25 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2015/0277(COD)
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Application of sound safety management principles is essential for continuous improvement of civil aviation safety in the Union, anticipating emerging safety risks, and making best use of limited technical resources. It is therefore necessary to establish a common framework for planning and implementing safety improvement actions. To that end a European Plan for Aviation Safety and a European Aviation Safety Programme should be drawn up at Union level. Each Member State should also draw up a National Aviation Safety Programme in accordance with the requirements contained in Annex 19 to the Chicago Convention. That programme should be accompanied by a plan describing the actions to be taken by the Member State to mitigate the identified safety risks. The European Aviation Safety Programme and European Plan for Aviation Safety, as well as the National Aviation Safety Programmes and National Plans for Aviation Safety, shall be established with the involvement of relevant parties, affected by aviation safety.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Since unmanned aircraft also operate within the airspace alongside with traditional aircraft, this Regulation should cover such aircraft, regardless of their operating mass. Technologies for unmanned aircraft now allow for a wide range of operations possible that should be subject to rules that are proportionate to the risk of the particular operation or type of operations.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) For reasons of security and control, every owner of an unmanned aircraft should be issued with an owner's number by means of which these aircraft can be identified. This number should be displayed on all the unmanned aircraft operated by that owner and appear in a European unmanned aircraft register maintained by the EASA, which should be easily accessible and should comply with EU rules on data protection.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Agency and the national competent authorities should work in partnership in order to better detect unsafe conditions and take remedial measures as appropriate. Member States should in particular be able to transfer to each other or to the Agency the responsibilities under this Regulation related to certification, oversight and enforcement, especially where that is necessary for enhanced safety, improved interoperability or more efficient use of resources. It is also necessary, according to the case, to support the Member States in performing those tasks, in particular cooperative and cross- border oversight, by establishing an efficient framework for pooling and sharing of aviation inspectors and other specialists with relevant expertise.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design and production of all or parts of aircraft by a natural or legal person under the oversight of the Agency or a Member State;
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘commercial air transport’ means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail, for remuneration or other valuable consideration between two different aerodromes;
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)
(34a) ‘European unmanned aircraft register’ means an online platform established and managed by EASA, which lists the numbers given to owners of unmanned aircraft operated in the European Union;
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the type, the complexity and performance of the aircraft involved;
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Unless otherwise established by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 25, pilots shall be subject to certification and shall be issued with a pilot licence and a pilot medical certificate appropriate to the operation to be performed and attesting the pilots' physical and mental fitness to perform this activity.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the mandatory registration, marking and identification of unmanned aircraft;
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the conditions and procedures under which the operator of an unmanned aircraft shall demonstrate the required competence through a license or a declaration as applicable;
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
In all other cases, the national competent authority of the Member State where the natural person applying for the certificate or making the declaration resides, or, in case of legal persons, where the person has its primarynciple place of business, or is establishmented, shall be responsible for those tasks, unless the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 10 provide otherwise.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall coordinate at Union level the gathering, exchange and analysis of information on matters falling within the scope of this Regulation. For that purpose, the Agency may enter into administrative arrangements with legal and natural persons subject to this Regulation, or associations of such persons, on information gathering, exchange and analysis, through, as far as possible, existing channels, avoiding additional administrative burden.
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point m a (new)
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point m a (new)
(ma) data on general aviation in the Union, including the number of aircraft registered and pilot certificates issued as well as the authorisations pertaining thereto;
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 a (new)
Article 63 a (new)
Article 63a European Register of Unmanned Aircraft 1. The Agency shall establish and manage, in cooperation with the Commission and the national competent authorities, a European Register of Unmanned Aircraft. 2. This Register shall be easy to use and established in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1 a. 3. Each person owning and operating these aircraft within the Union has to be entered on the Register and given an owner’s number. 4. The numbers given to the owners of these unmanned aircraft shall be recorded in the Register, which shall be set up as an online platform. 5. Owners operating these aircraft within the Union shall have their owner’s number inscribed physically and in a visible manner on these aircraft. __________________ 1a Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 4
Article 75 – paragraph 4
4. In order to inform interested parties and the general public, the Agency shall, at least every three years, publish an environmental review, which shall give an objective account of the state of environmental protection relating to civil aviation in the Union. and make recommendations with the aim of achieving a higher level of environmental protection performance.
Amendment 882 #
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). Before taking such measures, the Agency shall obtain the agreement of the Commission and consult the Member States.:
Amendment 886 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) take the necessary measures under Article 66(1)(i) to address vulnerabilities in the design of products, parts and non- installed equipment;
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
(b) determine corrective action to be taken by national competent authorities or legal and natural persons subject to the provisions of this Regulation by issuing binding directives or recommendations and disseminate relevant information to those authorities and persons, when the problem affects aircraft operations, including risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones.
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Before taking such measures, the Agency shall obtain the agreement of the Commission and consult the Member States. The Agency shall base these measures, where possible, on common Union risk assessments and take into account the need for rapid action in emergency cases.
Amendment 928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 4
Article 85 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board shall establish an advisory body representing the full range of interested parties affected by the work of the Agency, which it shall consult prior to making decisions in the fields referred to in paragraph 2(c), (e), (f), (i), (t) and (iu). The Management Board may also decide to consult the advisory body on other issues referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The Management Board shall not, in any case, be bound by the opinion of the advisory body.
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 4
Article 90 – paragraph 4
4. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, two representatives of the Commission and six other members appointed by the Management Board from among its members with the right to vote. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall also be the Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote. The Advisory Boarddy, referred to in Article 85, may appoint one of its members as observer.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Charges referred to in paragraph 1(f) shall be based on the division of ATM/ANS tasks assigned respectively to the Agency and Eurocontrol and shall apply under the oversight of Performance Review Body. Member States and Commission shall ensure that the tasks mentioned above are not double-charged.
Amendment 1052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.1 – paragraph 1
All pilots must periodically demonstrate medictheir physical and mental fitness to satisfactorily execute their functions, taking into account the type of activity. Compliance must be shown by appropriate assessment based on aero- medical best practice, taking into account the type of activity and the possible mental and physical degradation due to age.
Amendment 1060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 2
Annex VI – point 2
2. The entity and the staff responsible for the certification and oversight tasks must carry out their duties with the greatest possible professional integrity and the greatest possible technical competence and must be free of any pressure and incentive, in particular of a financialof any type, which could affect their judgment or the results of their certification and oversight tasks, in particular from persons or groups of persons affected by these results.