Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement

In order to ensure the requisite legal security and homogeneity of the Internal Market, the EEA Joint Committee is to integrate all the relevant EU legislation into the EEA Agreement as soon as possible after its adoption.

The draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee (annexed to the proposed Council Decision) aims to amend Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement in order to incorporate with certain adaptations for the EEA EFTA states Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 amending Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004 in order to improve the performance and sustainability of the European aviation system.

The adaptations for the EEA EFTA states concern the applicability of Articles 5, 11 and 13a of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009, Articles 9a(2)(c), 9a(2)(i) and 9a(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)344: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:344:FIN

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