Recital 32

(32) With the objective of being better prepared for and more resilient during potential future crises which could have a severe negative impact on the free movement of goods, services and persons, including workers, or cause disruptions to the supply chains of goods and services in the internal market, the Commission should encourage and facilitate economic operators in drawing up voluntary crisis protocols. Economic operators should remain free to decide whether to take part in such voluntary crisis protocols. Participation in such voluntary crisis protocols should not give rise to a disproportionate administrative burden. The voluntary crisis protocols should set out the specific parameters of the disruptions that are expected, as well as an allocation of the specific roles of each participant, a description of the mechanisms of activation of such protocols and the associated actions. Relevant stakeholders, including authorities of the Member States, Union bodies, offices and agencies and civil society organisations or other relevant organisations may also be involved in the drawing up of such voluntary crisis protocols. In determining the parameters of the disruptions to be considered, economic operators should be able to build on their past experiences in relation to restrictions on free movement and supply chain disruptions caused by various crises.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-27 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.