1.In cases other than that referred to in Article 6, the participating State requesting transport support may request the Commission to contract a transport service to private or other entities in order to transport its civil protection assistance to the affected country.
2.Upon receipt of a request as referred to in Paragraph 1, the Commission shall immediately inform all the participating States of the request and shall inform the participating State requesting a transport service of any available transport solutions and their costs.
3.On the basis of the exchange of information referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 2, the participating State shall confirm in writing its request for a transport service and its commitment to reimburse the Commission according to the provisions of Article 10. The participating State shall indicate what percentage of the costs it will reimburse. That percentage shall not be less than 50 %.
4.The participating State shall immediately notify the Commission of any changes to the request for a transport service.