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.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
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.’
