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1. By 27 December 2023 and every three years thereafter, Member States shall provide the Commission and relevant Union agencies and bodies with an updated report on prevention, preparedness and response planning and implementation at national level and, where appropriate, cross-border interregional levels. That report shall be succinct, based on agreed common indicators, shall give an overview of the actions implemented in the Member States, and shall cover the following: identification of, and an update on, the status of the implementation of the capacity standards for prevention, preparedness and response planning as determined at national and, where appropriate, cross-border interregional level for the health sector, as provided to the WHO in accordance with the IHR, as well as, where available, the interoperability arrangements between the health sector and other critical sectors in emergency situations; an update, where necessary, on the elements of emergency prevention, preparedness and response planning, in particular: governance: including national and, if appropriate, regional policies and legislation that integrate emergency and preparedness actions; plans for emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; coordination mechanisms, including, where relevant, among national, regional or local administrative levels and in terms of multi-sectoral collaboration; capacities: including assessments of risks and capacities to determine priorities for emergency preparedness; surveillance and early warning, information management; business continuity measures and arrangements aimed at ensuring continuous access to diagnostic services, tools and medicinal products during emergencies, where available; basic and safe gender-sensitive health and emergency services; an overview of the impact of serious cross-border threats to health on the provision and continuity of healthcare services for other diseases and conditions during public health emergencies; risk communications; research development and evaluations to inform and accelerate emergency preparedness; and resources: including financial resources for emergency preparedness and contingency funding for response; essential supplies for health; logistics mechanisms, including for the storage of medical countermeasures; dedicated, trained and equipped human resources for emergencies; implementation of national prevention, preparedness and response plans, including where relevant implementation at the regional and, if appropriate, local levels, covering epidemic response; antimicrobial resistance, healthcare-associated infection, and the other serious cross-border threats to health as referred to in Article 2; where applicable, consultation with relevant partners on risk assessment and national prevention, preparedness and response plans; and actions taken to improve gaps found in the implementation of national prevention, preparedness and response plans. The report shall include, where relevant, cross-border interregional and intersectoral prevention, preparedness and response elements involving neighbouring regions. Such elements shall include coordination mechanisms for the relevant elements of Union and national prevention, preparedness and response plans, including cross-border training and sharing of best practices for healthcare staff and public health staff, and coordination mechanisms for the medical transfer of patients.

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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.