{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1244/article-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1244/article-18.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/1244",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1244/2014 of 20 November 2014 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (‘EU Aid Volunteers initiative’) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1244",
  "path": "article/18",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "In-country induction",
  "text": "1. Hosting organisations shall ensure that all EU Aid Volunteers receive a thorough and appropriate in-country induction upon their arrival in the country of deployment, covering as a minimum the following:\n(a) Organisation and management structure and processes; teams involved in the project (including project management officer, operational and technical team, crisis management officer, support teams such as human resources and finance); project site(s); and organisational mission and objectives in relation to the EU Aid Volunteers initiative;\n(b) Comprehensive information on the hosting organisation's mission, remit and projects; communities involved; operational context; and expectations on outputs and results from the EU Aid Volunteer's task assignment and the needs assessment that underpins it;\n(c) Relevant local legal framework applicable to the EU Aid Volunteer;\n(d) Mandatory context-specific security briefing and health and safety briefing as provided for in Articles 28 and 30;\n(e) Supervision and performance management system and procedure and support mechanisms in place, including mentoring and other support as provided for in Articles 19, 20 and 21;\n(f) Cultural briefing on the country, region and locality of deployment, including guidance on appropriate behaviour;\n(g) In-country debriefing process as provided for in Article 23.\n2. The hosting organisation shall ensure that all information provided during the in-country induction process is read and understood by the EU Aid Volunteer and remains easily accessible throughout their participation in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1244/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:08.584909+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}