CHAPTER II

RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Article 3b
1
The following elements of self-sufficiency shall apply to the individual civil protection modules as specified in Annex II:
a
appropriate shelter for the prevailing weather;
b
power generation and lighting covering the consumption of the base of operation and of the equipment required to fulfil the mission;
c
sanitation and hygiene facilities destined for the personnel of the module;
d
availability of food and water for the personnel of the module;
e
medical or paramedical staff, facilities and supplies for the personnel of the module;
f
equipment storage and maintenance of the equipment of the module;
g
equipment for the communication with the relevant partners, notably those in charge of the coordination on site;
h
local transportation;
i
logistics, equipment and staff enabling the setting-up of a base of operations and the beginning of the mission without delay upon arrival on site.
2
Compliance with the self-sufficiency requirements shall be guaranteed by the offering Member State by any of the following:
a
including in the civil protection module the necessary staff, equipments and consumables;
b
making the necessary arrangements on the site of operations;
c
making the necessary prearrangements to combine a non self-sufficient intervention team with a technical assistance support team in order to comply with the requirements referred to in Article 3c prior to the provision of information on the civil protection module concerned in accordance with Article 3(1).
3
The period for which self-sufficiency must be guaranteed at the onset of the mission may not be shorter than either of the following:
a
96 hours;
b
the periods laid down in Annex II for specific civil protection modules.
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).