# Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624, Division: The Duty of Precaution

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

Operational activities carried out statutory staff deployed as members of the teams shall fully respect and aim to preserve human life and human dignity. All necessary steps that can minimise the risk of injury and damage during operations shall be taken. This obligation includes a general obligation for statutory staff deployed as members of the teams to give clear warnings of their intention to use force, unless giving such a warning would unduly place the members of the teams at risk or would create a risk of death or serious harm to others, or would be clearly inappropriate or ineffective in the particular circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1896/annex/V/division/1/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1896/annex-V/division-1/division-3
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