CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
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
For the purpose of this Decision the following definitions shall apply:
1. ‘participating States’ means the Member States, the candidate countries having signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commission, and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein;
2. ‘third countries’ means countries not participating in the mechanism;
3. ‘
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. ‘
technical assistance support teams
’
means the human and material resources set-up by the Member States to fulfil support tasks.
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).
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).