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Presented by: Mr. Damir Trut, Deputy Director 25 February 2008, Bled-Slovenia

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CONTENTS

1. National Protection and Rescue Directorate

- organization and tasks

- 112 emergency number

- international cooperation

2.Disaster Preparedness in SEE – way toward EU

- overview

- EU accession process

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NATIONAL PROTECTION AND RESCUE DIRECTORATENATIONAL PROTECTION AND RESCUE DIRECTORATE

Definition:Definition:

An independent, professional and administrative organization in the Republic of Croatia, which prepares, plans and manages operational forces and coordinates the operation of all participants in the protection and rescue system.

It started functioning on 1 January 2005, on the basis of:

•Law on Organization and Jurisdiction of the Government Administration •Protection and Rescue Law•Decree on the Internal Organization of the National Protection and Rescue

Directorate

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THE LAW ON PROTECTION AND RESCUE

CAME INTO FORCE ON DECEMBER 18, 2004 THE LAW REGULATES:

– Establishes the definitions within the protection and rescue system,

– The basic tasks of the protection and rescue system,

– Operational forces,

– Rights and obligations, education and training of the participants in the system,

– Tasks of the command and coordination bodies,

– Operation of the communication centers,

– International cooperation in the field of protection and rescue,

– Supervision over adherence to the Law.

The Law was updated in 2007 according to SEVESO II Directive

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BASIC TASKS

Risk assessment and drafting of protection and rescue plans for local and regional self-government

Preparation of mandatory guidelines for risk management, Monitoring and analyzing the P&R situation; recommending to the

Government improvement measures, Collecting, analyzing and distributing risk and consequence information

through a single communication system, Conducts activities related to the 112 system Organizes, trains and equips operational forces Drafts and conducts training programs, International cooperation

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DIRECTOR

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

INTERNAL AFFAIRS

CIVIL PROTECTION SECTOR

FIREFIGHTING SECOTR

SECTOR FOR 112 SYSTEM

FIREFIGHTING, P&R SCHOOL

PERSONNEL, LEGAL & FINANCE SECTOR

Assistant DirectorAssistant DirectorAssistant Director Assistant DirectorAssistant Director

DIRECTORS CABINET

National Level

ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXPERT COMPETENCE CHART

COUNTY PROTECTION AND RESCUE OFFICEHEAD OF OFFICE

PROTECTION AND RESCUE DEPT.COUNTY 112 CENTRENATIONAL INTERVENTION UNITS

(X 4)

ADMINISTRATIVE COMPETENCEEXPERT COMPETENCE

County Level

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20 COUNTY OFFICES

- PROTECTION & RESCUE DEPT

- COUNTY 112

NATIONAL INTERVENTION UNIT

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• Safety of people and society becomes one of the most important issues in the world today,

• In 1998 EU nations accepted “112” as free international number for all emergency situations,

• According to Protection and Rescue Law “112 Centre” is a unique centre for all emergency situations.

112 EMERGENCY NUMBER

Mission: to build 112 system which will represent efficient integration of various emergency subsystems in one effective system supported with best communication technology

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Ambulance Fire Dept.Police

Civil Protection, Mountain Rescue Service, Port Authorities, Armed Forces…

112 Centre

Integrated single information-communication network

User-friendly modern IT solutions

Procedures defined in advance

Positioning Digital maps

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AREAS::

MUTUAL NOTIFICATION

ASSISTANCE•RESCUE TEAMS•EQUIPMENT AND GOODS

TRAINING

JOINT CONDUCT OF MEASURES

EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMNTS COOPERATION IN EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT STANDARDISATION OPERATING PROCEDURES (INTEROPERABILITY)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

1. BILATERAL COOPERATION

2. REGIONAL COOPERATION

3. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

LEVELS:

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Republic of Austria

Signed Agreements

Republic of Hungary

Republic of Slovenia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republic of Slovakia

Republic of Poland

French Republic

Negotiations in progress

Russian Federation

Ukraine

Republic of Montenegro

Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Srbia

BILATERAL COOPERATION

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Stability Pact – DPPI (Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative)

Civil-Military Emergency Planning Council for South East Europe - CMEP SEE

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN SEE

SEDM – SEESIM initiative (CAX – Computer Assisted Exercises)

Central European Initiative (Working group for civil protection)

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NATO/PfP

United Nations – UN

European Union - EU

Council of Europe – Open Partial Agreement

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

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EU ACCESSION PROCESS

Screening in the chapter 27 Environment and chapter 31 External Relations,

Single European emergency call number 112 Directive (98/10/EC)

SEVESO II Directive (96/82/EC)

Since 2005 active in the Community Civil Protection Action Programme

Memorandum of Understanding between the EC and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic Croatia in the “Civil Protection Financial Instrument” was signed in September 2007

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