Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation)^f1, and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011^f2 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123^f3 establish a Network Management Board to monitor and steer the execution of air traffic management network functions. They also establish a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell to ensure effective crisis management at network level.

To ensure their efficient functioning, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons, members of the Network Management Board and their alternates and the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should be appointed for the duration of at least one reference period of the performance scheme, this is from 2020 to 2024 inclusive, as laid down in Article 7(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317^f4.

In April 2019, the entities to be represented in the Network Management Board proposed candidate voting members and alternates for the Network Management Board. In accordance with Article 21(2)(c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Member States were consulted and provided their opinion on the proposed nominations.

In October 2019, the candidate voting members proposed the candidate chairperson and two candidate vice-chairpersons for the new Board.

In November 2019, pursuant to Article 18(7) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Eurocontrol proposed the candidate non-voting members representing the air navigation service providers of associated countries in the new Board.

In April 2019, the organisations to be represented in the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell proposed their nominations for the Cell.

In accordance with those proposals, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates, as well as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should now be appointed.

This decision should enter into force as a matter of urgency before the beginning of the period covered by the appointments in question.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f5,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: