BETA


2019/0126(NLE) EU/USA, Iceland and Norway Agreement: Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew

Progress: Awaiting final decision

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead TRAN GRAPINI Maria (icon: S&D S&D) MARINESCU Marian-Jean (icon: EPP EPP), KYUCHYUK Ilhan (icon: Renew Renew), PORĘBA Tomasz Piotr (icon: ECR ECR)
Former Responsible Committee TRAN
Committee Opinion EMPL
Former Committee Opinion EMPL
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 100-p2, TFEU 218-p6a

Events

2021/05/18
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 654 votes to 30, with 12 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway.

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

On 25 and 30 April 2007, the European Union signed an overall aviation agreement with the United States, which was amended by a protocol signed on 24 June 2010 (the US-EU ATA). The US-EU ATA provides, inter alia, for an open wet lease regime between the parties.

In parallel with its negotiations on the US-EU ATA, the EU has also revised its internal aviation market rules, including on wet-leasing. In 2008, the EU approved a Regulation which provides for the introduction of a time limitation for wet leasing of third country registered aircraft, a condition which did not exist in this form in the previous regulation at the time of the signature of the US-EU ATA.

In order to clarify and settle the situation with the US, the Commission was authorised to negotiate an additional agreement on “the time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew” (wet lease agreement) with the US, Norway and Iceland. This agreement was signed on 27 August 2019 and was drawn up in the official languages of the Union (to be authenticated by an exchange of letters between the parties).

The aim of such agreement is to confirm the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease arrangements between the EU and the US by providing more precision to associated provisions of the US-EU ATA. In doing so, the parties seek to maximise benefits for consumers, airlines, labour, and communities on both sides of the Atlantic so as better to reflect the realities of a global aviation industry, and the strengthening of the transatlantic air transportation system.

The agreement clarifies the wet lease rules of the US-EU ATA and states that no party shall impose time limitations on the operation of any wet lease, which is to be considered any arrangement between two airlines for the provision of aircraft with crew for international air transportation. For any potential dispute, the wet lease agreement is linked to the dispute resolution mechanisms established by the US-EU ATA.

Documents
2021/04/19
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2021/04/19
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2021/04/15
   EP - Vote in committee
2021/02/22
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2020/12/14
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2020/12/08
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway.

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: the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway was signed on 27 August 2019, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

The Agreement has been applied on a provisional basis since the date of signature. It should now be approved.

CONTENT: the Council draft aims to approve, on behalf of the EU, the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway, of which the Joint Declaration forms an integral part.

This Agreement is based on the Air Transport Agreement (ATA) between the EU and the United States signed on 25 and 30 April 2007. The ATA provides for an open wet lease regime between the parties.

The Agreement clarifies the relevant provisions of the ATA and abolishes the time limitations applicable to wet lease contracts between EU, Iceland, Norway and US air carriers. It confirms the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease agreements between the airlines of the Parties and provides legal certainty for future contracts involving EU, Iceland, Norway and US airlines.

The Agreement, which has been signed in its English language version, has also been drawn up in other official EU languages and these additional language versions have to be authenticated by an exchange of letters between the parties.

Documents
2019/09/12
   EP - GRAPINI Maria (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2019/07/12
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2019/07/10
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2019/06/05
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Details

PURPOSE: signature, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway was negotiated by the Commission, as authorised by the Council on 21 December 2016. The negotiations resulted in the initialling of the Agreement on 8 March 2019.

This Agreement is based on the Air Transport Agreement (ATA) between the EU and the United States, which was signed on 25 and 30 April 2007.

The EU-US ATA is the most important air transport agreement in the world, providing more than 75 million seats per year, and as such a cornerstone of the EU’s external aviation policy.

The ATA between the EU and the US foresees an open wet-lease regime between the parties. The negotiating directives set out the general objective of negotiating a Wet Lease Agreement with the aim of providing precision to the relevant provisions of the ATA and abolishing time limitations for wet lease arrangements affecting the EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.

CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the Council decide to authorise, on behalf of the Union, the signature of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway, subject to the conclusion of the Agreement.

The Wet Lease Agreement will resolve a long-standing uncertainty concerning the application of the wet lease provisions of the ATA, and as such contribute to the well-functioning of the transatlantic aviation relationship

The Agreement confirms the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease arrangements involving the airlines of the Parties, thereby providing more precision to the respective provisions of the ATA. The Wet Lease Agreement not only resolves the current dispute on the application of the relevant provisions of the ATA, it also provides clarity and legal certainty for future arrangements affecting EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.

Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis by the Union.

2019/06/05
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to approve the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway.

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: the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway was negotiated by the Commission, as authorised by the Council on 21 December 2016.

This Agreement is based on the Air Transport Agreement (ATA) between the EU and the United States, which was signed on 25 and 30 April 2007.

The EU-US ATA is the most important air transport agreement in the world, providing more than 75 million seats per year, and as such a cornerstone of the EU’s external aviation policy.

The ATA between the EU and the US foresees an open wet-lease regime between the parties. The negotiating directives set out the general objective of negotiating a Wet Lease Agreement with the aim of providing precision to the relevant provisions of the ATA and abolishing time limitations for wet lease arrangements affecting the EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.

CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the Council decide to authorise, on behalf of the Union, the conclusion of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway.

The Wet Lease Agreement will resolve a long-standing uncertainty concerning the application of the wet lease provisions of the ATA, and as such contribute to the well-functioning of the transatlantic aviation relationship

The Agreement confirms the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease arrangements involving the airlines of the Parties, thereby providing more precision to the respective provisions of the ATA. The Wet Lease Agreement not only resolves the current dispute on the application of the relevant provisions of the ATA, it also provides clarity and legal certainty for future arrangements affecting EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.

Documents

  • Decision by Parliament: T9-0225/2021
  • Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0125/2021
  • Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0125/2021
  • Committee draft report: PE680.980
  • Legislative proposal published: 11645/2020
  • Document attached to the procedure: 10584/2019
  • Document attached to the procedure: 11100/2019
  • Document attached to the procedure: COM(2019)0256
  • Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
  • Preparatory document: COM(2019)0254
  • Preparatory document: EUR-Lex
  • Document attached to the procedure: COM(2019)0256 EUR-Lex
  • Document attached to the procedure: 11100/2019
  • Document attached to the procedure: 10584/2019
  • Committee draft report: PE680.980
  • Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0125/2021

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

commission/0/commissioner
Old
VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana
New
VĂLEAN Adina
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/1
type
Former Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/3
type
Former Committee Opinion
body
EP
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
associated
False
procedure/Other legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 159
New
Rules of Procedure EP 165
committees/0/shadows/3
name
KONEČNÁ Kateřina
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
abbr
GUE/NGL
committees/0/shadows/3
name
KONEČNÁ Kateřina
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
abbr
GUE/NGL
committees/0/shadows/3
name
KONEČNÁ Kateřina
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
abbr
GUE/NGL
committees/0/shadows/3
name
KONEČNÁ Kateřina
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
abbr
GUE/NGL
committees/0/shadows/3
name
KONEČNÁ Kateřina
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
abbr
GUE/NGL
committees/0/shadows/3
name
KONEČNÁ Kateřina
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
abbr
GUE/NGL
docs/5
date
2021-05-18T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0225_EN.html title: T9-0225/2021
type
Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
events/5/summary
  • The European Parliament adopted by 654 votes to 30, with 12 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway.
  • Following the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.
  • On 25 and 30 April 2007, the European Union signed an overall aviation agreement with the United States, which was amended by a protocol signed on 24 June 2010 (the US-EU ATA). The US-EU ATA provides, inter alia, for an open wet lease regime between the parties.
  • In parallel with its negotiations on the US-EU ATA, the EU has also revised its internal aviation market rules, including on wet-leasing. In 2008, the EU approved a Regulation which provides for the introduction of a time limitation for wet leasing of third country registered aircraft, a condition which did not exist in this form in the previous regulation at the time of the signature of the US-EU ATA.
  • In order to clarify and settle the situation with the US, the Commission was authorised to negotiate an additional agreement on “the time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew” (wet lease agreement) with the US, Norway and Iceland. This agreement was signed on 27 August 2019 and was drawn up in the official languages of the Union (to be authenticated by an exchange of letters between the parties).
  • The aim of such agreement is to confirm the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease arrangements between the EU and the US by providing more precision to associated provisions of the US-EU ATA. In doing so, the parties seek to maximise benefits for consumers, airlines, labour, and communities on both sides of the Atlantic so as better to reflect the realities of a global aviation industry, and the strengthening of the transatlantic air transportation system.
  • The agreement clarifies the wet lease rules of the US-EU ATA and states that no party shall impose time limitations on the operation of any wet lease, which is to be considered any arrangement between two airlines for the provision of aircraft with crew for international air transportation. For any potential dispute, the wet lease agreement is linked to the dispute resolution mechanisms established by the US-EU ATA.
docs/5
date
2021-05-18T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0225_EN.html title: T9-0225/2021
type
Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
events/5
date
2021-05-18T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0225_EN.html title: T9-0225/2021
forecasts
  • date: 2021-05-18T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Awaiting Parliament's vote
New
Awaiting final decision
forecasts/0/date
Old
2021-05-17T00:00:00
New
2021-05-18T00:00:00
docs/4
date
2021-04-19T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0125_EN.html title: A9-0125/2021
type
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
events/4/docs
  • url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0125_EN.html title: A9-0125/2021
forecasts/0/title
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date
New
Vote in plenary scheduled
events/2/body
EP
events/3/body
EP
events/4
date
2021-04-19T00:00:00
type
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
forecasts
  • date: 2021-05-17T00:00:00 title: Indicative plenary sitting date
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Awaiting committee decision
New
Awaiting Parliament's vote
docs/3/docs/0/url
Old
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE680.980
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-PR-680980_EN.html
events/2
date
2020-12-14T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament
events/2
date
2020-12-14T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
events/3
date
2021-04-15T00:00:00
type
Vote in committee
procedure/Other legal basis
Rules of Procedure EP 159
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: ??? abbr: Unknown Group
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: ??? abbr: Unknown Group
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: S&D - Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
docs/3
date
2021-02-22T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE680.980 title: PE680.980
type
Committee draft report
body
EP
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: S&D - Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: ??? abbr: Unknown Group
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: ??? abbr: Unknown Group
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
docs/3
date
2020-12-08T00:00:00
docs
title: 11645/2020
type
Legislative proposal
body
CSL
events/1/summary
  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway.
  • 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: the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway was signed on 27 August 2019, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
  • The Agreement has been applied on a provisional basis since the date of signature. It should now be approved.
  • CONTENT: the Council draft aims to approve, on behalf of the EU, the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway, of which the Joint Declaration forms an integral part.
  • This Agreement is based on the Air Transport Agreement (ATA) between the EU and the United States signed on 25 and 30 April 2007. The ATA provides for an open wet lease regime between the parties.
  • The Agreement clarifies the relevant provisions of the ATA and abolishes the time limitations applicable to wet lease contracts between EU, Iceland, Norway and US air carriers. It confirms the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease agreements between the airlines of the Parties and provides legal certainty for future contracts involving EU, Iceland, Norway and US airlines.
  • The Agreement, which has been signed in its English language version, has also been drawn up in other official EU languages and these additional language versions have to be authenticated by an exchange of letters between the parties.
events/2
date
2020-12-14T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
  • TRAN/9/00478
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Preparatory phase in Parliament
New
Awaiting committee decision
commission/0/commissioner
Old
BULC Violeta
New
VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
docs/1
date
2019-07-10T00:00:00
docs
title: 11100/2019
type
Document attached to the procedure
body
CSL
docs/2
date
2019-07-12T00:00:00
docs
title: 10584/2019
type
Document attached to the procedure
body
CSL
docs/3
date
2020-12-08T00:00:00
docs
title: 11645/2020
type
Legislative proposal
body
CSL
events/1
date
2020-12-08T00:00:00
type
Legislative proposal published
body
EC
docs
title: 11645/2020
events/0/docs/1
url
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2019&nu_doc=0254
title
EUR-Lex
events/0/body
EP
events/0
date
2019-06-05T00:00:00
type
Preparatory document
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2019/0254/COM_COM(2019)0254_EN.pdf title: COM(2019)0254
summary
events/0
date
2019-06-05T00:00:00
type
Legislative proposal published
body
EC
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2019/0254/COM_COM(2019)0254_EN.pdf title: COM(2019)0254
summary
committees/0/shadows/1
name
LIBERADZKI Bogusław
group
Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
abbr
S&D
committees/0/shadows/0
name
MARINESCU Marian-Jean
group
Group of European People's Party
abbr
EPP
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
rapporteur
name: GRAPINI Maria date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
name: KONEČNÁ Kateřina group: Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left abbr: GUE/NGL
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
associated
False
committees/0/date
    committees/1/date
      committees/3/date
        docs/0
        date
        2019-06-05T00:00:00
        docs
        type
        Document attached to the procedure
        body
        EC
        docs/0
        date
        2019-06-05T00:00:00
        docs
        url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2019/0254/COM_COM(2019)0254_EN.pdf title: COM(2019)0254
        type
        Legislative proposal
        body
        EC
        docs/0/summary
        • PURPOSE: signature, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway.
        • PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
        • BACKGROUND: the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway was negotiated by the Commission, as authorised by the Council on 21 December 2016. The negotiations resulted in the initialling of the Agreement on 8 March 2019.
        • This Agreement is based on the Air Transport Agreement (ATA) between the EU and the United States, which was signed on 25 and 30 April 2007.
        • The EU-US ATA is the most important air transport agreement in the world, providing more than 75 million seats per year, and as such a cornerstone of the EU’s external aviation policy.
        • The ATA between the EU and the US foresees an open wet-lease regime between the parties. The negotiating directives set out the general objective of negotiating a Wet Lease Agreement with the aim of providing precision to the relevant provisions of the ATA and abolishing time limitations for wet lease arrangements affecting the EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.
        • CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the Council decide to authorise, on behalf of the Union, the signature of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway, subject to the conclusion of the Agreement.
        • The Wet Lease Agreement will resolve a long-standing uncertainty concerning the application of the wet lease provisions of the ATA, and as such contribute to the well-functioning of the transatlantic aviation relationship
        • The Agreement confirms the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease arrangements involving the airlines of the Parties, thereby providing more precision to the respective provisions of the ATA. The Wet Lease Agreement not only resolves the current dispute on the application of the relevant provisions of the ATA, it also provides clarity and legal certainty for future arrangements affecting EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.
        • Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis by the Union.
        docs/1
        date
        2019-06-05T00:00:00
        docs
        type
        Document attached to the procedure
        body
        EC
        events/0/summary
        • PURPOSE: to approve the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway.
        • 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: the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway was negotiated by the Commission, as authorised by the Council on 21 December 2016.
        • This Agreement is based on the Air Transport Agreement (ATA) between the EU and the United States, which was signed on 25 and 30 April 2007.
        • The EU-US ATA is the most important air transport agreement in the world, providing more than 75 million seats per year, and as such a cornerstone of the EU’s external aviation policy.
        • The ATA between the EU and the US foresees an open wet-lease regime between the parties. The negotiating directives set out the general objective of negotiating a Wet Lease Agreement with the aim of providing precision to the relevant provisions of the ATA and abolishing time limitations for wet lease arrangements affecting the EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.
        • CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the Council decide to authorise, on behalf of the Union, the conclusion of the Agreement on time limitations on arrangements for the provision of aircraft with crew between the United States of America, the European Union, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway.
        • The Wet Lease Agreement will resolve a long-standing uncertainty concerning the application of the wet lease provisions of the ATA, and as such contribute to the well-functioning of the transatlantic aviation relationship
        • The Agreement confirms the establishment of clear and non-restrictive wet lease arrangements involving the airlines of the Parties, thereby providing more precision to the respective provisions of the ATA. The Wet Lease Agreement not only resolves the current dispute on the application of the relevant provisions of the ATA, it also provides clarity and legal certainty for future arrangements affecting EU, Icelandic, Norwegian and US air carriers.
        committees/2
        type
        Committee Opinion
        body
        EP
        committee_full
        Employment and Social Affairs
        committee
        EMPL
        associated
        False
        opinion
        False
        committees/2
        type
        Committee Opinion
        body
        EP
        committee_full
        Employment and Social Affairs
        committee
        EMPL
        associated
        False
        date
        commission
        • body: EC dg: Mobility and Transport commissioner: BULC Violeta
        committees
        • type: Responsible Committee body: EP committee_full: Transport and Tourism committee: TRAN associated: False date:
        • type: Former Responsible Committee body: EP committee_full: Transport and Tourism committee: TRAN associated: False date:
        • type: Committee Opinion body: EP committee_full: Employment and Social Affairs committee: EMPL associated: False date:
        • type: Former Committee Opinion body: EP committee_full: Employment and Social Affairs committee: EMPL associated: False date:
        docs
        • date: 2019-06-05T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2019/0254/COM_COM(2019)0254_EN.pdf title: COM(2019)0254 type: Legislative proposal body: EC
        • date: 2019-06-05T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2019/0256/COM_COM(2019)0256_EN.pdf title: COM(2019)0256 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2019&nu_doc=0256 title: EUR-Lex type: Document attached to the procedure body: EC
        events
        • date: 2019-06-05T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2019/0254/COM_COM(2019)0254_EN.pdf title: COM(2019)0254
        procedure
        reference
        2019/0126(NLE)
        title
        EU/USA, Iceland and Norway Agreement: Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew
        subject
        geographical_area
        type
        NLE - Non-legislative enactments
        subtype
        Consent by Parliament
        legal_basis
        stage_reached
        Preparatory phase in Parliament