Furthermore , the Conference accepted the proposal of the European Commission to make available the UNECE Past Industrial Accident Reporting System and operate it within the framework of its existing EU-Major Accident Reporting System ( MARS ) . To this end , the terms of reference for the cooperation between United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the European Commission 's Directorate General - Joint Research Centre ( DG-JRC ) were adopted ( ECE/CP.TEIA/2 , annex V , decision 2000/4 on the reporting of past industrial accidents ) .