1978
The triggering factor
The decision to create Cedre was made at the Cabinet meeting on 5th July 1978, based on the observation, during the Amoco Cadiz oil spill (16th March 1978), that the lessons learnt from the Torrey Canyon spill (1967) had been forgotten. Furthermore, the national marine pollution response system (POLMAR) lacked an organisation dedicated to experimentation, capitalisation of acquired experience and operational advisory services.