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Civil Emergency Planning in the NATO/EAPC Countries 18 12868 Oms Handbok 06-01-17 09.14 Sida 1 1. Albania 24. Latvia Jupiter Reklam AB 2. Armenia 25. Lithuania International CEP HandbookInternational 2006 3. Austria 26. Luxembourg 4. Azerbaijan 27. Moldova 5. Belarus 28. Netherlands 6. Belgium 29. Norway 7. Bulgaria 30. Poland 8. Canada 31. Portugal 9. Croatia 32. Romania 10. Czech Republic 33. Russia SEMA’s Educational Series 2006:1 Series SEMA’s Educational 11. Denmark 34. Slovakia 12. Estonia 35. Slovenia 13. Finland 36. Spain 14. France 37. Sweden 15. Georgia Swedish 38.Emergency Switzerland Management Agency Swedish Emergency 16. Germany 39. Tajikistan Management Agency International P.O. Box 599 40. The Former Yugoslav 17. Greece P.O. Box 599 SE-101 31 Stockholm Republic of Macedonia* CEP Handbook 2006 SE-101 31 Stockholm Civil Emergency Planning in the NATO/EAPC Countries 18. Hungary Tel +46 (0)41. 8Turkey 593 710 00 Tel +46 (0) 8 593 710 00 SEMA’s Educational Series 2006:1 Fax +46 (0) 8 593 710 01 19. Iceland 42. Turkmenistan Fax +46 (0) 8 593 710 01 SEMA’s Educational Seriies 2003:2 kbm@krisberedskaps kbm@krisberedskaps 20. Ireland 43. Ukraine myndigheten.se myndigheten.se 21. Italy 44. United Kingdom www.krisberedskaps ISBN 91-85053-95-3 www.krisberedskaps myndigheten.se ISSN 1652-3539 myndigheten.se 22. Kazakhstan 45. United States 23. Kyrgyzstan 46. Uzbekistan *Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name. 12868 Oms Handbok 06-01-17 09.14 Sida 2 19 13 Member Countries of the 37 29 Euro-Atlantic 12 33 24 11 20 25 Partnership Council 44 5 28 30 16 6 43 26 10 34 3 27 38 14 18 32 35 9 21 7 31 36 40 1 17 41 33 8 22 46 23 45 15 42 2 4 39 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 1 International CEP Handbook 2006 Civil Emergency Planning in the NATO/EAPC Countries 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 13.46 Sida 2 Title: International CEP Handbook 2006 Published by the Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Cover photo: Matton Number of copies: 2,000 ISBN: 91-85053-95-3 ISSN: 1652-3539 SEMA’s dnr: 0789/2005 Design: Jupiter Reklam AB Print: NRS Tryckeri AB, Helsingborg, Second print June 2006 Copies can be ordered from SEMA. E-mail: [email protected] The publication can also be downloaded from SEMA’s website: www.krisberedskapsmyndigheten.se SEMA’s Educational Series 2006:1 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 3 Member Countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan. *Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name. 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 4 Notes to the Reader All the country files have been written by In order to limit the number of inter- respective national cep experts. national organisations mentioned under “Facts at your fingertips”, the seven most A uniform structure has been applied relevant organisations to Civil Emergency throughout this handbook. In other words, Planning have been selected as follows: the headlines are the same for all countries the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and each chapter consists of a maximum (eapc), the North Atlantic Treaty of 6 pages. Organisation (nato), the United Nations (un), the European Union (eu), the As regards military expenditures, the source Organisation for Security and Co-operation of information presented in “Facts at your in Europe (osce), the Council of Europe fingertips” is either from national sources and the Commonwealth of Independent or from the Stockholm International Peace States (cis). Research Institute´s (sipri) website: www.sipri.org 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 5 Table of Contents Preface 6 Slovakia 157 Slovenia 162 Albania 9 Spain 169 Armenia 13 Sweden 174 Austria 17 Switzerland 180 Azerbaijan 23 Tajikistan 186 Belarus 26 The Former Yugoslav Belgium 29 Republic of Macedonia1 192 Bulgaria 34 Turkey 195 Canada 41 Turkmenistan 200 Croatia 47 Ukraine 204 Czech Republic 52 United Kingdom 209 Denmark 57 United States 215 Estonia 61 Uzbekistan 222 Finland 66 France 74 About the Swedish Georgia 78 Emergency Management Germany 81 Agency (sema) 230 Greece 86 SEMA’S Educational Series 232 Hungary 90 Iceland 95 Ireland 98 Italy 101 Kazakhstan 105 Kyrgyz Republic 110 Latvia 111 Lithuania 115 Luxembourg 120 Moldova 124 Netherlands 128 Norway 132 Poland 138 Portugal 143 Romania 147 1 Turkey recognizes the Republic of Russia 152 Macedonia with its constitutional name. 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 6 Preface Following the last couple of years’ events and the capability to act as a more including terrorist attacks, storms, co-ordinated group of countries. In this floodings, earthquakes, bird flu outbrakes, respect I believe that co-operation in the tsunamis and fire storms one cannot but fields of research, exchange of knowledge, emphasize the need for international training and exercises must continue and co-operation. Since emergencies like the develop in order to improve our systems ones mentioned do not stop at national and to get new valuable insights on borders and are often of an overwhelming improved ways of managing emergencies. magnitude, the international community It is in this light that the Swedish needs to make sure that there is a capacity Emergency Management Agency (sema) to handle such situations. Hence the has produced the sixth edition of the challenge ahead is to continue to develop International Civil Emergency Planning the international community’s capability Handbook. This handbook presents the to co-operate in emergency situations. structure and organisation of Civil Emer- Civil Emergency Planning (cep) plays gency Planning systems in each nato and a crucial role in this development since partner country, and provides a general and cep represents a key element for the plans easily accessible overview of the cep field. and organisation of the assistance to be sema is honoured to continue publishing delivered. We have already come a long this handbook, which originates from way in most countries but the intensities Sweden’s long involvement in the frame- and the devastation of the last couple of work of nato’s Partnership for Peace years emergencies seems to be increasing. program. Hence we need to improve further. In this handbook you will find Therefore it is essential that we continue information about all 46 countries in the our international exchange of knowledge Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. To and experience for developing the national keep the chapters up to date, however, we capabilities of each individual country urge all countries to keep us informed of 6 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 7 any changes in their Civil Emergency Planning systems. This is particularly important for the few countries that are only covered briefly. The publication is also available on sema’s website: www.krisberedskapsmyndigheten.se Finally, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation and thanks to the secretariat and the members of scepc as well as all the experts in each country who have contributed to and assisted in pro- ducing this handbook. Your contributions have not only made this publication possible; they have also taken us yet another step closer towards greater understanding of and co-operation in the field of Civil Emergency Planning. In this respect, the handbook belongs to all of us. Ann-Louise Eksborg Director General, SEMA 7 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 8 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 9 Albania* Republika ë Shqipërisë Serbia Montenegro The Former Yugoslav Republic Tirana of Macedonia Adriatic sea Albania Greece ➽ Facts at your fingertips 1. Form of Government Head of State President Albania is a parliamentary republic. The Alfred Moisiu (2002-) President is the Head of State. Albania Head of Government Prime Minister has a single house of parliament, the Fatos Nano (2002-) National Assembly (Kuvendi), made up Capital Tirana of 140 members (deputies). The President Population 3.2 million is elected by the Assembly. The Council Area 28,748 sq. km of Ministers consists of the Prime Minister, GDP/Capita (PPP) US$ 3,506 the Deputy Prime Minister and other Military Expenditures 1.2% of GDP ministers. The Council of Ministers Membership Int. Org. EAPC, UN, OSCE, exercises every state function that is not Council of Europe * Country file not updated, information provided 2003. 9 14139 Inl Handbok 06-06-22 11.53 Sida 10 delegated to other organs of state power mental services, ensuring the continuous or to local government. functioning of infrastructure and making The units of local government are the life of its citizens easier in crisis communes or municipalities and regions. situations. Communes and municipalities exercise all The Government of Albania recognises the duties of self government with the ex- that management of civil emergencies ception given by law to other units of local should be based on civil control. It also government. The representative organs of acknowledges that all levels of government the basic units of local government are have a responsibility in planning and councils which are elected every three preparing for emergencies, which are years by direct elections with secret voting. beyond the resources and capabilities of The executive organ of a municipality or individual citizens. Where governmental commune is the Chairman, who is elected action is required for responding to emer- directly by the people.
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