18 Amendments of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2015/0277(COD)
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A high and uniform level of civil aviation safety and environmental protection should be ensured at all times through the adoption of common safety rulesand environmental rules based on the precautionary principle and by measures ensurguaranteeing that anyll goods, persons and organisations involved in civil aviation activity in the Union comply with such rules and with those adopted to protect the environment.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Ambitious measures are required to ensure the aviation sector contributes to the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Union should also lay down essential requirements for the safe provision of ground handling services, based on ground handling guidelines provided by existing rules and schemes provided by the industry on an international level.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h – indent 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h – indent 1 (new)
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) supporting passenger confidence in the safety, security and efficiency of civil aviation within a framework of effective passenger rights legislation.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 1 (new)
- 'model flying' means a sports and recreational activity undertaken by members of a model flying organisation recognised by the national competent authority and taking place within unaided line of sight conditions for the purpose of control and safe separation from other traffic.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h – indent 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h – indent 1 (new)
- take into account interdependencies between aviation safety and socio-economic factors;
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
When a Member State intends to transfer certain responsibilities in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2, it shall establish jointly with the Agency or with the other Member State, as applicable, a transition plan that ensures an orderly transfer of those responsibilities. The legal and natural persons, including relevant stakeholders, concerned by the transfer and, in case of a transfer referred to in paragraph 2, the Agency shall be consulted on that transition plan before it is finalised. It shall carry out jointly with the Agency or with the other Member State, as applicable, and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, an impact assessment covering, among others, any social, economic or employment repercussions.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 6 – indent 1 (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 6 – indent 1 (new)
- 7. The Agency shall after consultation with the Member States, establish permanent contact points in those Member States where its presence seems necessary in order to ensure that responsibilities in the field of aviation safety are met within the scope of this regulation.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. The measures taken by the Agency as regards to aircraft emissions and aircraft noise, for the purpose of the certification of the design of products in accordance with Article 11 and in the framework of ICAO Annex 16, shall aim at preventing potentially significant harmful effects on the environment and human health caused by the civil aviation activities concerned.
Amendment 859 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3
Article 75 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall assist the Commission with the definition and coordination of civil aviation environmental protection policies and actions, in particular by conducting studies, simulations and providing technical advice in areas where interdependencies between environmental protection, human health and other technical domains of civil aviation exist.
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States, the Commission and the Agency shall cooperate on security matters related to civil aviation, including cyber security, with a view to ensuring thathere interdependencies between civil aviation safety and security are taken into accounexist.
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to the Commission in the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 , including, in the performance of security inspections of aircraft and aviation systems and in the preparation of the measures to be adopted under that Regulation. __________________ 22 Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72.)
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 3
3. To protect civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference, the Agency may take the necessary measures under Article 65(6) and Article 66(1)(i) concerning aircraft and aviation systems. Before taking such measures, the Agency shall obtain the agreement of the Commission and consult the Member States.
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Agency shall, upon request, and within its field of competence provide technical assistance to the Commission, where the Agency has the relevant expertise, in the implementation of the Single European Sky, in particular by:
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 6
Article 109 – paragraph 6
6. Each year, the Executive Director shall draw up a draft statement of estimates of the Agency's revenue and expenditure for the following financial year, including a draft establishment plan, and send it to the Management Board. That draft establishment plan shall, in relation to posts financed from fees and charges, be based on a limited set of indicators approved by the Commission to measure the Agency's workload and efficiency, and shall set out the resources required to meet demands for certification and other activities of the Agency in an efficient and timely manner, including those resulting from transfers of responsibility in accordance with Articles 53, 54 and 55. Ahead of approving the set of indicators to measure the Agency's workload and efficiency, the Commission will seek the opinion of a third party expert and relevant industry stakeholders. The Management Board shall, on the basis of that draft, adopt a provisional draft estimate of revenue and expenditure of the Agency for the following financial year. The provisional draft estimate of the Agency's revenue and expenditure shall be sent to the Commission by 31 January each year.
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1
Article 113 – paragraph 1
1. Not later than [five years after the date referred to in Article 127 – OP please insert the exact date], and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall commission an evaluation in compliance with the Commission guidelines to assess the Agency's performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. The evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify the mandate of the Agency, and the financial implications of any such modification. The evaluation shall take into account the findings and positions of stakeholders at European and national level.
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – point 1 – point c
Annex IX – point 1 – point c
(c) If necessary to mitigate risks pertaining to safety, privacy, protection of personal data, security or the environment, arising from the operation, the unmanned aircraft must have the corresponding and specific features and functionalities which take into account the principles of privacy and protection of personal data by design and by default. According to the needs those features and functionalities must ensure easy identification of the aircraft and of the nature and purpose of the operation; and must ensure that requirements for safe operations, including detect and avoid systems, as well as applicable limitations, prohibitions or conditions be complied with, notably with respect to the operation in particular geographical zones, beyond certain distances from the operator or at certain altitudes.