Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1198 of 16 June 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570 as regards rescEU emergency energy supply capacities (notified under document C(2022) 4246) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1198
• 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, transport, logistics, CBRN detection, sampling, identification and monitoring, mobile laboratory capacities and emergency energy supply capacities

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

(1)

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, the following eighth indent is added:

‘—

emergency energy supply capacities.’;

(b)

in paragraph 2, the following point is added:

‘(m)

emergency energy supply capacities’;

(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, transport, logistics, CBRN detection, sampling, identification and monitoring, mobile laboratory capacities and emergency energy supply 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 Article 2(2), points (c) to (m), shall be established with the objective of managing low probability risks with a high impact.

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

(4)

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

Article 2 Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

In the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570, the following Section 13 is added:

‘13.

Emergency energy supply capacities

Tasks

Provide emergency backup power.

Provide staff to handle, assemble/disassemble, install/uninstall, operate and maintain the emergency energy supply capacity when required. Where a handover takes place, train the relevant personnel (local and/or international) before the pull out of the staff of the capacity.

Capacities

Emergency energy supply units to generate and/or provide emergency energy on site, if necessary in combination with other systems, such as batteries or solar panel systems capable of providing power for at least one month.

Main components

Power generators of various sizes to allow flexibility and scalability.

Adequate connectivity, synchronisation, monitoring and power transfer systems to enable connecting the capacity to the affected facilities as well as paralleling control of units.

Adequate number of spare parts and other consumables for the functioning of the capacity, such as batteries, energy harvesting equipment, connectivity and synchronising equipment, fuel, other types of apparatus and related services.

Adequate procedures to ensure emergency fuel supply for the functioning of the capacity.

Adequate procedures to transport, handle, assemble/disassemble, install/uninstall, operate and maintain the emergency energy supply capacity.

Lighting equipment for emergency lighting of the affected area as well as lightning protection systems.

Adequate storage facilities.

Appropriately trained personnel and assets to handle, assemble, install, operate and maintain the emergency energy supply capacity.

Self-sufficiency

Article 12(3), point (a), of Implementing Decision 2014/762/EU applies  ( 1 ) .

Deployment

Availability for departure of the technical team and deployable components maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer.

( 1 )   Self-sufficiency is to be guaranteed at least during the first 96 hours of deployment, including via adequate facilities and equipment to store fuel on-site.’