Article 10 2.

assist the Commission and the affected Member State, on its request, in detecting and monitoring the extent of an oil or gas spill;

assist Member States, at their request, with the preparation and execution of external emergency response plans, especially when there are transboundary impacts within and beyond offshore waters of Member States;

on the basis of the Member States’ external and internal emergency response plans, develop with Member States and operators a catalogue of emergency equipment and services available.