Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 4 U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 6a Alternative verification of compliance

A certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency(1), where it applies to constituents or systems, shall be considered, for the purposes of Articles 5 and 6 of this Regulation, as an EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use, or as an EC declaration of verification, if it includes a demonstration of compliance with the essential requirements of this Regulation and the relevant implementing rules for interoperability.’;

2.

Article 9 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 9 Revision of Annexes

Measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of the Annexes, in order to take into account technical or operational developments, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 5(4) of the framework Regulation.’;

3.

in Article 10 the following paragraph is inserted:

‘2a. For the purposes of paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States may declare systems and constituents of the EATMN as compliant with the essential requirements and exempt from the provisions of Articles 5 and 6.’;

4.

Annex II is amended as follows:

(a)

in Part A, the first paragraph of point 2, is be replaced by the following:

‘The EATMN, its systems and their constituents shall support, on a coordinated basis, new agreed and validated concepts of operation that improve the quality, sustainability and effectiveness of air navigation services, in particular in terms of safety and capacity.’;

(b)

Part B is amended as follows:

(i)

the first paragraph of point 3.1.2, is replaced by the following:

‘Flight data processing systems shall accommodate the progressive implementation of advanced, agreed and validated concepts of operation for all phases of flight, in particular as envisaged in the ATM Master Plan.’;

(ii)

point 3.2.2 is replaced by the following:

‘3.2.2. Support for new concepts of operation

Surveillance data processing systems shall accommodate the progressive availability of new sources of surveillance information in such a way as to improve the overall quality of service, in particular as envisaged in the ATM Master Plan.’;

(iii)

point 4.2 is replaced by the following:

‘4.2. Support for new concepts of operation

Communication systems shall support the implementation of advanced, agreed and validated concepts of operation for all phases of flight, in particular as envisaged in the ATM Master Plan.’

(1)

OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.’;