Article 3
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply: ‘disaster’ means any situation which has or may have a severe impact on people, the environment or property, including cultural heritage; ‘terrorist attack’ means a terrorist offence as defined in Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 3). ; ‘crisis’ means a disaster or terrorist attack of such a wide-ranging impact or political significance that it requires timely policy coordination and response at Union political level; ‘response’ means any action taken in the event of a disaster or a terrorist attack to address its immediate adverse consequences.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.