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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1993-95/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1993/95",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at United Kingdom airports",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1993-95",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93\nof 18 January 1993\non common rules for the allocation of slots at United Kingdom airports\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,\nWhereas there is a growing imbalance between the expansion of the air transport system in Europe and the availability of adequate airport infrastructure to meet that demand; whereas there is, as a result, an increasing number of congested airports in the Community;\nWhereas the allocation of slots at congested airports should be based on neutral, transparent and non-discriminatory rules;\nWhereas the requirement of neutrality is best guaranteed when the decision to coordinate an airport is taken by the Member State responsible for that airport on the basis of objective criteria;\nWhereas under certain conditions, in order to facilitate operations, it is desirable that a Member State should be able to designate an airport as coordinated provided that principles of transparency, neutrality and non-discrimination are met;\nWhereas the Member State responsible for the coordinated airport should ensure the appointment of a coordinator whose neutrality should be unquestioned;\nWhereas transparency of information is an essential element for ensuring an objective procedure for slot allocation;\nWhereas the principles governing the existing system of slot allocation could be the basis of this Regulation provided that this system evolves in harmony with the evolution of new transport developments in the Community;\nWhereas it is Community policy to facilitate competition and to encourage entrance into the market, as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, and whereas these objectives require strong support for carriers who intend to start operations on intra-Community routes;\nWhereas the existing system makes provision for grandfather rights;\nWhereas there should also be provisions to allow new entrants into the Community market;\nWhereas it is necessary to make special provisions, under limited circumstances, for the maintenance of adequate domestic air services to regions of the Member State concerned;\nWhereas it is also necessary to avoid situations where, owing to a lack of available slots, the benefits of liberalization are unevenly spread and competition is distorted;\nWhereas it is desirable to make the best use of the existing slots in order to meet the objectives set out above;\nWhereas it is desirable that third countries offer Community carriers equivalent treatment;\nWhereas the application of the provisions of this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the competition rules on the Treaty, in particular Articles 85 and 86;\nWhereas arrangements for greater cooperation over the use of Gibraltar airport were agreed in London on 2 December 1987 by the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom in a joint declaration by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries, and such arrangements have yet to come into operation;\nWhereas this Regulation should be reviewed after a fixed period of operation to assess its functioning,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Title substituted (31.12.2020) by The Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/276), regs. 1, 5; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 43, 19.2.1991, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 13, 20.1.1992, p. 446."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No C 339, 31.12.1991, p. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}