10. Commitment to considering the joint use of existing capabilities in order to optimize the available resources and improve their overall effectiveness. 11. Commitment to ensure increasing efforts in the cooperation on cyber defence, such as information sharing, training and operational support. “c) take concrete measures to enhance the availability, interoperability, flexibility and deployability of their forces, in particular by identifying common objectives regarding the commitment of forces, including possibly reviewing their national decision-making procedures.” 12. With regard to availability and deployability of the forces, the participating Member States are committed to: – Making available formations, that are strategically deployable, for the realization of the EU LoA, in addition to a potential deployment of an EUBG. This commitment does neither cover a readiness force, a standing force nor a stand by force. – Developing a solid instrument (e.g. a data base) which will only be accessible to participating Member States and contributing nations to record available and rapidly deployable capabilities in order to facilitate and accelerate the Force Generation Process. – Aiming for fast-tracked political commitment at national level, including possibly reviewing their national decision-making procedures. 14866/17 ANNEX JU/jk DGC 1C 3 EN

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