the early warning procedure foreseen in Article 195(4) and the prior approval procedure foreseen in Article 195(5) do not apply to the acquisition of land free of charge or for a symbolic amount;

Plans for accommodating ships in need of assistance should describe precisely the decision-making chain with regard to alerting and dealing with the situation in question.

(b) take steps to strengthen the protection of the founding principles of the EU (Article 6 TEU) and of the early warning and penalty mechanisms provided for in Article 7 of the TEU. The case law of the European Courts, the Constitutional Courts, and the inquiries launched both at Council of Europe and EP level are enough to show that observance of those principles must be a constant concern for Member States and for EU institutions and that the former must set themselves public reference criteria for improving the quality of justice and police cooperation; in this context, activating the alert procedure provided for by Art ...[+++]icle 7(1) of the TEU should be one of the normal mutual assistance measures necessary for ensuring a high level of protection for the principles laid down in Article 6 of the TEU;

take steps to strengthen the protection of the founding principles of the EU (Article 6 of the EU Treaty) and of the early warning and penalty mechanisms provided for in Article 7 of the EU Treaty, the case-law of the European Courts, the Constitutional Courts, and the inquiries launched by both the Council of Europe and Parliament are enough to show that observance of those principles must be a constant concern for Member States and for EU institutions and that the former must set themselves public reference criteria for improving the quality of justice and police cooperation; in this context, activating the early warning procedure provided for by Art ...[+++]icle 7(1) of the EU Treaty should be one of the normal mutual assistance measures necessary for ensuring a high level of protection for the principles laid down in Article 6 of the EU Treaty;

This forum will facilitate a more permanent dialogue between emergency service operators and authorities on interoperable systems for emergency handling and new concepts for public warning systems and procedures.

Procedures for alerting customs services and for requisitioning plant health services or scientific laboratories should also be envisaged by PROSECUR.