Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken in the International Civil Aviation Organization

Summary:

Proposal presented on 31 October 2019 by the European Commission establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union regarding the revision of Annex 17 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

Further information:

The Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention) aims to regulate international air transport. It entered into force on 4 April 1947 and established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). All EU Member States are Parties to the Chicago Convention.

On 4 July 2019, the ICAO informed its contracting states that a proposed amendment to Annex 17 on security will be presented to the ICAO Council for adoption during its 218th Session (18 to 29 November 2019), and is envisaged to become applicable in July 2020. It includes, among other things, new and/or revised provisions on: vulnerability assessments; information sharing between States and stakeholders; training programmes and certification systems; access control; staff screening; and other editorial amendments.