3. The emergency management system shall provide for the establishment of emergency response plans with the objective of avoiding deterministic effects in any individual from the affected members of the public and reducing the risk of stochastic effects, taking account of the general principles of radiation protection and the reference levels referred to in Chapter III. The emergency management system shall include the elements listed in Annex IX, Section A.

29. Considers that GMES is also a European Union flagship programme playing a key role in earth observation; underlines the importance of GMES's contribution to achieving Europe 2020 objectives and to supporting growth and the green economy, as well as long-term investments in technology and infrastructure; reaffirms the importance of GMES as an essential tool in combating climate change and environmental degradation; notes that, through the acquisition and analysis of information at national, regional and global level, GMES will allow the extraction of precise and useful data for: atmospheric, marine and land monitori ...[+++]ng, civil protection, risk prevention, early warning systems, emergency management and recovery operations following environmental, natural or man-made disasters, maritime and costal surveillance, agricultural development, water and soil management and regional planning, making use of innovative environmental assessment and reporting technology capable of combining spatial and in-situ data;

EU Strategy for Combating Radicalisation and Recruitment to Terrorism Coordinated long-term strategy based on the report on recruitment to terrorism Establishment of an Expert Group on Violent Radicalisation Establishment of the High Level Group on Minorities The Programme on Health, Security aims at setting up EU cooperation and mutual assistance against biological or chemical attacks Establishment by the Community Civil Protection Mechanism of procedures for early warning, alert and activation of response through the central MIC RAS-BICHAT rapid alert system for delib ...[+++]erate releases of biological and chemical agents, improved co-operation with other alert mechanisms Set up of a RASCHEM – exchange of information and warnings between Poison Control Centres MediSYS, monitoring of Web-based information to provide advance, real-time, warning of suspicious circumstances or outbreaks Guidance on General preparedness and response planning and integration of EU dimension in all national health emergency plans is being prepared HEOF - Health emergency operations facility: improvement of the current crisis and communication centre Establishment of a secure general rapid alert system (ARGUS)

EU Strategy for Combating Radicalisation and Recruitment to Terrorism Coordinated long-term strategy based on the report on recruitment to terrorism Establishment of an Expert Group on Violent Radicalisation Establishment of the High Level Group on Minorities The Programme on Health, Security aims at setting up EU cooperation and mutual assistance against biological or chemical attacks Establishment by the Community Civil Protection Mechanism of procedures for early warning, alert and activation of response through the central MIC RAS-BICHAT rapid alert system for delib ...[+++]erate releases of biological and chemical agents, improved co-operation with other alert mechanisms Set up of a RASCHEM – exchange of information and warnings between Poison Control Centres MediSYS, monitoring of Web-based information to provide advance, real-time, warning of suspicious circumstances or outbreaks Guidance on General preparedness and response planning and integration of EU dimension in all national health emergency plans is being prepared HEOF - Health emergency operations facility: improvement of the current crisis and communication centre Establishment of a secure general rapid alert system (ARGUS)

establish and manage a recognised Community information system for emergency communications which will enable communications and information to be shared among the Member States, their contact points and the operational management centre. That system shall compile information, inter alia, on production and storage capacity for serum, vaccines and other medical resources required in emergencies; assess and disseminate the results o ...[+++]f interventions carried out through this Community mechanism; encourage the introduction and use of new technologies in the systems for notification, the exchange of information and assistance to the competent authorities of the Member States which are responsible for participation in this mechanism;

Examples of the Emergency Management Program's 29 separate initiatives include the following: development of a comprehensive response plan and supporting plan; establishment of a public education and preparedness program; enhancement of a multi-agency Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive incidents, CBRNE, response plan and capacity; initial development of a multi-agency urban search and rescue capability; soon-to-be implemented crisis management technology to aid in the information and decision-management processes; and establishment of a public notification system ...[+++] to improve how we communicate with residents and businesses during emergencies.