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1. The Centre shall provide scientific and technical expertise to the Member States, the Commission and other Union bodies or agencies in the development, regular examination and updating of preparedness plans, on training activities and in the development of intervention strategies within the scope of its mission.

2. The Centre may be requested by the Commission, the Member States, the HSC or third countries that conclude agreements with the Union in accordance with Article 30, in particular partner countries, and international organisations, in particular the WHO, to provide scientific or technical assistance in any field within the scope of its mission. The assistance may include aiding the Commission and the Member States to develop technical guidelines on good practice and on protective measures to be taken in response to human health threats, providing expert assistance, mobilising and coordinating investigation teams and assessing the efficiency of response measures. The Centre shall provide evidence-based scientific and technical expertise and assistance within its mandate, and in accordance with the applicable agreements as well as with the appropriate working arrangements established with the Commission with regard to third countries and international organisations.

3. Requests made to the Centre for scientific or technical assistance shall be accompanied by a set deadline, which shall be mutually agreed with the Centre.

4. In the event of such a request for assistance from the Commission, a Member State, a third country or an international organisation, where the financial capacity of the Centre is not adequate to deal with that request, the Centre shall assess the request and explore possibilities for response directly or through other Community mechanisms.

5. The Centre shall inform its Management Board, referred to in Article 14, Member States’ authorities and the Commission of any such request and of its outcomes.

6. The Centre shall, as appropriate, support and coordinate training programmes, in particular in relation to epidemiological surveillance, field investigations, preparedness and prevention, response to public health emergencies, public health research and risk communication. Those programmes shall take into consideration the need for training to be kept up-to-date, take into account the training needs of Member States and shall respect the principle of proportionality.