15.3.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 77/109 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 237/2014 of 13 December 2013 establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (?), Whereas: 1 The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation, estab- lished by Council Regulation (Euratom) No 300/2007 (%), constitutes one of the instruments providing direct support for the external policies of the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. The Union is a major provider of economic, financial, technical, humanitarian and macroeconomic assistance to third countries. This Regulation forms part of the frame- work devised for the planning of cooperation and the provision of assistance aimed at supporting the promo- tion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear material in third countries. The Chernobyl accident in 1986 highlighted the global importance of nuclear safety. The Fukushima Daiichi acci- dent in 2011 confirmed the need for continued efforts to improve nuclear safety and reach the highest standards. To create the conditions of safety necessary in order to eliminate hazards to the life and health of the public, the (") Opinion of 19 November 2013 (Not yet published in the Official Journal). (3 Council Regulation (Euratom) No 300/2007 of 19 February 2007 establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (O] L 81, 22.3.2007,p. 1). Community should be able to support nuclear safety in third countries. (4) By acting within common policies and strategies with its Member States, the Union alone has the critical mass to respond to global challenges and is also best placed to coordinate cooperation with third countries. (5) By Commission Decision 1999/819/Euratom (}), the Community acceded to the 1994 Convention on Nuclear Safety. By Commission Decision 2005/510/Euratom (%), the Community also acceded to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. (6) In order to maintain and promote the continuous improvement of nuclear safety and its regulation, the Council adopted Directive 2009/71/Euratom (°) and Directive 2011/70/Euratom (%). These Directives and the high standards of nuclear safety and of radioactive waste and spent fuel management implemented in the Com- munity are examples to be used in order to encourage third countries to adopt similar high standards. (7)  The promotion of regulatory and other forms of coop- eration with emerging economies and the promotion of Union approaches, rules, standards and practices are external policy objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. (®) Commission Decision 1999/819/Euratom of 16 November 1999 concerning the accession to the 1994 Convention on Nuclear Safety by the European Atomic Energy Community (O] L 318, 11.12.1999, p- 20). Commission Decision 2005/510/Euratom of 14 June 2005 concerning the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the ‘Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management’ (O] L 185, 16.7.2005, p. 33). Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for nuclear safety of nuclear installations (OJL 172, 2.7.2009, p. 18). () Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste (O] L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 48). ] <z