Division 2 Specific rules for the most commonly used instruments of force (equipment of statutory staff deployed as members of the teams)

In accordance with the core principles, the use of force shall only be permissible to the extent that the use of force is necessary for achieving the immediate law enforcement aim, and only after:

• attempts to resolve a potentially violent confrontation by means of persuasion, negotiation, mediation have been exhausted and failed,

• a warning of the intention to use force has been given.

Where it is necessary to escalate the level of intervention (for example, using a weapon or a different kind of weapon), clear warning of such an escalation shall also be given unless giving such a warning would unduly place members of 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.