THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air traffic Management Network (the interoperability Regulation)(1) and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation)(2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to enable the use of air-ground data link applications, area control centres providing data link services in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 of 16 January 2009 laying down requirements on data link services for the single European sky(3) should have access on time to the appropriate flight information.
(2) In order to enable the next air traffic control unit to start exchanging data with the aircraft, where area control centres concerned do not have an in-common data link connectivity service, automated processes related to logon information and communication with the next authority should be implemented.
(3) Eurocontrol has been mandated in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 to develop requirements for the coordinated introduction of data link services. This Regulation is based on the resulting mandate report of 19 October 2007.
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/2006 of 6 July 2006 laying down requirements for automatic systems for the exchange of flight data for the purpose of notification, coordination and transfer of flights between air traffic control units(4) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
See page 3 of this Official Journal.