NEA Mandates and Structures
Expert Group on International Recommendations (EGIR)
| Chair(s): |
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Secretary: |
Edward LAZO
(edward.lazo@oecd-nea.org)
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| Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
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| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
| Full participant(s): |
European Commission
Under the NEA Statute
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| Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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| Date of creation: | 01 March 2004 |
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| End of mandate: | 30 April 2019 |
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Mandate (Document reference):
- Group created during the 62nd Session of the CRPPH, March 2004, as recorded in document [NEA/CRPPH(2004)7/REV1]
- Prolongation of the Terms of Reference for the EGIR [NEA/CRPPH(2004)7/REV1]
- Prolongation of the Terms of Reference for the EGIR [NEA/CRPPH(2006)4]
- Prolongation of the Terms of Reference for the EGIR [NEA/CRPPH(2007)5/REV1]
- Prolongation of the Terms of Reference for the EGIR [NEA/CRPPH(2008)9]
- Prolongation of the Terms of Reference for the EGIR [NEA/CRPPH(2009)4]
- Updated name and Terms of Reference for the EGIR [NEA/CRPPH/EGIR(2010)1]
- CRPPH Annual Report: Accomplishments for 2009 and Plans for 2010 [NEA/CRPPH(2010)2]
- Agreements and Commitments from the 68th CRPPH Meeting [NEA/CRPPH(2010)6/REV1]
- Summary Record of the CRPPH Bureau Mid-Year Meeting [NEA/CRPPH(2012)9]
- Extension of the Mandate of the Expert Group on the Implications of Recommendations (EGIR) [NEA/CRPPH(2014)3/REV1]
- Extension of the Mandate of the Expert Group on the Implications of Recommendations (EGIR) [NEA/CRPPH(2014)10]
- Extension of the Mandate of the Expert Group on the Implications of Recommendations (EGIR) [NEA/CRPPH(2016)4]
- Draft summary of agreements and commitments of the 76th session of the CRPPH [NEA/CRPPH(2017)2]
- Updated name and Mandate of the Expert Group on International Recommendations (EGIR) [NEA/CRPPH/EGIR(2018)1]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/CRPPH/EGIR(2018)1
During its 76th meeting, the CRPPH agreed to change the name of the expert group from “Expert Group on the Implications of Recommendations (EGIR)” to “Expert Group on International Recommendations (EGIR)”, to reflect that the EGIR process may be used to assess draft documents from many different international organisations. The CRPPH also agreed that the review performed by the EGIR should be submitted to its approval prior to the submission of the reviewed document to the authoring organisation. Should time constrains due to consultation period limits and/or EGIR meeting organisational issues make CRPPH review and approval of EGIR comments impractical, the CRPPH Bureau may be mandated to approve the CRPPH/EGIR comments on behalf of the CRPPH, as appropriate.
Working methods
The EGIR working methods shall be as follows:
- The CRPPH will identify the document it wishes to assess and will ask the authoring organisation for permission to do so. Should the authoring organisation agree, they will provide the draft document to the CRPPH for assessment.
- The Secretariat will inform the CRPPH and other relevant NEA Standing Technical Committees, as appropriate, that an EGIR review of a specified draft document is to take place, and will invite CRPPH members to nominate experts to this assessment process. Each EGIR draft document assessment process will require a new call for nominations.
- The draft document assessment will develop both general comments on the document’s content, and specific comments on the document’s text. Proposed text changes, insertions or deletions will each be accompanied by an explanatory comment, providing the rationale for the suggested modification.
- The authoring organisation will be invited to nominate an invited expert in the EGIR meeting, principally to directly hear comments, but also to provide clarification of draft text as needed.
- The CRPPH may decide that experts from other relevant organisations should also be invited to the EGIR meeting. These organisations may include intergovernmental organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) or the International Labour Organisation (ILO), industry groups, such as the World Nuclear Association (WNA) or the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), or other relevant stakeholder organisations.
- The assessment resulting from the EGIR meeting will be submitted to the CRPPH for approval before providing it to the authoring organisation, usually under the written procedure. Should time constrains due to consultation period limits and/or EGIR meeting organisational issues make the CRPPH review and approval of EGIR comments impractical, the CRPPH Bureau may be mandated to approve the CRPPH/EGIR comments on behalf of the CRPPH, as appropriate.
- The approved EGIR assessment will be provided to the authoring organisation, to the participants in the EGIR meeting, to the CRPPH members and to all relevant NEA Standing Technical Committees for information.
