Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/461 of 15 March 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570 as regards rescEU transport and logistics capacities (notified under document C(2022)1685) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/461
• Articles: 3

Article 1 Eligible costs of rescEU medical aerial evacuation, emergency medical team type 2 and type 3, medical stockpiling, CBRN decontamination, CBRN stockpiling, temporary shelter and transport and logistics capacities

Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570 is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

(i)

the sixth indent is replaced by the following:

‘-

shelter capacities,’;

(ii)

the following seventh indent is added:

‘-

transport and logistics capacities.’;

(b)

paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(i)

point (i) is replaced by the following:

‘(i)

temporary shelter capacities;’;

(ii)

the following point (j) is added:

‘(j)

transport and logistics capacity.’

(2)

Article 3a is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3a

Eligible costs of rescEU medical aerial evacuation, emergency medical team type 2 and type 3, medical stockpiling, CBRN decontamination, CBRN stockpiling, temporary shelter and transport and logistics capacities

All cost categories referred to in Annex Ia to Decision No 1313/2013/EU shall be taken into account when calculating the total eligible cost of rescEU capacities.’

(3)

In Article 3e, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:

‘3.   rescEU capacities referred to in points (c) to (j) of Article 2(2) shall be established with the objective of managing low probability risks with a high impact.

4.   Where rescEU capacities referred to in points (c) to (j) of Article 2(2) are deployed under the Union Mechanism, Union financial assistance shall cover 100 % of the operational costs, pursuant to Article 23(4b) of Decision No 1313/2013/EU.’

(4)

The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

In the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570, the following Section 10 is added:

‘10.

Transport and Logistics Capacity

Tasks

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Provide transport and related logistics services for persons, including patients and teams involved in response operations, material, or equipment, or a combination of the aforementioned.

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The tasks described under sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 may be included.

Capacities

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For airplanes, the ability to transport at least 35 persons or to transport at least 7 tonnes of material, or both.

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Ability to operate day and night.

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Ability to ensure relevant logistical support functions (such as loading/unloading of material).

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Ability to perform, where necessary, in operationally challenging circumstances  ( 1 ) .

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Ability to perform, where necessary, the transport and logistical handling of special goods  ( 2 ) according to relevant international standards.

Main components

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Crew adapted to the performed tasks and the timeframe of the operations.

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Technical staff adequately equipped and trained to perform the different tasks defined above.

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Adequate communication equipment (such as air-to-air and air-to-ground communication for aerial capacities).

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Integrated module for logistics operations, such as loading/unloading operations.

Self-sufficiency

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Storage and maintenance of the different equipment of the capacity.

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Equipment for communication with relevant partners, notably those in charge of the coordination on site.

Deployment

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Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer.

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For airplanes, ability to perform a flight of minimum 2 000 nautical miles (3 700  km) at 5 tonnes payload without refuelling.

( 1 )   For aerial capacities, such circumstances may encompass circumstances in which runways for taking-off or landing are not available, or they are short or damaged.

( 2 )   Such as dangerous goods, medical supplies, cold-chain logistics to transport vaccines, etc.’