Commission Decision of 29 December 2003 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (notified under document number C(2003) 5185) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/277/EC, Euratom) (c. 277)

CHAPTER I U.K. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 U.K.

This Decision establishes rules implementing Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom, as regards the following:

1.

information on the relevant resources available for civil protection assistance intervention;

2.

the establishment of a monitoring and information centre;

3.

the establishment of a common emergency communication and information system, hereinafter referred to as ‘CECIS’;

4.

the assessment and/or coordination teams, including criteria for the selection of experts;

5.

establishment of a training programme;

6.

interventions inside and outside the Community.

Article 2 U.K.

For the purpose of this Decision the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘participating States’ means the Member States, the candidate countries having signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commission, and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein;

(b)

‘third countries’ means countries not participating in the mechanism[F1 ;]

(c)

[F2 ‘ intervention teams ’ means the human and material resources including civil protection modules (as referred to in Articles 3a, 3b and 3c) set-up by the Member States for civil protection interventions;

(d)

‘ technical assistance support teams ’ means the human and material resources set-up by the Member States to fulfil support tasks.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 2004/277/EC, Euratom as regards rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2007/779/EC, Euratom establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (notified under document number C(2007) 6464) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/73/EC, Euratom).

F2 Inserted by Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 2004/277/EC, Euratom as regards rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2007/779/EC, Euratom establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (notified under document number C(2007) 6464) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/73/EC, Euratom).