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1. In order to ensure the smooth application of the measures included in the Council implementing decision referred to in Article 4(3) of this Regulation, the EU Solidarity Coordinator shall convene a first meeting of the Technical-Level EU Solidarity Forum as referred to in Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 immediately following the adoption of such a Council implementing decision. Following that first meeting, the Technical-Level EU Solidarity Forum shall meet as many times as necessary.

2. The Member State in a situation of crisis may request the assistance of all authorities that are able to increase, at short notice, the human resources of its competent authorities in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 and the assistance of experts deployed by the Asylum Agency in accordance with Article 5, point (a), of that Regulation, and Article 16(2), point (b), and Article 21(3), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303.

3. The Commission, the European Parliament, the Council, the relevant Union agencies and the Member State facing a situation of crisis or force majeure shall closely cooperate and regularly inform each other on the implementation of the Council implementing decision referred to in Article 4(3).

4. The Member State facing a situation of crisis or force majeure shall continue reporting all relevant data to the Commission, including statistics that are relevant for the implementation of this Regulation. The Member State concerned shall also provide the Commission with the specific information needed for it to carry out the review under Article 6(3) and to make the proposal for repeal or extension of the Council implementing decision as well as any other information the Commission may request on that basis.

5. The Member State facing a situation of crisis or force majeure shall continue to cooperate closely with the UNHCR and any other organisations entrusted by the Member State with tasks under this Chapter and Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 and Directive (EU) 2024/1346.

6. In exercising their powers and carrying out their responsibilities pursuant to this Article, the Commission and the Council shall ensure at all times that the principles of necessity and proportionality are respected.