Explanatory note

These Regulations amend Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2014 which is part of the retained EU law concerning air traffic management in the United Kingdom.

Regulations 3 to 7 amend the Annex to the Regulation. The implementation and target deployment dates for the following air traffic management systems are amended to accommodate delays arising as a consequence of the spread of the coronavirus disease:

• Extended Arrival Management and Performance Based Navigation in the High Density Terminal Manoeuvring Areas,

• Departure Management Synchronised with Pre-departure sequencing,

• Departure Management integrating Surface Management Constraints,

• Time-Based Separation for Final Approach,

• Automated Assistance to Controller for Surface Movement Planning and Routing,

• Airport Safety Nets,

• Free Routing Airspace,

• Initial System Wide Information Management, and

• Initial Trajectory Information Sharing.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside these Regulations on the UK legislation website, www.legislation.gov.uk.