Chapter 4, Article 13 · Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/704

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Article 13Requirements for modules, other response capacities and TAST#

1.Modules and TAST shall comply with the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex II.

2.Member States shall ensure that:

(a)modules and other response capacities, except relief items, can operate with other modules and other response capacities, with the exception of relief items;

(b)TAST can operate with other TAST and with relevant actors on the ground;

(c)components of a module can operate together as one module;

(d)components of a TAST can operate together as one TAST;

(e)modules, other response capacities, with the exception of relief items, and TAST can operate with international disaster response capacities supporting the affected country;

(f)team leaders and deputy team leaders and liaison officers of modules, other response capacities, except relief items, and TAST participate in appropriate training courses and exercises organised by the Commission, as set out in Chapter 7.

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civil protection assistance
means experts, modules, other response capacities or technical assistance and support teams intended for civil protection, together with their equipment and in-kind assistance, including relief materials or supplies needed to mitigate the immediate consequences of a disaster;
European Union Civil Protection Team
(‘EUCP Team’) means a team composed of experts and, when necessary, a TAST, that is selected and deployed by the ERCC under terms of reference related to a request for prevention or preparedness expertise or an emergency response in the context of an ongoing request for assistance;
operational lifespan
means the total period of time during which a capacity can technically perform its function in accordance with its quality requirements, taking into consideration its components;
other response capacity
means either a self-sufficient, autonomous, deployable and predefined task-driven and needs-driven arrangement of Member States’ capabilities or a mobile operational team of the Member States.
pre-committed response capacity to the ECPP
means a response capacity offered by a Member State for registration in the ECPP for which the Commission has formally notified the offering Member State that the certification has been completed.
requestor of assistance
means a Member State or third country affected by a disaster or imminent disaster or expecting to be affected by an imminent disaster, the United Nations and its agencies and other relevant international organisations listed in Annex VI;
technical assistance and support team
(‘TAST’) means the human and material resources assigned by one or more Member States to fulfil logistical and support tasks;