The European Paralympic Committee is an organization based in Rome

Rome

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Italy

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Europe

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National Paralympic Committee

National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...

s, the European branches of four disability-specific International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled and one Independent Paralympic Sports Federation.

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee

International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...

 (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.

Nation	Code	National Paralympic Committee National Paralympic Committee National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...	Created	Ref.
Albania	ALB	Albanian National Paralympic Committee
Andorra	AND	Committee Paralimpic Andorra
Armenia	ARM	Armenian National Paralympic Committee
Austria	AUT	Austrian Paralympic Committee Austrian Paralympic Committee The Austrian Paralympic Committee was founded in 1998 with the objective to enable qualified athletes to compete at the Paralympics...
Azerbaijan	AZE	National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Belarus	BLR	Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium	BEL	Belgian Paralympic Committee
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BIH	Paralympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Kingdom of Bulgaria	BUL	Bulgarian Paralympic Association
Independent State of Croatia	CRO	Croatian Paralympic Committee
Cyprus	CYP	Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
Czech Republic	CZE	Czech Paralympic Committee
Denmark	DEN	Paralympic Committee Denmark
Estonia	EST	Estonian Paralympic Committee Estonian Paralympic Committee Estonian Paralympic Committee was founded on April, 1991....
Faroe Islands	FRO	Itrottasamband Fyri Brekad - Faroese Paralympic Committee
Finland	FIN	Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee .The...
Early Modern France	FRA	French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Georgia (country)	GEO	Georgian Paralympic Committee
Germany	GER	National Paralympic Committee Germany National Paralympic Committee Germany National Paralympic Committee Germany is responsible for Germany's participation in the Paralympic Games.The DBS represents rehabilitation sports, popular sports, and professional sports....
United Kingdom	GBR	British Paralympic Association British Paralympic Association The British Paralympic Association is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games.-Structure:* President: Tim Reddish, OBE* Chairman: Tim Reddish, OBE* Vice Chairman: Ann Cutcliffe-External links:*...	1989
Greece	GRE	Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Hungary	HUN	Hungarian Paralympic Committee
Iceland	ISL	Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled
Republic of Ireland	IRL	Paralympic Council of Ireland
Israel	ISR	Israel Paralympic Committee
Italy	ITA	Italian Paralympic Committee
Latvia	LAT	Latvian Paralympic Committee Latvian Paralympic Committee The Latvian Paralympic Committee is responsible for Latvia's participation in the Paralympic Games....
Liechtenstein	LIE	Liechtensteiner Behinderten Verband
Lithuania	LTU	Lithuanian Paralympic Committee Lithuanian Paralympic Committee Lithuanian Paralympic Committee was founded on 1990 and recognized after one year.- Presidents :* Jonas Mačiukevičius – 1990-1992* Vytautas Kvietkauskas – 1992-2005* Vytautas Girnius – 2005–2009...
Luxembourg	LUX	Luxembourg Paralympic Committee
Republic of Macedonia	MKD	Macedonian Paralympic Committee - Federation for Sport and Recreation for Disabled of Macedonia
Malta	MLT	Malta Federation of Sports Associations For Disabled Persons
Moldova	MDA	Paralympic Committee of Moldova
Kingdom of Montenegro	MNE	National Paralympic Committee of Montenegro
Netherlands	NED	National Paralympic Committee of the Netherlands
Norway	NOR	Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...
Poland	POL	Polish Paralympic Committee
Portugal	POR	Portugal Paralympic Committee
Kingdom of Romania	ROU	Romanian Sport Federation for Disabled People
Russia	RUS	Paralympic Committee of Russia
Serbia	SRB	Paralympic Committee of Serbia
Slovakia	SVK	Slovak Paralympic Committee
Slovenia	SLO	Paralympic Committee of Slovenia - Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
Spain	ESP	Spanish Paralympic Committee
Sweden	SWE	Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee The Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee is the umbrella organization for disability sports in Sweden....
Switzerland	SUI	Swiss Paralympic Committee
Turkey	TUR	Turkish Paralympic Committee Turkish Paralympic Committee Turkish Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee representing Turkey. It was founded in 2002....
Ukraine	UKR	National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine

External links

• European Paralympic Committee - official Website