Assessment of prevention, preparedness and response planning
Article 8
1. Every three years, the ECDC shall assess the Member States’ state of implementation of their national prevention, preparedness and response plans and their relation with the Union prevention, preparedness and response plan. Such assessments shall be based on a set of agreed indicators and carried out in cooperation with the relevant Union agencies or bodies and shall aim to assess prevention, preparedness and response planning at national level with regard to the information referred to in Article 7(1). 2. The ECDC shall, if applicable, present to the Member States and to the Commission recommendations based on the assessments referred to in paragraph 1, addressed to Member States, taking into account national respective circumstances. 3. Member States shall, if applicable, present to the Commission and the ECDC in a timely manner within nine months of the receipt of the ECDC conclusions, an action plan addressing the proposed recommendations of the assessment, together with the corresponding recommended actions and milestones. If a Member State decides not to follow a recommendation, it shall state its reasons for so deciding. Those actions may, in particular, include: (a) regulatory actions, if necessary; (b) training initiatives; (c) an overview of good practices. 4. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 to supplement this Regulation concerning procedures, standards and criteria for the assessments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.