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Ministry of Ukraine
of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe

EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement

Council of Europe

Address: Ukraine, 03164, Kyiv-164, General Naumov., 13

Tel: (38 050) 312 40 24

Tel/Fax: (38 044) 332 59 05

Executive Director: Dr. Victor Poyarkov

European Centre of Technological safety (TESEC) (hereafter TESEC) is created in compliance with the Decree of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Conception of Creation and Activity of European Centre of Technological safety (TESEC)” # 1259 of 17.10.96 and according to the decision of Founders (the Ministry of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe from Ukraine and Open Partial Agreement from Council of Europe, protocol # 1 of 24.05.97).

TESEC is a research and educational organization that acts in according to its Statute, in its activity it is guided by international regulations, decisions of Supreme Soviet of Ukraine, decrees of the President of Ukraine, decisions and orders of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, decisions of Council of Founders of the Centre.

TESEC is created with the aim:

to join and concentrate the efforts and scientific potential of the worldwide scientific, research, technological centres and laboratories in designing technical means and technologies (including conversion), to define an approach to the risk assessment of potentially dangerous activities and to conduct activities on prevention and an effective response to the consequences of extraordinary technological situations and natural disasters, especially the consequences of the Chornobyl catastrophe;
to establish a reliable mechanism to attract the world community to conduct scientific-technological research works in enterprises with a high industrial risk level in Ukraine;
to establish the partners and business contacts among the Ukrainian scientists and scientific research institutions and leading world scientific research centres and laboratories;
to create a reliable integration mechanism of applied science in Ukraine in the field of technological safety into the world scientific community;
to coordinate methodological, technical and financial help in the field of technological safety;
to provide effective implementation of the international co-operation and assistance programmes in the field of forecasting and response to extraordinary situations, and to the attenuation of the Chornobyl disaster consequences.

TESEC management is fulfilled by TESEC higher body - the Council of Founders and the executive body headed by the Executive Director. V. Poyarkov was elected as the Executive Director of TESEC at the Council of Founds meeting from 24.05.97 (protocol #1).

Averaged year number of TESEC workers is 40 - 50 persons. The source of financing is contracts with Ukrainian Government, Council of Europe, EC, IAEA, UNDP, IOM etc.

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