Chapter 7, Article 28 · Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/704

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Article 28Exercises programme#

1.The exercises programme shall consist of:

(a)modules table-top and field exercises;

(b)full-scale exercises;

(c)other types of exercises, based on identified needs.

Those exercises may be conducted outside the Union.

2.The exercise programme shall in particular aim at:

(a)enhancing the level of preparedness of civil protection and disaster management systems;

(b)ensuring the effective and rapid response of Member States to disasters, in particular with regard to experts, teams and other assets provided in assistance interventions under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism;

(c)verifying and improving the quality requirements for deployments under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in order to enhance the coordination of civil protection assistance;

(d)enhancing cooperation between the civil protection and other relevant services of Member States and the Commission including in the conduct of cross-border exercises referred to in Article 20(2) of Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note;

(e)identifying and sharing lessons learnt;

(f)testing the implementation of lessons learnt.

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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;