# Council Decision of 24 June 2014 on the arrangements for the implementation by the Union of the solidarity clause (2014/415/EU), Article 3: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply:
(a) ‘disaster’ means any situation which has or may have a severe impact on people, the environment or property, including cultural heritage;
(b) ‘terrorist attack’ means a terrorist offence as defined in Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA;
(c) ‘crisis’ means a disaster or terrorist attack of such a wide-ranging impact or political significance that it requires timely policy coordination and response at Union political level;
(d) ‘response’ means any action taken in the event of a disaster or a terrorist attack to address its immediate adverse consequences.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/415/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-415/article-3
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