Article 9 Public service obligationsF1

Where public service obligations have been imposed on a route in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, F2the Secretary of State may reserve at a coordinated airport the slots required for the operations envisaged on that route. If the reserved slots on the route concerned are not used, they shall be made available to any other air carrier interested in operating the route in accordance with the public service obligations, subject to paragraph 2. If no other carrier is interested in operating the route and F3a call for tenders is not issued under Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, the slots shall either be reserved for another route subject to public service obligations or be returned to the pool.

The tender procedure established in Article 4(1)(d) to (g) and 4(1)(i) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 shall be applied for the use of the slots referred to in paragraph 1 above if more than one F4qualifying air carrier is interested in serving the route and has not been able to obtain slots within one hour before or after the times requested from the coordinator.