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The Member States shall consider providing, as required, other response capacities, which could be available from the competent services, or which may be provided by non-governmental organisations and other relevant entities. Other response capacities may comprise resources from one or more Member States and, where appropriate, shall: be able to perform tasks in the areas of response in accordance with established international guidelines and therefore be able to: be dispatched at very short notice following a request for assistance through the ERCC; and work self-sufficiently and autonomously where necessary for a given period of time; be able to cooperate with other Union bodies and/or international institutions, in particular the United Nations, as appropriate.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.