Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply:

(a)

‘disaster’ means any situation which has or may have a severe impact on people, the environment or property, including cultural heritage;

(b)

‘terrorist attack’ means a terrorist offence as defined in Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA(1);

(c)

‘crisis’ means a disaster or terrorist attack of such a wide-ranging impact or political significance that it requires timely policy coordination and response at Union political level;

(d)

‘response’ means any action taken in the event of a disaster or a terrorist attack to address its immediate adverse consequences.

(1)

Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 3).