# FEHRL

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The '''Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories''' ('''FEHRL''') was created in 1989 as an international organisation. In 2000, it became an ''association international sans but lucratif'' (AiSBL) or [International association without lucrative purpose](/source/International_association_without_lucrative_purpose).<ref>[http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2008/06/10/08085024.pdf Belgium Government 2008]</ref>

It currently includes 30 members from European countries as well as international affiliates from South Africa, Australia and Israel.

In French,  the organisation is/was known as ''Forum des Laboratoires nationaux Europeens de Recherche Routiere'' (FLERR).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/fr/industrie-entreprise|title=Industrie &#124; entreprises.gouv.fr|website=www.entreprises.gouv.fr|date=25 March 2024|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=22 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522171235/https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/fr/industrie-entreprise|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/FLERR|title=FLERR|via=The Free Dictionary}}</ref>

== Purpose ==
{{More citations needed|date=August 2025}}
Through research collaboration, the statutory objectives of FEHRL are:

* To provide scientific input to Europe and national government policy on highway engineering and road transport matters. 
* To create and maintain an efficient and safe road network in Europe. 
* To increase innovation in European road construction and road-using industries. 
* To improve the energy efficiency of highway engineering and operations 
* To protect the environment and improve quality of life.

==Events==
FEHRL holds an infrastructure research meeting every two years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldhighways.com/feature/fehrl-holds-successful-infrastructure-research-event-brussels|title=FEHRL holds successful infrastructure research event in Brussels|date=June 2025 }}</ref>

== Membership ==
Members are national institutes nominated by their respective national road administration or ministry{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}.  Full members are from European countries according to the [United Nations geoscheme for Europe](/source/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Europe) classification or candidates for European Union membership. Associates come from non-European countries with S&T agreements with the EU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation_en|title=Research and innovation|website=European Commission - European Commission}}</ref> FEHRL National Groups are created in several countries to widen the cooperation with academia and other organisations<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nra.ie/Research/InternationalInvolvement/ |title=International Involvement|access-date=2013-01-04|publisher=National Roads Authority (Ireland)  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217211759/http://www.nra.ie/Research/InternationalInvolvement/ |archive-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vud.sk/projects/expertiscoop_en.html |title=Expert cooperation |access-date=2013-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125748/http://www.vud.sk/projects/expertiscoop_en.html|publisher=VUD |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Current membership is;
* [ANAS](/source/ANAS), Italy 
* AIT, Austria 
* [BASt](/source/%3Ade%3ABundesanstalt_f%C3%BCr_Stra%C3%9Fenwesen), Germany 
* BRRC, Belgium 
* CDV, Czech Republic 
* [CEDEX](/source/Centro_de_Estudios_y_Experimentaci%C3%B3n_de_Obras_P%C3%BAblicas), Spain 
* CESTRIN, Romania 
* CIRTNENS, Bulgaria 
* DRD, Denmark 
* IBDiM, Poland 
* [ICERA](/source/Vegager%C3%B0in), Iceland 
* [IFSTTAR](/source/IFSTTAR), France 
* FCEZG, Croatia 
* IP, Serbia  
* KEDE, Greece 
* KTI, Hungary 
* LVCELI, Latvia 
* [EPFL](/source/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_de_Lausanne), Switzerland 
* [LNEC](/source/Laborat%C3%B3rio_Nacional_de_Engenharia_Civil), Portugal 
* RRI, Lithuania 
* PCH, Luxemburg 
* [NPRA](/source/Norwegian_Public_Roads_Administration), Norway 
* NRA, Ireland 
* [RWS](/source/Rijkswaterstaat), Netherlands 
* TECER, Estonia 
* [TRL](/source/TRL_Limited), UK 
* VTI, Sweden 
* VUD, Slovakia 
* ZAG, Slovenia      
* DerzhdorNDI, Ukraine 
  
 
Associates are;
* ARRB, Australia 
* [CSIR](/source/Council_for_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research%2C_South_Africa), South Africa    
* [INRC](/source/National_Roads_Company_of_Israel), Israel 

Former associates are;
* [Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration), United States<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=These are the 66 global organizations the Trump administration is leaving |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-global-organizations-un-daaa4c9f459d7a492536a1a4e3b7697c |access-date=2026-01-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.fehrl.org/}}

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