Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570 of 8 April 2019 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rescEU capacities and amending Commission Implementing Decision 2014/762/EU (notified under document C(2019) 2644) (Text with EEA relevance.)

This Decision lays down rules for the implementation of Decision No 1313/2013/EU as regards: (a) the initial composition of rescEU in terms of capacities and its quality requirements; (b) the financing of capacities during the transitional period referred to in Article 35 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU.

1 rescEU shall consist of aerial forest firefighting capacities.

2 The aerial forest firefighting capacities referred to in paragraph 1 shall include: (a) aerial forest firefighting capacities using airplanes; (b) aerial forest firefighting capacities using helicopters.

3 The quality requirements for the capacities referred to in paragraph 2 are set out in the Annex.

1 The Commission shall define in the annual work programme the criteria for awarding direct grants to cover the costs referred to in Article 35 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU which are necessary to ensure rapid access to capacities corresponding to those referred to in Article 2.

2 The costs referred to in Article 35 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU shall include stand-by costs, including if applicable, costs related to maintenance, costs related to staff, costs related to training, including the training of crew and technical staff, costs related to warehousing, costs related to insurance, as well as other costs necessary to ensure the effective availability of such capacities.

Chapter 7 of Implementing Decision 2014/762/EU is deleted.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.