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1. Following an alert notification pursuant to Article 19, at the request of the Commission or of a Member State and on the basis of the available information, including the information referred to in Article 19 and the risk assessments referred to in Article 20, Member States shall consult each other and coordinate within the HSC and in liaison with the Commission with regard to the following:

(a) national responses, including research needs, to the serious cross-border threat to health, including where a public health emergency of international concern is declared in accordance with the IHR and falls within Article 2 of this Regulation;

(b) risk and crisis communication, to be adapted to Member State needs and circumstances, aimed at providing consistent and coordinated information in the Union to the public, to healthcare professionals and public health professionals;

(c) the adoption of opinions and guidance, including on specific response measures for the Member States for the prevention and control of a serious cross-border threat to health, based on the expert opinion of relevant technical Union agencies or bodies; and (d) support for the EU Integrated Political Crisis Response Arrangements (IPCR) as referred to in Council Decision 2014/415/EU in the event of its activation.

2. Where a Member State intends to adopt or to terminate public health measures to combat a serious cross-border threat to health, it shall, before adopting or terminating those measures, inform, consult and coordinate with the other Member States, in particular neighbouring Member States, and the Commission on the nature, purpose and scope of those measures, unless the need to protect public health is so urgent that the immediate adoption of those measures is necessary.

3. Where a Member State has to adopt, as a matter of urgency, public health measures in response to the appearance or resurgence of a serious cross-border threat to health, it shall, upon adoption, promptly inform the other Member States and the Commission of the nature, purpose and scope of those measures, especially in cross-border regions.

4. If necessary, in the event of a serious cross-border threat to health, Member States may request assistance from other Member States through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) provided for in Decision No 1313/2013/EU.

5. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the procedures necessary for the uniform implementation of the information exchange, consultation and coordination provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).