Recommendations on common temporary public health measures
Article 22
1. The Commission may complement the action of the Member States through the adoption of recommendations on common temporary public health measures. 2. The recommendations on common temporary public health measures adopted under paragraph 1 shall: (a) be based on, in particular, recommendations of the ECDC and the WHO, other relevant Union agencies or bodies, or the Advisory Committee referred to in Article 24; (b) respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care; (c) be necessary, suitable and proportionate to the public health risks related to the serious cross-border threat to health in question, avoiding, in particular, any unnecessary restriction on the free movement of persons, of goods and of services, and promote coordination of measures between Member States; and (d) be made available to the national competent authorities promptly through the EWRS and to the HSC, and, if appropriate, through linked alert systems; where the recommendation is to be made public, the national competent authorities shall receive it 24 hours prior to its publication, unless the need is so urgent that the immediate publication of the recommendation is necessary.