Registration of experts, modules, other response capacities and TAST
1. Member States shall register information on their experts, modules and other response capacities as referred to in Article 9(6) of Decision No 1313/2013/EU in the CECIS database. They shall also register their TASTs in that database.
2. The Commission shall monitor the accuracy of the information transmitted for registration.
3. The experts, modules, other response capacities and TAST pre-committed to the ECPP shall be registered in the CECIS database and identified as such.
4. Member States shall update the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 as necessary.
Composition of EUCP Teams, modules, other response capacities and TAST
1. EUCP Teams, modules, other response capacities and TAST may be composed of resources provided by one or more Member States.
2. Where a module, other response capacity or TAST is composed of more than one operational component, its deployment in an intervention may be limited to the components necessary for that intervention.
Self-sufficiency of modules and other response capacities
1. The following elements of self-sufficiency shall be required for each module, unless otherwise specified in the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex II, and for other response capacities, with the exception of relief items:
(a)
shelter appropriate for the prevailing weather;
(b)
fuel, power generation and lighting covering the consumption of the base of operation and of the equipment required to fulfil the mission;
(c)
sanitation and hygiene facilities for the personnel of the module;
(d)
food and water for the personnel of the module;
(e)
medical or paramedical staff, facilities and supplies for the personnel of the module;
(f)
storage and maintenance of the equipment of the module;
(g)
equipment for communication with the relevant partners, notably those in charge of the coordination on site;
(h)
local transportation, when necessary;
(i)
logistical support, equipment and staff to enable the setting-up of a base of operations and the beginning of the mission without delay upon arrival on site.
2. Compliance with the self-sufficiency requirements shall be guaranteed by the offering Member State in one or more of the following ways:
(a)
by including in the module or other response capacity the necessary staff, equipment and consumables;
(b)
by making the necessary arrangements on the site of operations;
(c)
by making the necessary pre-arrangements to combine a non-self-sufficient response capacity with a TAST in order to comply with the requirements referred to in Article 13 prior to the registration of the module concerned in accordance with Article 10(1).
3. The period for which self-sufficiency is to be guaranteed at the onset of the mission shall not be shorter than either of the following:
(a)
96 hours;
(b)
the periods laid down in Annex II.
Requirements for modules, other response capacities and TAST
1. Modules and TAST shall comply with the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex II.
2. Member States shall ensure that:
(a)
modules and other response capacities, except relief items, can operate with other modules and other response capacities, with the exception of relief items;
(b)
TAST can operate with other TAST and with relevant actors on the ground;
(c)
components of a module can operate together as one module;
(d)
components of a TAST can operate together as one TAST;
(e)
modules, other response capacities, with the exception of relief items, and TAST can operate with international disaster response capacities supporting the affected country;
(f)
team leaders and deputy team leaders and liaison officers of modules, other response capacities, except relief items, and TAST participate in appropriate training courses and exercises organised by the Commission, as set out in Chapter 7.
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