The new Union Civil Protection Mechanism (​http:​/​​/​ec.europa.eu​/​echo​/​files​/​aid​/​countries​/​factsheets​/​thematic​/​civil_protection_legislation_en.pdf​) (UCPM) implementing legislation​[5]​ adopted at the end of 2013 introduced new elements, such as the voluntary pool, buffer capacities, advisory missions and peer reviews.
Novim provedbenim zakonodavstvom o Mehanizmu Unije za civilnu zaštitu (​http:​/​​/​ec.europa.eu​/​echo​/​files​/​aid​/​countries​/​factsheets​/​thematic​/​civil_protection_legislation_en.pdf​)(UCPM)​[5]​ donesenim krajem 2013. uvedeni su novi elementi, poput dobrovoljne pričuve, kapaciteta za ublažavanje, savjetodavnih misija i istorazinskih procjena.