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are inadequate. 260 Other articles may be understood to include all urgently required goods thatmay be essential to the “life of the territory.” 26111.14.2 Limitation on Requisition of Food and Medical Supplies. The Occupying Powermay not requisition foodstuffs, articles, or medical supplies available in the occupied territory,except for use by the occupation forces and administration personnel, and then only if therequirements of the civilian population have been taken into account. 262 Subject to theprovisions of other international conventions, the Occupying Power shall make arrangements toensure that fair value is paid for any requisitioned goods. 26311.14.3 Verification of the State of Food and Medical Supplies by the Protecting Power.The Protecting Power shall, at any time, be at liberty to verify the state of the food and medicalsupplies in occupied territories, except where temporary restrictions are made necessary byimperative military requirements. 26411.15 PUBLIC HEALTH AND HYGIENE11.15.1 General Duty With Respect to Public Health. To the fullest extent of the meansavailable to it, the Occupying Power has the duty of ensuring and maintaining, with thecooperation of national and local authorities, medical and hospital establishments, medicalservices, and public health and hygiene in the occupied territory, with particular reference to theadoption and application of the prophylactic and preventive measures necessary to combat the260 GC art. 55 (“To the fullest extent of the means available to it, the Occupying Power has the duty of ensuring thefood and medical supplies of the population; it should, in particular, bring in the necessary foodstuffs, medical storesand other articles if the resources of the occupied territory are inadequate.”).261 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 384 (“b. Other Articles To Be Supplied. The other articles which theoccupant is required to provide under the above provision include all urgently required, goods which may beessential to the life of the territory.”). See also GC COMMENTARY 309-10 (“Article 55 is concerned exclusively withthe question of food and medical supplies for the population of an occupied territory. … Supplies for the populationare not limited to food, but include medical supplies and any article necessary to support life.”).262 GC art. 55 (“The Occupying Power may not requisition foodstuffs, articles or medical supplies available in theoccupied territory, except for use by the occupation forces and administration personnel, and then only if therequirements of the civilian population have been taken into account.”). Consider AP I art. 14 (“Limitations onrequisition of civilian medical units – … 2. The Occupying Power shall not, therefore, requisition civilian medicalunits, their equipment, their materiel or the services of their personnel, so long as these resources are necessary forthe provision of adequate medical services for the civilian population and for the continuing medical care of anywounded and sick already under treatment. 3. Provided that the general rule in paragraph 2 continues to be observed,the Occupying Power may requisition the said resources, subject to the following particular conditions: (a) that theresources necessary for the adequate and immediate medical treatment of the wounded and sick members of thearmed forces of the Occupying Power or of prisoners of war; (b) that the requisition continues only while suchnecessity exists; and (c) that immediate arrangements are made to ensure that the medical needs of the civilianpopulation, as well as those of any wounded and sick under treatment who are affected by the requisition, continueto be satisfied.”).263 GC art. 55 (“Subject to the provisions of other international Conventions, the Occupying Power shall makearrangements to ensure that fair value is paid for any requisitioned goods.”).264 GC art. 55 (“The Protecting Power shall, at any time, be at liberty to verify the state of the food and medicalsupplies in occupied territories, except where temporary restrictions are made necessary by imperative militaryrequirements.”).782