Article 1

1. In order to address serious cross-border threats to health and the consequences thereof, this Regulation lays down rules on: the Health Security Committee (HSC); prevention, preparedness and response planning, including; preparedness plans at Union and national levels; and reporting and assessing preparedness at national level; joint procurement of medical countermeasures; emergency research and innovation; epidemiological surveillance and monitoring; the network for epidemiological surveillance; the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS); risk assessment; coordination of response; and recognition of a public health emergency at Union level. 2. This Regulation establishes: a network of EU reference laboratories for public health; a network for substances of human origin; and an advisory committee for the occurrence and recognition of a public health emergency at Union level. 3. In line with the One Health and Health in All Policies approaches, the implementation of this Regulation shall be supported by funding from relevant Union programmes and instruments.

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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.