Article 13
The Commission shall decide on emergency action for an amount not in excess of ECU 10 million. The following operations shall be deemed to necessitate emergency action: - operations to meet immediate and unforeseeable humanitarian requirements generated by sudden natural or man-made disasters, such as floods, earthquakes and outbreaks of fighting or comparable situations, - operations limited to the duration of the unforeseeable emergency response: the corresponding funds shall cover the response to the humanitarian needs referred to in the first indent for a period of not more than six months laid down in the decision on financing. Where operations fulfil these conditions and are in excess of ECU 2 million: - the Commission shall adopt its decision, - it shall inform the Member States in writing within forty-eight hours, - it shall account for its decision at the Committee's next meeting, in particular giving the reasons for its use of the emergency procedure. Decisions to continue operations adopted by the emergency procedure shall be taken by the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 (3) and within the limits set in the second indent of Article 15 (2).