Nuclear Legislation in Central and Eastern Europe and the NIS

Author: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

Edition: revised

Publisher: OECD Publishing, 2000

ISBN 9264185259, 9789264185258

194 pages

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris On 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed:
-to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy;
-to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; and
-to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations.

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) was established on 1st February 1958 under the name of OEEC European Nuclear Energy Agency. It received its present designation on 20th April 1972, when Japan became its first non-European full Member. NEA membership today consists of 27 OECD Member countries. The Commission of European Communities also takes part in the work of the Agency.