The exercises shall, in particular with regard to the target group set out in Article 22(a), aim at:

1. (a)

   improving the response capacity and providing the necessary practice of the teams meeting the criteria for participation in civil protection assistance interventions;

2. (b)

   improving and verifying the procedures and establishing a common language for the coordination of civil protection assistance interventions and reducing the response time in major emergencies;

3. (c)

   enhancing operational cooperation between the civil protection services of the participating States;

4. (d)

   sharing lessons learnedF1;

5. (e)

   F2enhancing the interoperability of civil protection modules.