulation in the field in order comply with international related standards for improving the security and safety of radioactive sources by encouraging the establishment of storage facilities and completion of inventories, disseminate best practices for the development of a national response plan in the participating countries. These activities are carried out under a well-coordinated approach with other donors in the region, in order not to duplicate existing efforts.

IAEA

7 00  047

1/2014-12/2015

IfS/2013/332-096

Export control outreach for dual use items

This project aims to deepen support measures to improve dual use export control systems in third countries taking specific geopolitical challenges into account. The following beneficiary countries are eligible under this project: Jordan/Neighbouring Countries and Kazakhstan/Neighbouring Countries. Regional activities may include all beneficiary countries in the region. Where appropriate and in justified cases and following the demand of beneficiary countries also activities in other countries/or regions will be carried out.

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle

2,5 million

12/2013-12/2015

IfS/2013/332-212

Conferences associated to EU CBRN Centres of Excellence

To provide support for organising conferences and meetings in partner countries in order to enhance the inter-agency cooperation that will contribute to mitigating the risks and threats associated with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials and facilities

LDK Consultants, Engineers & Planners SA

1 40  885,85

1/2014-1/2015

IfS/2013/332-306

Consolidation and Extension of the CBRN Regional Centre Secretariats

To strengthen regional capabilities in the area of CBRN risk mitigation. It is expected that the project will promote better cooperation and coordination of countries on CBRN risk mitigation at regional and international levels (the set-up of the Regional Secretariats is meant to provide the missing infrastructure at regional level to facilitate sharing of information and experience among partner countries)

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

3,1 million

5/2014-10/2015

IfS/2013/332-312

Strengthening Health Laboratories to minimise potential biological risks

To minimise potential biological risks through enhancement of laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, quality management and diagnostic capacity. Specific objective 1: Support the development of nationally-owned laboratory policies, strategies norms and regulations Specific objective 2: Engage institutional and individual capacity building efforts through implementation of appropriate tools, methodologies and training activities Specific objective 3: Enhance the ability of Member States to safely and rapidly detect and respond to natural or deliberate events of national and international concern according to the IHR through support to laboratory networks

World Health Organisation

4 4 95  712

12/2013-12/2016

IfS/2013/329-859

Further development and consolidation of the Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (‘MediPIET’)

To contribute to the overall objective of enhancing health security in the Mediterranean region by supporting capacity building for prevention and control of natural or man-made health threats posed by communicable diseases through the further roll-out of the Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET)

Fundacion Internacional y para Iberoamerica de Administracion y Politicas Publicas

6,4 million

12/2013-12/2016

IfS/2013/330-961

MEDILABSECURE

To increase, through capacity building the health security in the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe Black Sea Region by enhancing and strengthening the preparedness to common health threats and bio-security risks at national and regional levels by the creation of a Network of laboratories, by strengthening the already previously created by Episouth plus (the reinforcement of relations of trust in a region is an objective and an instrument in the scope of Project’s implementation)

Institut Pasteur Fondation

3 6 26  410

12/2013-12/2017

AAP2013 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2014/337-084 | Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons of Mass destruction | To contribute to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Special Trust Fund that finances the activities for the complete destruction of Syrian Chemical material stockpiles | OPCW | 12 million | 2/2014-12/2015 |
| IfS/2014/343-652 | Contribution to the establishment and development of EU Centres of Excellence Governance — Phase III | To support to the governance of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence | ESSEC-IRENE-ENCO | 1,5 million | 9/2014-9/2016 |
| IfS/2014/346-176 | High risk chemical facilities and risk mitigation in the AAF Region | Enhancing sound chemical hazard management within the African Atlantic Façade Region in order to prevent the occurrence of high risks chemical accidents | France Expertise Internationale | 3 million | 1/2015-12/2017 |
| IFS/2014/346-488 | Chemical safety and security in the Central and Eastern African region | Enhancing sound chemical hazard management within the ECA region by strengthening the national ‘Chemical legal framework’ in order to prevent the occurrence of accident inside and around all important chemical installations, as well as to enhance Chemical preparedness and response capabilities | Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) MBH | 2 9 78  000 | 1/2015-1/2018 |
| IfS/2014/347-013 | EUWAM-Lab (P43) | To contribute to the establishment of a Mobile Laboratory for in situ interventions on VHF outbreak sites in combination with CBRN Capacity Building in Western Africa | France Expertise Internationale | 2 5 79  854,40 | 9/2014-9/2016 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2014/337-084

Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons of Mass destruction

To contribute to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Special Trust Fund that finances the activities for the complete destruction of Syrian Chemical material stockpiles

OPCW

12 million

2/2014-12/2015

IfS/2014/343-652

Contribution to the establishment and development of EU Centres of Excellence Governance — Phase III

To support to the governance of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence

ESSEC-IRENE-ENCO

1,5 million

9/2014-9/2016

IfS/2014/346-176

High risk chemical facilities and risk mitigation in the AAF Region

Enhancing sound chemical hazard management within the African Atlantic Façade Region in order to prevent the occurrence of high risks chemical accidents

France Expertise Internationale

3 million

1/2015-12/2017

IFS/2014/346-488

Chemical safety and security in the Central and Eastern African region

Enhancing sound chemical hazard management within the ECA region by strengthening the national ‘Chemical legal framework’ in order to prevent the occurrence of accident inside and around all important chemical installations, as well as to enhance Chemical preparedness and response capabilities

Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) MBH

2 9 78  000

1/2015-1/2018

IfS/2014/347-013

EUWAM-Lab (P43)

To contribute to the establishment of a Mobile Laboratory for in situ interventions on VHF outbreak sites in combination with CBRN Capacity Building in Western Africa

France Expertise Internationale

2 5 79  854,40

9/2014-9/2016

AAP2014 (EXCLUDING FUNDING FOR ISTC)

| Project identification | Title | Objective | Contractor | Amount
  (EUR) | Execution period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IfS/2014/347-135 | EU outreach programme for dual use items | Contribute to the creation, consolidation or updating the effective export control systems for dual use items in partner countries by continuing to offer them a long-term perspective for cooperation | France Expertise Internationale | 1 9 99  300 | 9/2015-2/2017 |
| IfS/2014/347-634 | Strengthening CBRN first response capabilities and regional cooperation in South East Europe, Southern Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine | Enhance response capabilities and promote inter-agency and regional cooperation in CBRN first response in the South East Europe, Southern Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine | Centre d’Etude de l’Energie Nucléaire Fondation d’Utilité Publique | 2 9 53  550 | 1/2015-12/2017 |
| IfS/2014/350-752 | One Health Project in Pakistan | Support the development of a structured, integrated and sustainable collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture in Pakistan for improved risk assessments and detection, prevention and control of the spread of emerging zoonotic diseases | World Health Organization | 9 27  608 | 1/2015-1/2017 |
| IcSP/2015/355-376 | EU outreach programme for dual use items — South-East Asia | Support to export control outreach in South-East Asia. | France Expertise Internationale | 2 9 99  500 | 9/2015-2/2017 |

Project identification

Title

Objective

Contractor

Amount

(EUR)

Execution period

IfS/2014/347-135

EU outreach programme for dual use items

Contribute to the creation, consolidation or updating the effective export control systems for dual use items in partner countries by continuing to offer them a long-term perspective for cooperation

France Expertise Internationale

1 9 99  300

9/2015-2/2017

IfS/2014/347-634

Strengthening CBRN first response capabilities and regional cooperation in South East Europe, Southern Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine

Enhance response capabilities and promote inter-agency and regional cooperation in CBRN first response in the South East Europe, Southern Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine

Centre d’Etude de l’Energie Nucléaire Fondation d’Utilité Publique

2 9 53  550

1/2015-12/2017

IfS/2014/350-752

One Health Project in Pakistan

Support the development of a structured, integrated and sustainable collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture in Pakistan for improved risk assessments and detection, prevention and control of the spread of emerging zoonotic diseases

World Health Organization

9 27  608

1/2015-1/2017

IcSP/2015/355-376

EU outreach programme for dual use items — South-East Asia

Support to export control outreach in South-East Asia.

France Expertise Internationale

2 9 99  500

9/2015-2/2017

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