COMMISSION DECISION (Euratom) 2021/1802
of 10 June 2021
pursuant to Article 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community – A summary of the key provisions of the Decision are set out below, without prejudice to the full effect of the Decision itself
(notified under document number C(2021) 3889)
This Decision is addressed to the National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN, Portugal) and was notified to CTN on 10 June 2021.
Article 1
1. National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN) has infringed the provisions contained in Article 78, first paragraph of the Euratom Treaty and in Article 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 of 8 February 2005 on the application of Euratom safeguards (1) by not timely communicating to the Commission the correct and complete declaration of basic technical characteristics.
2. National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN) has infringed the provisions contained in Article 79 of the Euratom Treaty and in Articles 7, 8 and 9 of Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 on the application of Euratom safeguards by the failure to set up and maintain a reliable accountancy system capable of reporting complete inventory of the nuclear materials.
Article 2
1. The Commission issues a warning to National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN).
2. The warning is imposed with the understanding that the shortcomings listed in Article 1 be rectified as soon as possible.
3. Based on the report referred to in Article 3 and its own verifications, the Commission will assess CTN’s compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.
Article 3
CTN shall provide the Commission, within 3 months of the date of this Decision, with a report describing the measures taken to rectify the failures listed in Article 1. CTN shall take measures to rule out similar occurrences in the future.
Article 4
1. This Decision is addressed to the National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN, Portugal).
2. This Decision shall be communicated to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2021.
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OJ L 5, 28.2.2005, p. 1
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