Response coordination
Article 8b
1. The Centre shall support response coordination in the HSC as referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371, in the case of a serious cross-border threat to health referred to in Article 2(1), points (a)(i) and (a)(ii), of that Regulation, including where it relates to substances of human origin that can potentially be impacted by communicable diseases, or in Article 2(1), point (d), of that Regulation, in particular by providing science-based recommendations and options for: (a) national or cross-border interregional responses to the serious cross-border threat to health; (b) the adoption of guidelines for the Member States for the prevention and control of the serious cross-border threat to health. 2. The Centre shall support a Union coordinated response at the request of a Member State, the Council, the Commission, the HSC or Union bodies or agencies.