Resolution of the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 23 November 1990 on Community cooperation on civil protection
Date: 1990-11-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union, Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: European symbol, civil defence, environmental protection, fire, natural disaster, public awareness campaign













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Resolution of the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 23 November 1990 on Community cooperation on civil protection  


Official Journal C 315 , 14/12/1990 P. 0001 - 0002 





RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE  GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 23 November 1990 on Community  cooperation on civil protection (90/C  315/01) THE COUNCIL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE  GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  Having taken note of the Commission communication of 12 December 1989 concerning Community  cooperation on civil protection and of the summary of protection measures taken by the Commission  to combat risks of fire and disaster and to ensure civil protection;  Recalling their resolution of 25 June 1987 on the introduction of Community cooperation on civil  protection  (1) and their resolution of 13 February 1989 on the new developments in Community  cooperation on civil protection  (2);  Welcoming the progress resulting from implementation of those resolutions and the initial measures  taken in that framework;  Convinced that the Community and the Member States should continue to develop Community  cooperation on civil protection in order to be able to deal more effectively with disasters and to  develop in Europe's 340 million citizens a greater sense of solidarity;  Aware that Community cooperation in the area of civil protection makes a real contribution to the  establishment of a people's Europe by fostering in Europeans the sense of belonging to the same  community;  Whereas the Commission has carried out work with the objective of improving the transmission of  the information needed for disaster prevention and management, in particular through the use of  advanced information and telecommunications systems, including aerospace resources;  Whereas the Commission has completed a study to assess the means and requirements for a pilot  computerized information system for civil protection; whereas a system to make more effective use  of existing specific information and to improve technical cooperation between rescue teams helping  in emergencies outside their own countries or regions would be desirable;  Emphasizing that the new measures envisaged do not interfere with Member States' preparation or  management of emergency plans for dealing with disasters;  Whereas it is desirable to be fully involved in the United Nations International Decade against  Natural Disasters by conducting information, education and awareness campaigns on civil  protection;  Whereas some Member States' laws allow young people engaged in civilian or voluntary service to  take part in activities relating to civil protection; whereas it could be of benefit to increase  the scope for mobilizing young people in disaster prevention, rescue and repair work;  Whereas there is a need to develop Community actions to protect forests from destruction by fire  involving global environmental consequences;  Note with satisfaction the progress towards completion of a multilingual glossary of civil  protection terminology, which they urge the Commission to publish by June 1991;  Note with satisfaction the development of the Commission departments' work on the use of advanced  telecommunications systems;  Support the Commission in its intention of assessing and determining, in collaboration with the  network of national liaison officers, the various options for advanced telecommunications systems  to meet civil protection requirements, including the feasibility of using satellite systems, and,  in this connection, agree to study, within the appropriate Community fora, whether new frequency  bands need to be allocated for civil protection purposes;  Agree to the implementation of a pilot project for a computerized information system for civil  protection and to the introduction in collaboration with the network of national liaison officers,  of a complementary data bank of specialized human and material resources available in the Member  States;  Agree to carry out a coordinated campaign in the Member States to inform, educate and raise the  awareness of Community citizens and to declare a European Year of Civil Protection from June 1993  to June 1994. To this end, they undertake to take a decision on the content of this campaign on the  basis of the Commission's communication on this question. Moreover, they invite the Commission to  present a proposal for actions to be carried out during the abovementioned European Year, for  consideration by the Council;  Call on the Commission to continue investigating the scope, in the context of Community  cooperation, for enhancing the training of young people doing civilian or  voluntary service who  are engaged in civil protection-related activities, and to submit relevant proposals during 1991;  Consider that action at Community level is needed in the form of appropriate new initiatives and  measures to develop Community cooperation on civil protection, to step up exchanges between Member  States and to encourage the training of personnel concerned with natural and man-made disasters,  including combating forest fires;  Call upon the Commission to undertake consultations and studies with a view to developing actions  for the improvement of intra-Community cooperation in order to establish basic conditions for  preventing and combating forest fires with the better utilization of available resources, for  improved means of preventing and detection of forest fires, and better exchange of information and  training in that field. They request the Commission to take part in the organization of an experts'  seminar on the various aspects of the overall problem of forest fires to be held in 1991;  Reaffirm the importance of civil protection and encourage initiatives taken by the Commission as a  complement to existing national measures;  Support the implementation of the measures set out above, which where necessary should be  accompanied by appropriate financial resources.    (1)  OJ No C 176, 4. 7. 1987, p. 1.   (2)  OJ No C 44, 23. 2. 1989, p. 3.