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The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission under the responsibility of Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science. Its Board of Governors assists and advices the Director General on matters relating to the role and the scientific, technical and financial management of the JRC.

 

The Directorate-General is located in Brussels. The JRC has seven research institutes located in five different Member States: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

Visit the JRC corporate web site where you will find a number of publications with general information about the JRC

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The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.