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

1. 1.

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

2. 2.

   the establishment of a monitoring and information centre;

3. 3.

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

4. 4.

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

5. 5.

   establishment of a training programme;

6. 6.

   interventions inside and outside the Community.

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

1. (a)

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

2. (b)

   ‘third countries’ means countries not participating in the mechanismF1;

3. (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;

4. (d)

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