Capacity goals of the ECPP
1. The capacity goals of the ECPP shall be as set out in Annex III.
2. The Commission shall, in cooperation with Member States, assess the suitability of the capacity goals at least every second year and, if necessary, revise them on the basis of risks identified in national risk assessments or other appropriate national, Union or international sources of information.
3. Member States shall provide the Commission with relevant information on risks necessary for the assessment of the capacity goals in a timely manner.
Certification and registration procedure for ECPP capacities
1. The certification and registration procedure shall apply to modules, other response capacities and TAST in the ECPP, as set out in Annex V.
2. Certification of modules and TAST shall be subject to the fulfilment of the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex II.
3. When receiving an application for certification and registration to the ECPP, the Commission shall assess whether the module, other response capacity or TAST in question can be considered for inclusion in the ECPP, and shall communicate its conclusions to the relevant Member State without delay. In its assessment, the Commission shall consider, where necessary, the fulfilment of the capacity goals, the completeness of the information provided, the geographic proximity and participation of all Member States, and other relevant factors which it shall determine upfront.
4. After accepting the application for certification and registration to the ECPP, the Commission shall initiate the certification procedure for the module, other response capacity or TAST on the basis of the information provided and of any additional information that the Commission may request and receive from the relevant Member State.
5. The Commission shall communicate in writing to the relevant Member State the intermediary and final findings of the certification process.
6. If the Member State re-commits the same response module, other response capacity or TAST to the ECPP, the certification of that response capacity shall be reassessed at the latest after 5 years.
7. Where the Commission considers, on the basis of available information, that certification requirements have been fulfilled, it shall register the module, other response capacity or TAST in the ECPP.
8. Member States shall register the ECPP capacity in the CECIS.
Certification and registration procedure in the ECPP for experts
1. Team leaders and deputy team leaders of EUCP Teams shall be considered as certified and shall become eligible for registration in the ECPP once they have completed, where necessary, the relevant courses and exercises of the UCPM Training and Exercises Programme.
2. Member States shall register certified team leaders and deputy team leaders of EUCP Teams in the ECPP after sending a written commitment to the Commission.
3. Member States may commit and register a given number of coordination and assessment experts and technical experts under particular profiles, as set out in Annex IV.
4. The Commission shall verify the compliance of coordination and assessment experts and technical experts with their respective profiles upon their nomination for deployment.
Certification and registration procedure for rescEU capacities
1. The Commission, together with the Member States, shall identify the relevant rescEU capacities to be certified by Member States.
2. Member States shall certify rescEU capacities in accordance with certification and registration procedure set out in Annex V, as appropriate. The certification process shall take into account, where relevant, the multi-purpose nature of concerned rescEU capacities.
3. rescEU capacities that are in the process of completing the Union certification process may be deployed in accordance with Article 34.
4. Member States shall register the rescEU capacities in the CECIS.
Long-term commitment of rescEU capacities
1. rescEU capacities shall be available for deployment under Article 34 for their entire operational lifespan, unless otherwise agreed with the Commission or donated in accordance with Article 36.
2. Subject to budgetary availability, the Commission and the Member State hosting the capacity shall provide the resources necessary to ensure the availability and deployability of capacities referred to in paragraph 1.
Commitment to the ECPP of capacities that receive Union funding for adaptation costs
1. Member States receiving Union financial support for adaptation costs of capacities in accordance with Article 21(2), point (c), of Decision No 1313/2013/EU shall commit these capacities to the ECPP for the following minimum periods:
(a)
3 years for capacities receiving up to EUR 300 000 of Union financial support;
(b)
5 years for capacities receiving from EUR 300 001 up to EUR 1 000 000 of Union financial support;
(c)
7 years for capacities receiving from EUR 1 000 001 up to EUR 2 000 000 of Union financial support;
(d)
10 years for capacities receiving more than EUR 2 000 000 of Union financial support.
2. Where the operational lifespan of a capacity is shorter than the minimum period referred to in paragraph 1, the minimum period shall be the length of the operational lifespan.
3. The Commission may agree, via the ERCC, to waive the minimum period referred to in paragraph 1 in relation to a specific capacity where this is duly justified by a Member State receiving the Union financial support.
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