WHEREAS the biomolecular resources include antibody and affinity binder collections, cell lines, clone collections, siRNA libraries and other research tools needed for analysis of biobanked samples. Also repositories of model organisms are considered biomolecular resources when relevant to human diseases.

15. Takes note from the Centre that it has still to implement certain IAS recommendations made in the context of the HR-management 2008 and the Ethics 2009 audits; acknowledges receipt of explanatory information by letter of 23 February 2012; welcomes the fact that for the 2008 HR-management audit, 13 of the 14 recommendations have been implemented; welcomes in addition the fact that for the 2009 Ethics audit, 16 of the 17 recommendations have been implemented; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the implementation progress of the remaining recommendations;

16. Takes note from the Centre that it has still to implement certain IAS recommendations made in the context of the HR-management 2008 and the Ethics 2009 audits; acknowledges receipt of explanatory information by letter of 23 February 2012; welcomes the fact that for the 2008 HR-management audit, 13 of the 14 recommendations have been implemented; welcomes in addition the fact that for the 2009 Ethics audit, 16 of the 17 recommendations have been implemented; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the implementation progress of the remaining recommendations;

9. Draws attention to the role of the Commission's Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) in facilitating disaster relief coordination under the Civil Protection Mechanism and highlights the need for close cooperation between the centre and the EEAS to be ensured by the Vice-President/High Representative in her capacity as Vice-President of the Commission; calls for improved coordination and faster deployment of military assets in the context of disaster relief, in particular air transport capabilities, based on the lessons learned in Haiti and while respecting the primarily civilian nature of disaster relief operations; reiterates it ...[+++]s call for further improvement of the Civil Protection Mechanism to establish a voluntary pool of Member States' assets on stand-by for immediate deployment in disaster response operations; suggests that these assets be coordinated and deployed under the designation of an EU Civil Protection Force to increase the visibility of EU action; recalls at the same time the individual responsibility of the Member States for civil protection and disaster control measures;

To enhance knowledge relating to the use and environmental impact of resources, the strategy proposes the creation of a natural resources data centre, to be run by the Commission.

- language centres: networking of regional, national and subject/discipline specific data centres, coupled with user-friendly search aids, on-line referral and brokerage services, user advice and testing of language tools, framework agreements and technical standards enabling private and public sector stakeholders to share and reuse existing and upcoming resources,