The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS#TITLE XXIV - ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION#Article 197

Union action shall aim to: (a) support and complement Member States’ action at national, regional and local level in risk prevention, in preparing their civil-protection personnel and in responding to natural or man- made disasters within the Union; (b) promote swift, effective operational cooperation within the Union between national civil- protection services; (c) promote consistency in