commiss decis decemb earli warn respons system prevent control communic diseas decis ec european parliament council notifi document number ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard decis ec european parliament council septemb set network epidemiolog surveil control communic diseas commun articl thereof decis ec network commun level set promot cooper coordin member state assist commiss view improv prevent control commun categori communic diseas annex decis network epidemiolog surveil diseas establish earli warn respons system diseas special health issu cover earli warn respons system commun level reflect present commun ad reaction commun level earli warn respons system address issu rais compet public health author member state evidenc data collect articl decis ec decis facilit integr commun network set decis ec rapid alert network set nation commun level diseas special issu cover earli warn respons system purpos implement commun network oper instanc health surveil system communic diseas european public health inform network euphin hsscd consist compon earli warn respons system report threat public transmit compet public health author member state respons determin measur requir protect public health exchang inform accredit structur author member state relev public health specif network diseas select epidemiolog surveil accredit structur author member state develop technolog monitor regular basi consider import euphin hsscd oper system measur provid decis accord opinion committe set articl decis ec adopt decis articl earli warn respons system commun network reserv event defin annex hereinaft refer quot event quot indic event associ similar event potenti public health threat structur author member state collect exchang inform event nation surveil system epidemiolog surveil compon commun network commun collect system articl procedur exchang inform indic event annex ii section level inform exchang procedur event potenti public health threat event public health threat annex ii section level potenti threat section level definit threat procedur inform provid gener public concern profess annex ii section articl year compet author member state submit commiss march analyt report event procedur appli earli warn respons system addit compet author member state time basi report specif event signific commiss basi report examin annual report oper earli warn respons system propos thereto articl decis effect januari articl decis address member state brussel decemb commiss david byrn member commiss oj annex event report earli warn respons system outbreak communic diseas extend member state commun spatial tempor cluster case diseas similar type pathogen agent risk propag member state commun spatial tempor cluster case diseas similar type commun pathogen agent risk propag commun appear resurg communic diseas infecti agent requir time coordin commun action annex ii procedur inform consult cooper earli warn respons system activ level inform exchang inform collect member state come recognis sourc suggest event compet author respons determin measur protect public health member state concern network inform counterpart member state commiss delai circumst background receipt inform compet author concern member state express opinion measur member state coordin commun action assist commiss commiss concern member state ensur continu mutual rapid exchang inform receiv member state date compet public health author member state concern assess cooper structur author inform collect delai ascertain event public health threat exist commiss conven extraordinari meet network committe expert propos committe ensur transpar effect eventu action activ level potenti threat inform event indic event point potenti public health threat compet public author member state concern inform counterpart member state commiss delai natur scope potenti threat measur intend associ concern member state commiss parti verif evalu compet public health author member state concern assess cooper structur author inform collect delai ascertain event public health threat exist field epidemiolog expertis laboratori support clinic essenti expertis technic assist investig member state commun individu member state provid request member state concern commiss assist coordin precautionari measur prepar public health threat commiss conven extraordinari meet network committe expert propos committe coordin action deactiv final risk assess conclud public health threat develop action local action requir compet public health author member state concern inform counterpart member state commiss delai natur scope measur intend absenc object dai member state commiss action earli warn respons system requir activ level definit threat event result public health threat compet public health author member state concern inform counterpart member state commiss delai natur scope potenti threat measur intend associ concern member state commiss parti coordin measur compet public health author member state concern delai inform member state commiss progress result measur member state commiss coordin measur commun level conform articl decis ec commiss support member state coordin effort cope public health threat ensur protect popul commiss conven extraordinari meet network committe deleg nomin committe coordin action deactiv system deactiv agreement member state concern inform member state commiss inform gener public concern profess event aris member state delai provid suitabl inform materi concern profession gener public inform measur adopt commiss member state inform concern profession gener public guidanc agre commun level inform delai public health threat