CROATIA, HUNGARY SIGN CONTRACT ON INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN CASE OF RADIOACTIVE HAZARD

ZAGREB, June 11 (Hina) - Croatia and Hungary on Friday signed an agreement on a timely exchange of information in case of radio- active hazard. The agreement was signed in Zagreb by Croatian Economy Minister Nenad Porges and the general director of the Hungarian state administration for atomic energy, Gyorgyi Vajda. The agreement provides for the exchange and dissemination of information in case of radio-active hazard, with the aim of taking measures for the protection of population. The Croatian and Hungarian authorities will on their respective territories conduct a programme of measuring ionising radiation and radionuclides in the environment, especially in the vicinity of nuclear power plants. The results are to be sent to the other party once a year, and in case of significant departures from the normal situation, the information will be sent immediately. The agreement will be coordinated by the Croatian Economy Ministry and the Hungarian state administration for atomic energy. Within two years from the beginning of application of the agreement, both countries will establish a system for information exchange. The agreement was prepared on the basis of appropriate international conventions and regulations from a European Community's agreement on a timely exchange of information in case of radioactive hazard, the Economy Ministry said in a statement. (hina) rml