Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) and Article 218(7) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament^f1,

Whereas:

In accordance with Council Decision 2018/538^f2, Amendment 1 to Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 between the United States of America and the European Union (‘Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406’) was signed on 13 December 2017, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

Amendment 1 to Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 extends the scope of cooperation between the Parties to all phases of air traffic management modernisation, including deployment activities, with the goal of ensuring global interoperability. It also modifies the structure and governance of Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 so as to optimise the implementation and management of the cooperative activities carried out thereunder.

It is necessary to lay down procedural arrangements for the participation of the Union in the executive management of Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406A between the United States of America and the European Union on air traffic management modernisation, civil aviation research and development and global interoperability (‘Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406A’), which is set out in the addendum to Amendment 1 and replaces Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406.

Therefore, Amendment 1 to Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 should be approved on behalf of the Union,

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