ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV Non-exhaustive list of alert and Information Systems at union level to be progressively linked with EWRS This Annex lists rapid alert and information systems which are currently in place at Union level or under the Euratom Treaty and which may be relevant for receiving alerts of and information on events which are or may pose a serious cross border threat to health: — Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS), to register and document the situation of important infectious animal diseases; — Commission's cross sectoral warning system (ARGUS), a Commission internal Rapid Alert System allowing all Commission Directorate-Generals to share key information in the event of an emergency/crisis and to enable internal coordination; — Common Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS), for civil protection and marine pollution accidents; — European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange (ECURIE), to notify counter-measures to protect against the effects of a radiological or nuclear accident; — Major Accident Reporting System (EMARS), to facilitate the exchange of lessons learned from accidents and near misses involving dangerous substances in order to improve chemical accident prevention and mitigation of potential consequences; — European Notification System for Plant Health Interceptions (EUROPHYT), dealing with interceptions for plant health reasons of consignments of plants and plant products imported into the Union or being traded within the Union; — Rapid Alert for Blood and Blood Components (RAB), for the exchange of information to prevent or contain cross-border incidents linked to blood transfusions; — Rapid Alert System for Non-food Dangerous Products (RAPEX), for the exchange of information on products posing a risk to health and safety of consumers; — Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) platform, for the notification of risks to human health deriving from food or feed; — Rapid Alert for Tissues and Cells (RATC) platform for the exchange of information and measures related to human tissues or cells transferred across borders for patients; — European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction (Reitox), to collect and report information on the drug phenomenon across Europe.