Directorate-General of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
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Mission
The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.Resources
The JRC employ about 2000 staff (Dec 2002) and use a budget of over 300 million Euro per year stemming from the European Commission’s research budget and from competitive income.- Commissioner: Janez Potočnik
- Director General: Roland Schenkel
Structure
The organisation structure is based on specialised Institutes.- Brussels, Belgium
- *The Directorate General (DG)
- *The Institutional and Scientific Relations Directorate (ISR)
- *The Programme and Resource Management Directorate (PRM)
- Geel, Belgium
- *The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- *The Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU)
- Ispra, Italy
- *The Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen (IPSC)
- *The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
- *The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)
- Petten, Netherlands
- *The Institute for Energy (IE)
- Sevilla, Spain
- *The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
See also
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| Internal policy: Agriculture | Competition | Economic and Financial Affairs | Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | Enterprise and Industry | Environment | Fisheries and Maritime Affairs | Health and Consumer Protection | Information Society and Media | Internal Market and Services | Joint Research Centre | Justice, Freedom and Security | Regional Policy | Research | Taxation and Customs Union | Transport and Energy | ||
| External policy: External Relations | Development | Enlargement | Trade | EuropeAid | ECHO | ||
| Services: General | Internal | ||
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