note — acronym retained from the predecessor organization Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire
address — CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
telephone — [41] (22) 767 61 11
FAX — [41] (22) 767 65 55
established — 1 July 1953
effective — 29 September 1954
aim — to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
members — (19) Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
observers — (6) EC, Israel, Russia, Turkey, United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
Yugoslavia
European Space Agency (ESA)