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2019/0044(NLE) EU/Korea Agreement: air services

Progress: Awaiting final decision

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead TRAN RIQUET Dominique (icon: Renew Renew) FRANKOWSKI Tomasz (icon: EPP EPP), GRAPINI Maria (icon: S&D S&D), ZĪLE Roberts (icon: ECR ECR)
Former Responsible Committee TRAN
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 100-p2, TFEU 218-p6a

Events

2021/09/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 679 votes to 6, with 3 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services.

Following the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

The agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services is a Horizontal Aviation Agreement negotiated by the European Commission on behalf of EU Member States and the Republic of Korea, following the judgements of the Court of Justice in the so-called ‘Open Skies’ cases.

The agreement replaces or complements existing bilateral air services agreements between Member States and the Republic of Korea. It was signed on 25 June 2020.

The agreement allows any EU airline to fly to the Republic of Korea from any of the 22 EU Member States, which currently have a bilateral air services agreement with the Republic of Korea.

In addition to the new routes’ opportunities for the EU carriers, the agreement is beneficial for both sides by bringing legal certainty to the commercial operations and ensuring non-discriminative approach to the airlines flying between the two respective territories.

Documents
2021/07/26
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2021/07/26
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2021/07/12
   EP - Vote in committee
2021/06/21
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/04/26
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/01/26
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Documents
2021/01/26
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Documents
2019/09/12
   EP - RIQUET Dominique (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2019/02/21
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Details

PURPOSE: to sign, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: on 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.

The Commission negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement with the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services. The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 12 November 2008. Subsequently, the Council adopted on 31 March 2009 a Decision on the signing of the Agreement but due to reluctance by the Republic of Korea the Agreement has not yet been signed. In 2018, however, the Republic of Korea expressed a new interest in signing and concluding the Agreement.

Following the successful conclusion of the negotiations on the Agreement, it should be signed on behalf of the European Union subject to its conclusion at a later date. This proposal contains a decision to this effect.

CONTENT: the purpose of the proposal for a Council Decision is to approve, on behalf of the Union, the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services, subject to its conclusion.

The purpose of the Agreement is to bring the existing bilateral air services agreements between the Member States and the Republic of Korea into conformity with EU law.

For more details on the content of the agreement, please refer to the summary of the initial legislative proposal for the conclusion of the agreement dated 21.2.2019.

2019/02/21
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: following the judgements of the Court of Justice in the so-called “Open Skies” cases, on 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral air services agreements with an agreement at Union level (the “horizontal authorisation”).

The objectives of such agreements are to give all EU air carriers non-discriminatory access to routes between the European Union and third countries, and hence to bring bilateral air services agreements between Member States and third countries in line with Union law.

CONTENT: in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the ”horizontal authorisation”, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with the Republic of Korea that replaces certain provisions in the existing bilateral air services agreements between Member States and the Republic of Korea.

The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between 22 Member States and the Republic of Korea in line with Union law:

- Article 2 of the Agreement replaces the traditional designation clauses with an EU designation clause, permitting all EU carriers to benefit from the right of establishment.

- Article 4 safeguards the right of Member States under EU law to impose, on a non-discriminatory basis, taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of a designated air carrier of the Republic of Korea that operates between a point in the territory of that Member State and another point in the territory of that Member State or in the territory of another Member State.

- Article 5 resolves potential conflicts with the competition rules of the Union.

With this proposal for a Decision, the Council is invited to approve on behalf of the Union the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services.

Documents

  • Decision by Parliament: T9-0381/2021
  • Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0251/2021
  • Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0251/2021
  • Committee draft report: PE693.890
  • Legislative proposal: 05210/2021
  • Legislative proposal published: 05210/2021
  • Document attached to the procedure: COM(2019)0091
  • Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
  • Preparatory document: COM(2019)0092
  • Preparatory document: EUR-Lex
  • Document attached to the procedure: COM(2019)0091 EUR-Lex
  • Legislative proposal: 05210/2021
  • Committee draft report: PE693.890
  • Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0251/2021

Votes

Accord UE-Corée: certains aspects des services aériens - EU-Korea agreement: certain aspects of air services - Abkommen EU/Korea über bestimmte Aspekte von Flugdiensten - A9-0251/2021 - Dominique Riquet - Procédure d'approbation #

2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 679, -: 6, 0: 3
DE FR IT ES PL RO NL SE CZ BE AT HU BG PT EL SK DK FI IE HR LT LV SI EE MT CY LU
Total
92
79
73
58
51
31
28
21
21
21
19
19
17
21
20
14
14
13
13
12
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
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Hungary PPE

1

Denmark PPE

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1

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2

Estonia PPE

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1

Malta PPE

2
2

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2
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141

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

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Italy Renew

2
3

Austria Renew

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1

Hungary Renew

2

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3

Ireland Renew

2

Croatia Renew

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1

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Latvia Renew

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Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

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1

Belgium The Left

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Portugal The Left

4

Denmark The Left

1

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2
icon: NI NI
35

Germany NI

Abstain (1)

2

Netherlands NI

1

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

2

Lithuania NI

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