CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
This Decision establishes rules implementing Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom, as regards...
Article 2
For the purpose of this Decision the following definitions shall...
CHAPTER II
RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Article 3
(1) The participating States shall provide the Commission with the...
Article 3a
(1) Subject to the development of additional modules, civil protection...
Article 3b
(1) The following elements of self-sufficiency shall apply to the...
Article 3c
The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure...
CHAPTER III
MONITORING AND INFORMATION CENTRE
Article 4
A monitoring and information centre accessible and able to react...
Article 5
The day-to-day duties of the Monitoring and Information Centre shall...
Article 6
In the event of a major emergency, the Monitoring and...
CHAPTER IV
COMMON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
Article 7
A common emergency communication and information system (CECIS) is hereby...
Article 8
The CECIS shall consist of the following three components: a...
Article 9
(1) The CECIS shall be set up and operate in...
Article 10
The handling of documents, databases, and information systems classified up...
Article 11
(1) The participating States shall submit to the Commission the...
Article 12
A user group consisting of representatives nominated by the participating...
Article 13
(1) A global implementation plan (GIP) for the implementation of...
CHAPTER V
ASSESSMENT AND/OR COORDINATION TEAMS, INCLUDING CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF EXPERTS
Article 14
The participating States shall provide and regularly update their information...
Article 15
The experts shall be classified in the following categories: technical...
Article 16
(1) The technical experts shall be able to provide advice...
Article 17
The information on the experts shall be compiled by the...
Article 18
The experts shall, where necessary, follow the training programme set...
Article 19
In the event of a request for assistance, the participating...
Article 20
(1) The Monitoring and Information Centre shall be capable of...
CHAPTER VI
TRAINING PROGRAMME
Article 21
(1) A training programme covering civil protection assistance interventions is...
Article 22
The target groups of the training programme shall be: participating...
Article 23
The general and specific courses shall be aimed at the...
Article 24
The exercises shall, in particular with regard to the target...
Article 25
The exchange system shall include the exchange of experts between...
Article 26
Where appropriate, additional training opportunities to meet identified needs for...
Article 27
(1) The Commission shall ensure coherence of the level of...
CHAPTER VII
INTERVENTIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY
Article 28
Alert phase
Article 29
Requests for assistance
Article 30
Direction of interventions
Article 31
Interventions in third countries
Article 32
Expert missions
Article 33
Operational disengagement
Article 34
Reporting and lessons learnt
Article 35
Costs
Article 36
Compensation for damage
Article 37
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
ANNEX II
General requirements for European civil protection modules
1. High capacity pumping Tasks Provide pumping: in flooded areas,...
2. Water purification Tasks Provide drinkable water, from surface water...
3. Medium urban search and rescue Live casualty. Basic capacity,...
4. Heavy urban search and rescue Live casualty. Basic capacity,...
5. Aerial forest firefighting module using helicopters Tasks Contribute to...
6. Aerial forest firefighting module using airplanes Tasks Contribute to...
7. Advanced medical post Tasks Perform patient profiling (triage) on...
8. Advanced medical post with surgery Tasks Perform patient profiling...
9. Field hospital Tasks Provide initial and/or follow-up trauma and...
10. Medical aerial evacuation of disaster victims Tasks Transport disaster...
11. Emergency temporary shelter Tasks Provide emergency temporary shelter, including...
12. Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection and sampling (CBRN)...
13. Search and rescue in CBRN conditions Tasks Special search...
14. Ground forest firefighting Tasks To contribute to the extinction...
15. Ground forest firefighting using vehicles Tasks To contribute to...
16. Flood containment Tasks Reinforce existing structures and build new...
17. Flood rescue using boats Tasks Water search and rescue...
ANNEX III
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)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom of 23 October 2001 establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions , and in particular Article 8(2)(a) to (e) and (g) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Community mechanism established by Decision 2001/792/EC, hereinafter referred to as ‘the mechanism’, is intended to provide support in the event of major emergencies which may require urgent response action, including emergencies occurring within the context of crisis management referred to in Title V of the Treaty on European Union. In the event of the latter the Joint Declaration by the Council and the Commission on the use of the Community civil protection mechanism in crisis management referred to in Title V of the Treaty on European Union will be taken into account.
(2)
The mechanism is intended to help ensure better protection primarily of people, but also of the environment and property, in the event of a major emergency, including accidental marine pollution, as provided for in Decision No 2850/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2000 setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution .
(3)
Participation in the Community mechanism is open to Member States, but should also be open to Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein in the light of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 135/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms . With regard to the candidate countries, participation should be open to those countries having signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commission.
(4)
A procedure for the provision of up-to-date information on the resources available in the States participating in the mechanism for different types of interventions should be established, in order to facilitate, in the event of emergency, the mobilisation of intervention teams, experts and other resources and to ensure a better use of those resources.
(5)
A monitoring and information centre should be established which should be accessible and able to react immediately 24 hours a day in order to serve the States participating in the mechanism and the Commission.
(6)
The monitoring and information centre is an essential element of the mechanism because it ensures uninterrupted links with the civil protection operational contact points of the States participating in the mechanism. The monitoring and information centre should, in case of emergency, provide immediate access to essential information on experts, intervention teams and other intervention support available.
(7)
A common emergency communication and information system (CECIS) should be established in order to enable communication and sharing information between the monitoring and information centre and the designated contact points.
(8)
The CECIS is an essential element of the mechanism because it should guarantee the authenticity, integrity and confidentiality of information exchanged among the States participating in the mechanism under routine conditions as well as in emergencies.
(9)
The CECIS should be set up on the basis of a global implementation plan (GIP) as part of the PROCIV-NET project conducted and financed in the context of a programme for the interchange of data between administrations, the IDA programme as provided for in Decision No 1719/1999/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 July 1999 on a series of guidelines, including the identification of projects of common interest, for trans-European networks for the electronic interchange of data between administrations (IDA) , as last amended by Decision No 2046/2002/EC , and Decision No 1720/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 adopting a series of actions and measures in order to ensure interoperability of and access to trans-European networks for the electronic interchange of data between administrations (IDA) , as last amended by Decision No 2045/2002/EC .
(10)
The availability of experts capable of organising and coordinating intervention teams represents an important element of the Community mechanism. In order to enable an efficient selection of the experts required, it is essential to agree on common selection criteria
(11)
The tasks of the experts should be defined and the procedure for dispatching them should be determined.
(12)
A training programme should be set up, with a view to improving the coordination of civil protection assistance interventions by ensuring compatibility and complementarity between the intervention teams and by improving the competence of experts. The programme should include joint courses and exercises and an exchange system, combined with lectures, case studies, working groups, simulations, and practical exercises, appropriate to the content of each action. The setting up of such a training programme is also in the spirit of Council Resolution 2002/C 43/01 of 28 January on reinforcing cooperation in the field of civil protection training .
(13)
In the framework of the Community mechanism, the definition of clear intervention rules is important to ensure efficient assistance in case of emergency.
(14)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 4(1) of Council Decision 1999/847/EC ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 297, 15.11.2001, p. 7.
OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 1.
OJ L 336, 12.12.2002, p. 36.
OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 1.
OJ L 316, 20.11.2002, p. 4.
OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 9.
OJ L 316, 20.11.2002, p. 1.
OJ C 43, 16.2.2002, p. 1.
OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 53.