The national ICE scheme is called TRINS and includes ten participating companies. There is a formal agreement between the Czech chemical industry federation (SCHP) and the competent authorities whereby, in the event of an accident, the emergency authorities may contact either the companies listed in a manual or the Czech national ICE centre.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

The emergency department of the chemical company, Unipetrol RPA Litvinov, acts as the national ICE centre.

Further information is available from SCHP (Ladislav Spacek) - Tel 420-266-793574 - Fax 420-266-793578 - Email: ladislav.spacek@schp.cz

The national ICE scheme is called RVK and includes 19 participating companies. There is a formal agreement between the Association of Danish Process Industries (PIBF) and the Copenhagen-based Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) of the Ministry of Defence Denmark on emergency response by the chemical industry. The Agency maintains a 24-hour service to fire brigades by providing relevant information on chemicals.

Under the agreement, the Agency can request advice or assistance on all three levels from any one of 19 companies, according to the product(s) involved in the accident. The Agency also acts as national ICE centre.

Further information is available from PIBF (Ulla Hansen Telcs) Tel +45 33773083 - Fax +45 33773560 Email: uha@di.dk

The national ICE scheme is called FINTERC and the 30 or so participating companies include the major Finnish chemical producers. There is a formal agreement between the Finnish chemical industry federation (KT ry) and the public Helsinki Area Emergency Centre of the Finnish Ministry of the Interior whereby the Centre deals with all requests for information from emergency authorities in the event of chemical transport accidents. The Centre is linked to the Finnish Register of Chemical Products which contains the safety data sheets of chemicals that may endanger health or the environment.

For each product, KT ry has provided the Centre with the names and contact details of chemical industry experts who can be called upon in case of accidents. All three levels of assistance are provided.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

The Centre also acts as national ICE centre.

Further information is available from KT ry (S Sarmaja) - Tel 358-(0)9-17284321 - Fax 358-(0)9-630225 - Email: susanne.sarmaja@chemind.fi

The national ICE scheme is called Transaid and includes some 160 participating companies. There is a formal agreement between the French chemical industry federation (UIC) and the Ministry of the Interior whereby the competent authorities can call participating companies for assistance. Whereas Level 1 assistance will be provided at all times without any formalities, assistance at Level 3 involves the "requisitioning" of relevant individuals through their company by the authorities according to an official procedure, if the involved company enquires it.

Within Transaid, all operational data such as company addresses and contact numbers, levels of assistance, product names and corresponding UN numbers are accessible by the competent authorities via Internet with security access.

Under an agreement between the French chemical industry federation and CEDRE (Marine Pollution Expert Centre in Brest, Brittany), CEDRE assumes the role of national ICE centre for contacts with national ICE centres in other countries.

Further information is available from UIC (D Rain) - Tel 33-(0)1-46531103 - Fax 33-(0)1-46531104 – Email: drain@uic.frr

The national ICE scheme is called TUIS (Transport Unfall Informations und Hilfeleistungs System). There are ten centres:

	BASF - Ludwigshafen (acting as the national ICE centre for international contacts)
	Bayer - Leverkusen
	Dow Deutschland - Stade
	Henkel - Düsseldorf
	Infracar Chemiepark - Marl
	Infra Leuna - Leuna
	Infraserv - Frankfurt am Main
	Infraserv - Werkfeuerwehr
	Merck - Darmstadt
	Schering - Berlin
	Wacker-Chemie - Burghausen
	BASF - Schwarzheide

Under an official protocol signed by the German chemical industry federation (VCI) and the competent authorities of the various Bundesländer, TUIS is recognised as a valuable source of assistance in chemical transport accidents and should be called upon by the emergency authorities.

Some 130 companies are listed in the TUIS manual along with their addresses, contact numbers, levels of assistance and products (by name and by UN number).

Competent authorities may make direct contact with the nearest company listed in the TUIS manual for the product(s) involved. Alternatively, they may contact one of the ten centres, each of which covers all products.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

Further information is available from VCI (H Koehler) - Tel 49-(0)69-25561400 - Fax 49-(0)69-25561607 - Email koehler@vci.de

The national ICE scheme is called VERIK and includes seven participating companies. There is a formal agreement between the Hungarian chemical industry federation (MAVESZ) and the competent authorities whereby the emergency authorities may contact either the companies listed in a manual or the Hungarian national ICE centre.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

The Fire Department of the Hungarian Oil and Gas Corporation (Szazhalombatta) acts as the national ICE centre.

Further information is available from MAVESZ (I Keresztes)
Tel 36-(0)1-3638720 - Fax 36-(0)1-3636680
Email: keresztes@mavesz.hu

The national ICE scheme is called SET (Servizio Emergenze Trasporti). Participation in SET is restricted to companies adhering to the Responsible Care programme of the Italian chemical industry federation (Federchimica) which requires 24-hour, level 1 assistance. 179 are the companies which have subscribed the Responsible Care programme and 53 of them are also involved in SET.

There is a formal agreement between Federchimica and the competent authorities whereby the emergency authorities may contact a participating company or the Italian national ICE centre. The centre will make sure that a SET-participating company, competent for the product(s) involved in the transport accident, provides the requested level of intervention to the emergency authorities.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

A list of standard intervention equipment for the 16 companies that with 49 emergency teams provide Level 3 support (some of them are companies outside Federchimica System but engaged in SET as specialised in handling with transport emergencies) has been included in the SET manual.

The Consortium SPM S.c a r.l, located in Porto Marghera, acts as the national ICE centre.

Federchimica has concluded an agreement with the Italian Railway (Trenitalia - Divisione Cargo) to cover, by SET, also accidents by rail.

Further information is available from Federchimica (R Mari):
Tel 39-02-34565259 - Fax 39-02-34565329
Email: r.mari@federchimica.it

The national ICE scheme is called TRC (Transport Responsible Care) and includes some 15 participating companies. There is a formal agreement between the Dutch chemical industry federation (VNCI) and DCMR (Dienst Centraal Milieubeheer Rijnmond - Rotterdam). On behalf of the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, DCMR maintains a 24-hour emergency response service to fire brigades by providing relevant information on chemicals. Under the agreement, DCMR can request advice from any of the participating companies according to the product(s) involved in the accident.

DCMR also acts as national ICE centre.

Further information is available from VNCI (M Korteweg Maris) - Tel 31-(0)70-3378748 - Fax 31-(0)70-3209418 - Email kortewegmaris@vnci.nl

The national ICE scheme is called RVK (Rådgivning Ved Kjemikalieuhell) and includes 17 participating companies. There are formal agreements between the companies and The Federation of Norwegian Industries and another formal agreement between The Federation of Norwegian Industries and the national rescue authorities, whereby the companies' assistance can be called upon by the authorities in the event of chemical transport accidents. The Norwegian ICE Scheme is a level 1 scheme. The National ICE Centre is operational 24-hours a day and is hosted by The Norwegian Coastal Administration.

Website is: www.kystverket.no. The response number is: + 47 33034800
Fax: + 47 33034949 and E-mail: vakt[at]kystverket.no.

In case of an accident the response centre will directly contact the company(ies) having RVK-responsibility for the chemical involved. The description of RVK, including the national scheme, companies involved covering which chemical, phone numbers to industry experts etc. can be viewed on the website of The Federation of Norwegian Industries.

Further information is available from The Federation of Norwegian Industries (Tore Hurlen) - Tel +47 22590122 / +47 90606725 - Fax +47 22590001 – Email: tore.hurlen@norskindustri.no.

Known as SPOT, the national ICE scheme was launched in 2000 with an official agreement between the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service and the Polish chemical federation (PIPC). There are eleven participating companies and the ICE centre is located at PKN Orlen in Plock.

All three levels of assistance are provided, but the scheme currently operates only at national level..

Further information is available from PIPC (H Kilen)
Tel +48-(0)22-8287506 - Fax +48- (0)22- 627 2154
Email: hanna.kilen@pipc.org.pl

The Spanish Chemical Industry Federation (FEIQUE), in co-operation with the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, set up a national ICE scheme called CERET. The National Spanish ICE centre, located in the Ministry of the Interior in Madrid, became fully operational in 1999. The centre maintains a 24-hour service to competent authorities by providing relevant information on chemicals including information on more than 3.000 Safety Data Sheets. Under the CERET scheme, the 66 participating companies and 93 sites provide the national ICE centre CERET information in case of accident of transport Dangerous Goods.

In the event of an accident, the national ICE centre can request further assistance from a participating company, depending on the product(s) involved.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

The maritime transport accident was not covered by CERET In the Spanish National Scheme, as a consequence of this in July 2006 FEIQUE and SASEMAR (Spanish Authority for rescue and marine accidents) establish the Spanish Centre of Response in case of accident involving Dangerous Goods in Marine Emergencies (CEREMMP-SASEMAR). This agreement means the extension of the principle of collaboration with Competent Authorities in case of accident to the maritime transport of Dangerous Goods in territorial Spanish waters. Despite of this CERET continues as the single ICE Spanish Centre.

Further information is available from FEIQUE (J Soriano) - Tel 34-(0)91-4317964 - Fax 34-(0)91-5763381 - Email: jsm@feique.org

The national ICE scheme is called Kemiakuten ("Chemical Emergency Service"). There is a formal agreement between the Swedish Plastics and Chemical Federation (Plast- & Kemiföretagen) and the Swedish Poison Information Centre (GIC) in Stockholm whereby the Centre can be contacted in the event of a chemical accident.

Kemiakuten provides only Level 1 assistance. Information and advice are based on detailed knowledge of the health hazards of chemical products and appropriate first aid measures. GIC has more than 40 years' experience of providing such advice and chemical companies regularly supply GIC with updated information on their products.

Advice on fire, explosions and other incidents is the responsibility of the emergency authorities. GIC therefore refers these matters immediately to the officer on duty at the Swedish National Rescue Services Agency. It may also be necessary to question industry experts on any possible environmental impact. Plast-& Kemiföretagen provides the centre with the names of experts in the participating chemical companies who can be contacted if necessary.

GIC also acts as national ICE centre.

In addition to Kemiakuten, there is a parallell scheme where six companies can provide assistance in all levels 1, 2 and 3 for a number of certain very dangerous chemicals. The assistance is granted via a cooperation agreement between the participating companies and the Swedish Rescue Services Agency, and exercises are held annually.

Further information is available from Plast-& Kemiföretagen (G Lundqvist) Tel 46-(0)8-7838143 - Fax 46-(0)8-6636323
Email: greger.lundqvist@plastkemiforetagen.se
Website: www.plastkemiforetagen.se

The national ICE scheme is called Chemiefachberatung. The Swiss Society of Chemical Industries (SGCI Chemie Pharma Schweiz) provides the fire brigades with a list of experts in 35 companies who can be contacted for advice on health and environmental matters in the event of a chemical transport accident.

All three levels of assistance are provided.

The Emergency Department of the chemical company, Novartis (Basel), assumes the role of national ICE centre for contacts with national ICE centres in other countries.

Further information is available from SGCI Chemie Pharma Schweiz (E Sigrist) - Tel 41-(0)44-3681742 - Fax 41-(0)44-3681743 - Email: erwin.sigrist@sgci.ch

The national ICE scheme is called CHEMSAFE. UK transport legislation requires a 24-hour emergency response / specialist advice telephone number to be displayed on vehicles carrying dangerous goods in bulk.

The provision of Level 1 response (either through in-house resources or by using a third party) is mandatory for all members of the UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA). Companies are also required to provide SDS information on all their products to the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) at Culham, Oxfordshire, which assumes the role of national ICE centre. 170 companies currently provide this level of response.

Level 2 response is provided either by the product owner or by around 30 industry operational sites/centres across the country. These constitute a round-the-clock mutual assistance network for other CIA members.

Level 3 response is normally arranged through the contract haulier or, should a spillage have occurred, by companies specialised in the disposal of chemical waste.

Further information is available from CIA (C Albersammer) - Tel 00442078343399 – Fax 00442078348586 – E-mail albersammer@cia.org.uk