# Council Decision of 24 July 1995 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes (95/308/EC), Article 15: Mutual assistance

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. If a critical situation should arise, the Riparian Parties shall provide mutual assistance upon request, following procedures to be established in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The Riparian Parties shall elaborate and agree upon procedures for mutual assistance addressing, inter alia, the following issues:
(a) the direction, control, coordination and supervision of assistance;
(b) local facilities and services to be rendered by the Party requesting assistance, including, where necessary, the facilitation of border-crossing formalities;
(c) arrangements, for holding harmless, indemnifying and/or compensating the assisting Party and/or its personnel, as well as for transit through territories of third Parties, where necessary;
(d) methods of reimbursing assistance services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1995/308/annex/I/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1995-308/annex-I/article-15
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