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Establishment of Public Utility (EPU) on May 29, 1957, approved by Royal Decree of July 23, 1957. By Royal Decree of October 16, 1991 the non nuclear activities were transferred to VITO (the Flemish Institute for Technological Research).</p> <p>The legal status of SCK CEN, with some modifications, was confirmed in a Royal Decree of October 16, 1991 (Belgian Official Gazette November 22, 1991). As a result of the law of May 2, 2002 (Belgian Official Gazette December 11, 2002), the legal designation has been modified in “Foundation of Public Utility” (FPU) and on the basis of this law, the new Statutes have been approved by the Board. These new Statutes were approved by the King and published in the annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette from March 27, 2006.</p> <p>SCK CEN carries the enterprise number 0406.568.867 (Crossroads Bank of Enterprises (CBE). You can consult the Statutes via <a href="http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv/tsvn.htm">http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv/tsvn.htm</a> (enterprisenumber/research/list).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-auto ml-auto d-none d-lg-block pr-4"><svg width="210" height="427" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true"><g transform="translate(-120)" fill="#F2F6F9" fill-rule="evenodd"><circle cx="318" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="132" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="74" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="74" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="74" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="194" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="136" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="163" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="198" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="198" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="229" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="260" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="291" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="291" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="322" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="322" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="415" r="12"/><circle cx="194" cy="291" r="12"/><circle cx="194" cy="229" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="353" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="384" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="12" r="12"/></g></svg></div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3><strong>Owners, shareholders and operating means</strong></h3> <p>According to its articles of foundation, SCK CEN is the owner of its assets, built up by its activities or acquired by funding from the public authorities, there are no shareholders. The operational means comprise an annual grant for operations and investments provided on the federal budget and income resulting from contract research and services.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3><strong>Board of Governors & Scientific Advisory Committee</strong></h3> <p>SCK CEN is governed by an independent <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8f68bfe2-706c-44f4-8768-59b0214308e1" href="/en/about-sck-cen/structure-and-management" title="Structure and management">Board of Governors</a>, appointed on the proposal of the Minister of Energy after advice of the federal government. The Minister of Energy has a right of veto on any decisions of the Board of Governors.</p> <p>Since 1987, a scientific advisory structure, including an International <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8f68bfe2-706c-44f4-8768-59b0214308e1" href="/en/about-sck-cen/structure-and-management" title="Structure and management">Scientific Advisory Committee</a>, was set up to advice the Board on the long-term scientific strategy of SCK CEN.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3><strong>Statutory objectives</strong></h3> <p>SCK CEN has the assignment to maintain a centre of excellence on nuclear energy and ionizing radiations. Therefore the research centre will:</p> <ul> <li>Give priority to research related to safety, radioactive waste management, protection of man and environment, management of fissile and other strategic materials and social implications as part of the pursuit of sustainable development.</li> <li>Develop, gather and spread the necessary knowledge through training and communication.</li> <li>Perform all services that are asked for in the domain in question, especially by the nuclear industry, the medical sector and the government.</li> <li>Make the necessary pluridisciplinary scientific contacts concerning the energy problem.</li> </ul> <p>Within the framework of its objectives, the research centre will, among other things, carry out the following activities:</p> <ul> <li>Gather, keep up to date and spread the scientific, technical, technological and socially relevant documentation, acting as a centre of knowledge.</li> <li>Organise the internal and external training on the various nuclear sciences, techniques and technologies, as well as promote the knowledge of them among the population.</li> <li>Exploit its technical and personnel potential to the best of its ability, without interrupting the normal completion of the activities defined in article 3, 1° and this in co-ordination with the other existing nuclear institutions and industries.</li> <li>Carry out activities of supervision, control and maintenance, as well as give technical, scientific and strategic advice.</li> </ul> <p>In order to achieve its aim, the research centre can take all interests in associations, syndicates and partnerships and perform all financial, movable and immovable actions, call for tenders and perform all actions that are directly or indirectly connected to this aim or allow promoting its realisation.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-auto ml-auto d-none d-lg-block pr-4"><svg width="210" height="427" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true"><g transform="translate(-120)" fill="#F2F6F9" fill-rule="evenodd"><circle cx="318" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="132" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="43" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="74" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="74" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="74" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="194" cy="105" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="136" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="163" cy="167" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="198" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="198" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="229" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="260" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="291" r="12"/><circle cx="287" cy="291" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="322" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="322" r="12"/><circle cx="225" cy="415" r="12"/><circle cx="194" cy="291" r="12"/><circle cx="194" cy="229" r="12"/><circle cx="256" cy="353" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="384" r="12"/><circle cx="318" cy="12" r="12"/></g></svg></div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3><strong>Personnel structure</strong></h3> <p>Personnel is hired with a contract of employment, for a well-defined function. Employment is protected by a collective agreement excluding dismissal for economic reasons. A number of researchers are hired with a fixed term contract. This is mainly the case for PhD's and assignments during the execution of specific services or contracts. As from 1992 the status of Aspirant Scientific Collaborator -ASC- has been created to allow selected candidates to obtain a PhD or a postgraduate degree during a four-year employment at SCK CEN.</p> <p>Presently, the global SCK CEN work force amounts to about 800 employees.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3><strong>Accountancy structure</strong></h3> <p>SCK CEN, as a foundation of public utility, is subject to the Law of July 17, 1975 on the accounting and annual accounts of the companies.</p> <p>According to the analytical accounting, the costs and revenues are followed up horizontally (per programme, per project, …) and also vertically (per division, per department, …) in order to meet the requirements of internal reporting on the one hand and of public authorities on the other hand.</p> <p>SCK CEN is subject to specific control by the commissioner-auditor, by the government commissioner(s), by the Accounting Inspection of the Federal Public Office for Economy, Small- and Medium-sized Companies, Self-employed and Energy and by the Belgian State Audit Office.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3><strong>Contacts</strong></h3> <p><strong>Chairman of the Board of Governors</strong>: Derrick-Philippe Gosselin<br><br> <strong>General Manager</strong>: Peter Baeten<br><br> <strong>Director Business Development & Support</strong>: Pascal De Langhe<br><br> <strong>Head of Legal Affairs</strong>: Stefan Tormans</p> <p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b7247da9-2c7b-4c2a-a93b-72da5f75d52c" href="/en/contact" title="Contact">Co-ordinates can be found here.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div 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Utility) </p> </div> </dd> </div> </div><div class="p-3"> <div class="row"><dt class="col-md-4 col-lg-3">Postal address </dt> <dd class="col mb-0"><div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <p>Boeretang 200<br><br> 2400 MOL<br><br> BELGIUM</p> </div> </dd> </div> </div><div class="p-3 bg-light"> <div class="row"><dt class="col-md-4 col-lg-3">VAT number</dt> <dd class="col mb-0"><div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <p>BE 0406.568.867</p> </div> </dd> </div> </div><div class="p-3"> <div class="row"><dt class="col-md-4 col-lg-3">Social security number</dt> <dd class="col mb-0"><div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <p>RSZ-ONSS 239 614 24</p> </div> </dd> </div> </div><div class="p-3 bg-light"> <div class="row"><dt class="col-md-4 col-lg-3">Registration number Crossroads Bank of Enterprises (CBE) </dt> <dd class="col mb-0"><div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <p>0406.568.867 </p> </div> </dd> </div> </div></dl></div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> 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BELGIUM</p> </div> </dd> </div> </div><div class="p-3"> <div class="row"><dt class="col-md-4 col-lg-3">Bank details BPOST</dt> <dd class="col mb-0"><div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <p>Account number: 679-0061914-28 <br><br> BIC code: PCHQBEBB<br><br> SWIFT code: PCHQBEBB  <br><br> IBAN code: IBAN BE37 6790 0619 1428 </p> </div> </dd> </div> </div></dl></div> </div> <div class="container mb-6"> <div class="row pl-lg-4"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="boxed"> <div class="content text-dark-if-needed"> <h3>Certificates & accreditations</h3> <p>The quality of our service provision is particularly important to us at SCK CEN. 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