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". – I should like to thank you for that question, because actually the case of the
is a clear illustration of the added value of the Response Centre.
Immediately after the accident on 13 November 2002, the Centre was first activated by the Spanish authorities and subsequently by the Portuguese and French authorities as well. Altogether, eight requests for assistance were registered and their immediate treatment through the Response Centre made it possible to organise and channel the offers made by all the other European countries. Thus, following the accident, an impressive range and quantity of resources – including 15 oil-combating vessels, more than 20 kilometres of booms and several specialised surveillance aircraft – were put at the disposal of the national competent authorities affected.
The Response Centre also coordinated the assistance offered to the three countries, it sent a group of Community experts immediately following the accident and has offered to co-finance, with Spain, an environmental study on the consequences of the accident.
What if one of the new Member States requests our assistance? Of course the Response Centre will be used in the same way and we will offer assistance from all Member States. Now we can mobilise and coordinate the help and assistance of all Member States. In addition, we are cooperating on a regular basis with those national authorities and services that deal with civil protection, so we can learn from each other.
We also have exercises whereby we can actually simulate a major accident, even with biological or chemical weapons. This has improved our capacity considerably, but it is perhaps not so well known. It is time to make it more visible and time to ensure that we actually intervene immediately after accidents. All the new Member States know about our Response Centre and we offer the support of all Member States in cases like this."@en1
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