Chapter 5, Article 19 · Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/704

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Article 19Commitment to the ECPP of capacities that receive Union funding for adaptation costs#

1.Member States receiving Union financial support for adaptation costs of capacities in accordance with Article 21(2), point (c), of Decision No 1313/2013/EU shall commit these capacities to the ECPP for the following minimum periods:

(a)3 years for capacities receiving up to EUR 300000 of Union financial support;

(b)5 years for capacities receiving from EUR 300001 up to EUR 1000000 of Union financial support;

(d)10 years for capacities receiving more than EUR 2000000 of Union financial support.

2.Where the operational lifespan of a capacity is shorter than the minimum period referred to in paragraph 1, the minimum period shall be the length of the operational lifespan.

3.The Commission may agree, via the ERCC, to waive the minimum period referred to in paragraph 1 in relation to a specific capacity where this is duly justified by a Member State receiving the Union financial support.

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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;