# Commission Decision of 29 December 2003 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom establishing a Community mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions (notified under document number C(2003) 5185) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/277/EC, Euratom), Article 35: Costs

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

1. If not agreed otherwise, the State requesting assistance shall bear the costs of assistance provided by the participating States.
2. The Participating State providing assistance may, bearing in mind in particular the nature of the emergency and the extent of any damage, offer its assistance entirely or partially free of charge. That State may also waive all or part of the reimbursement of its costs at any time.
3. If not agreed otherwise, for the duration of the intervention, the requesting State shall house and feed the assisting teams from the participating States, and, if their supplies and provisions run out, shall replenish them at its own expense. Nevertheless, assisting teams shall be initially logistically independent and self-sufficient for a reasonable period depending on the used assets and shall inform the Monitoring and Information Centre accordingly.
4. Costs for dispatching Community experts shall be handled in accordance with Article 20. The Commission shall bear these costs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/277/article/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-277/article-35
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