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EUROCONTROL. Accession of the European Community and the Single European Sky. Dr Gerard Stadler Director of the General Secretariat. European Community’s Accession to EUROCONTROL. EUROCONTROL. New Member since October 2002. European Community. Enforcement powers
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Accession of the European Community and the Single European Sky Dr Gerard Stadler Director of the General Secretariat
European Community’s Accession to EUROCONTROL EUROCONTROL New Member since October 2002 European Community Enforcement powers Transposition of EUROCONTROL regulations into EU law Civil and Military Interests
European Community’s Accession to EUROCONTROL • Diplomatic Conference in 2002 - ratification of the protocol: ongoing • Same Rights and Obligations as all other members • European Commission coordinates and votes on behalf of EU States in its areas of exclusive competence: • Standardisation, Research Policy, Trans-European Networks • Single European Sky (also mixed competencies) • Excludes National Security and Defence
Memorandum of CooperationEUROCONTROL - European Commission • Signed on 22 December 2003, covering: • Implementation of the Single European Sky • Global Satellite Navigation Systems (incl. Galileo) • Research and Development • Traffic and environmental statistics • International cooperation
The Single European Sky • 4 basic regulations: Creation of the Single European Sky Provision of Air Navigation Services Organisation and use of Airspace Interoperability of the network • Adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in March 2004,published on 31 March 2004 and came into force on 20 April 2004 • Single European Sky Committee: EU Member States,European Commission chairing, EUROCONTROL observer
Single European Sky Implementation • Development of implementing rules • Mandates entrusted to EUROCONTROL by the European Commission • Pan-European coverage through EUROCONTROL regulatory programme
Single European Sky Implementation FIRST MANDATES 1. Flexible use of airspace 2. Airspace design 3. Functional blocks of airspace 4. Charging scheme 5. Interoperability on Initial Flight Plan 6. Interoperability on Flight Data Exchange 7. Interoperability on Coordination and Transfer
Development and enactment of implementing rules following agreed mandates(Art. 8 of the SES Framework Regulation) in accordance with EUROCONTROL Convention EUROCONTROLAgency EUROPEAN COMMUNITY EUROCONTROL Provisional Council EuropeanCommission EUROCONTROLGeneral Mandate SESCommittee Mandate Regular information EuropeanCommission Agency Provisional Council Initial Plan EUROCONTROLConsultationGroups (2) (1) Informal consultation First Draft Proposal ENPRM (3) (1) Formal consultation Final Report(draft implementing rules) EuropeanCommission SESCommittee EUROCONTROLRegulation(Pan European) (1) Workshop(s) will be organised as agreed in the mandate(2) As appropriate(3) Including States, CMIC, SRC, RC, CESC, (PRC, Enlarged Committee on Route Charges as appropriate) EuropeanCommission