Legal provisions of COM(1995)353 - Statistical returnsin respect of carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air - Main contents
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dossier | COM(1995)353 - Statistical returnsin respect of carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air. |
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document | COM(1995)353 |
date | February 27, 2003 |
Contents
- Article 1 - Objective
- Article 2 - Gibraltar
- Article 3 - Data collection characteristics
- Article 4 - Collection of data
- Article 5 - Accuracy of statistics
- Article 6 - Data processing
- Article 7 - Transmission of results
- Article 8 - Dissemination
- Article 9 - Reports
- Article 10 - Implementing arrangements
- Article 11 - Committee procedure
- Article 12 - Entry into force
Article 1 - Objective
Article 2 - Gibraltar
2. The application of this Regulation to Gibraltar airport shall be suspended until the arrangements in the Joint Declaration made by the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 2 December 1987 come into operation. The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall inform the Council of such date of entry into operation.
Article 3 - Data collection characteristics
(a) passengers
(b) freight and mail
(c) flight stages
(d) passenger seats available
(e) aircraft movements.
The statistical variables in each area, the nomenclatures for their classification, their periodicity of observation and the definitions are set out in Annexes I and II.
2. Each Member State shall collect all data set out in Annex I for all Community airports in its territory with traffic in excess of 150000 passenger units annually.
A list of Community airports covered by the first subparagraph shall be drawn up by the Commission and, if necessary, updated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11(2).
3. For airports, apart from those having only occasional commercial traffic, which are not covered by paragraph 2, Member States shall transmit only an annual return of the data specified in Table C1 of Annex I.
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3, for airports:
(a) with fewer than 1500000 passenger units a year for which no collection of data corresponding to those specified in Annex I exists on the date of entry into force of this Regulation,
(b) and for which the introduction of a new data collection system proves very difficult,
a Member State may for a limited time not exceeding three years from 1 January 2003, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11(2), transmit data less complete than those referred to in Annex I.
5. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, for airports:
(a) for which no collection of data corresponding to those specified in Table B1 of Annex I exists on the date of entry into force of this Regulation,
(b) and for which the introduction of a new data collection system proves very difficult,
a Member State may, until 31 December 2003, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11(2), transmit only existing data.
Article 4 - Collection of data
2. Respondents called upon by Member States to supply information shall be obliged to give true and complete information within the prescribed time limits.
Article 5 - Accuracy of statistics
Article 6 - Data processing
Article 7 - Transmission of results
2. The results shall be transmitted according to the data files shown in Annex I. The files and the medium to be used for transmission shall be specified by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11(2).
3. The first period of observation shall begin on 1 January 2003. Transmission shall take place as soon as possible and no later than six months after the end of the period of observation.
Article 8 - Dissemination
2. The Commission shall disseminate to the Member States appropriate statistical results with a frequency similar to that laid down for the transmission of results.
Article 9 - Reports
2. After data have been collected over a period of three years, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on experience acquired in the application of this Regulation, in particular of Articles 7 and 8.
Article 10 - Implementing arrangements
- adaptation of the specifications in the Annexes to this Regulation,
- adaptation of the data collection characteristics (Article 3),
- the list of Community airports covered by Article 3(2),
- accuracy of statistics (Article 5),
- description of the data files, codes and the medium to be used for transmission of results to the Commission (Article 7),
- dissemination of statistical results (Article 8),
shall be laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 11(2).
Article 11 - Committee procedure
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
Article 12 - Entry into force
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.