council regul ec june humanitarian aid council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss act accord procedur laid articl treati peopl distress victim natur disast war outbreak fight compar except circumst intern humanitarian assist author prove unabl provid effect relief civilian oper protect victim fight compar except circumst govern intern humanitarian law consid part humanitarian action humanitarian assist encompass relief oper save preserv life emerg aftermath action aim facilit obtain freedom access victim free flow assist humanitarian assist prerequisit develop reconstruct work cover full durat crisi aftermath context includ element short term rehabilit aim facilit arriv relief prevent worsen impact crisi start affect regain minimum level suffici prevent action ensur prepared disast risk consequ establish earli warn intervent system effect consist commun nation intern prevent intervent system set meet gener natur man made disast compar except circumst ensur strengthen humanitarian aid sole aim prevent reliev human suffer accord victim discrimin ground race ethnic group religion sex ag nation polit affili guid subject polit consider humanitarian aid decis imparti sole victim interest close coordin member state commiss decis make level ground constitut foundat effect humanitarian action commun commun part contribut effect intern humanitarian aid endeavour cooper coordin action countri pursuit object criteria establish cooper government organ intern agenc organ special field humanitarian aid independ imparti government organ humanitarian institut implement humanitarian aid preserv respect encourag cooper humanitarian sphere encourag government organ member state develop countri equival countri concern natur humanitarian aid call establish effici flexibl transpar rapid decis make procedur financ humanitarian oper project procedur establish implement administr humanitarian aid financ european commun gener budget emerg aid fourth acp ec convent sign lomé decemb amend agreement amend convent sign mauritiu novemb remain subject procedur arrang laid convent adopt regul chapter object gener principl humanitarian aid articl commun humanitarian aid compris assist relief protect oper discriminatori basi peopl countri vulner prioriti develop countri victim natur disast man made crise war outbreak fight except situat circumst compar natur man made disast time need meet humanitarian requir result situat aid compris oper prepar risk prevent disast compar except circumst articl princip object humanitarian aid oper refer articl save preserv life emerg aftermath natur disast entail major loss life physic psycholog social suffer materi damag provid assist relief peopl affect longer last crise aris outbreak fight war produc effect subparagraph govern prove unabl vacuum power financ transport aid effort ensur access intend logist mean protect humanitarian good personnel exclud oper defenc implic carri short term rehabilit reconstruct work infrastructur equip close associ local structur view facilit arriv relief prevent impact crisi worsen start affect regain minimum level suffici take long term develop object account cope consequ popul movement refuge displac peopl returne caus natur man made disast carri scheme assist repatri countri origin resettl condit laid current intern agreement place ensur prepared risk natur disast compar except circumst suitabl rapid earli warn intervent system support civil oper protect victim fight compar emerg accord current intern agreement articl commun aid refer articl financ purchas deliveri product equip need implement humanitarian oper includ construct hous shelter victim cost staff expatri local emploi oper storag intern nation transport logist distribut relief action aim facilit obtain freedom access aid recipi financ expenditur directli relat implement humanitarian oper articl commun aid refer articl financ preparatori feasibl studi humanitarian oper assess humanitarian project plan oper monitor humanitarian project plan small scale train scheme gener studi field humanitarian oper phase gradual fund year cost highlight commun natur aid public awar inform campaign aim increas understand humanitarian issu europ countri commun fund major humanitarian oper measur strengthen commun coordin member state donor countri intern humanitarian organ institut government organ organ repres technic assist implement humanitarian project includ exchang technic experi european humanitarian organ agenc bodi countri humanitarian mine clearanc oper includ campaign increas awar anti personnel mine part local popul articl commun financ regul form grant oper cover regul exempt tax charg duti custom duti chapter ii procedur implement humanitarian aid articl humanitarian aid oper financ commun implement request intern government agenc organ member state recipi countri initi commiss articl government organ elig commun financ implement oper regul meet criteria profit make autonom organ member state commun law forc member state main headquart member state commun countri receipt commun aid headquart effect decis make centr oper financ regul exception headquart donor countri determin government organ suitabl commun fund account factor administr financi manag capac technic logist capac relat plan oper experi field humanitarian aid result previou oper carri organ concern financ commun readi part coordin system set humanitarian oper abil readi work humanitarian agenc basic commun countri concern imparti implement humanitarian aid previou experi countri involv humanitarian oper concern articl commun financ humanitarian oper intern agenc organ articl commun financ humanitarian oper commiss member state special agenc articl order guarante enhanc effect consist commun nation humanitarian aid system commiss measur promot close coordin activ member state decis make level ground end member state commiss oper system exchang inform commiss ensur humanitarian oper financ commun coordin consist intern organ agenc form part unit nation system commiss endeavour develop collabor cooper commun countri donor field humanitarian aid articl commiss lai condit alloc mobil implement aid regul aid implement recipi compli condit articl financ contract conclud regul provid commiss court auditor conduct check spot headquart humanitarian partner usual procedur establish commiss rule forc financi regul applic gener budget european commun chapter iii procedur implement humanitarian oper articl commiss decid emerg action amount excess ecu million oper deem necessit emerg action oper meet unforese humanitarian requir gener sudden natur man made disast flood earthquak outbreak fight compar situat oper limit durat unforese emerg respons fund cover respons humanitarian refer indent period month laid decis financ oper fulfil condit excess ecu million commiss adopt decis inform member state write forti hour account decis committe meet give reason emerg procedur decis continu oper adopt emerg procedur commiss act accord procedur laid articl limit set indent articl articl commiss apprais decid administ monitor assess oper regul budgetari procedur forc laid financi regul applic gener budget european commun articl act accord procedur laid articl commiss decid commun financ humanitarian aid protect oper refer articl adopt implement regul regul decid direct commiss action financ action member state special agenc act accord procedur laid articl commiss approv global plan intend provid coher framework action countri region scale complex humanitarian crisi continu budget plan context commiss member state examin prioriti establish implement global plan decid project excess ecu million prejudic articl articl year committe refer articl discuss gener guidelin present repres commiss humanitarian oper undertaken year ahead examin question coordin commun nation humanitarian aid gener specif issu commun aid field commiss submit committe refer articl inform instrument administ humanitarian aid includ framework partnership agreement committe refer articl notifi commiss intent assess humanitarian oper possibl timet work articl commiss assist committe compos repres member state chair repres commiss procedur laid paragraph repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag accord opinion committe measur envisag accord opinion committe opinion deliv commiss delai submit council propos relat measur council act qualifi major expiri period month date referr council council act propos measur adopt commiss procedur laid paragraph repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur appli immedi measur accord opinion committe commun commiss council forthwith event commiss defer applic measur decid period month date commun council act qualifi major decis time limit refer previou paragraph articl commiss regularli assess humanitarian aid oper financ commun order establish achiev object produc guidelin improv effect subsequ oper commiss submit committe summari statu expert emploi assess exercis carri examin assess report member state request member state request particip commiss assess result commun humanitarian oper plan articl close financi year commiss submit annual report european parliament council summari oper financ year summari inform agenc humanitarian oper implement report includ review assess exercis conduct specif oper commiss notifi member state month decis prejudic articl regul oper approv indic amount grant natur oper peopl receiv aid partner involv articl year entri forc regul commiss submit assess oper financ commun regul european parliament council suggest futur regul propos amend articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg june council presid bersani oj opinion european parliament novemb oj council common posit januari oj decis european parliament oj