civil protection assistancemeans 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 lifespanmeans 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 capacitymeans 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 ECPPmeans 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 assistancemeans 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;