# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/2006 of 6 July 2006 laying down requirements for automatic systems for the exchange of flight data for the purpose of notification, coordination and transfer of flights between air traffic control units (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Interoperability and performance requirements

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that the systems referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and serving ACCs, comply with the interoperability and performance requirements specified in Annex I, Parts A and B.
2. Air navigation service providers that have specified in their letter of agreement that they will implement the notification, the initial coordination, the revision of coordination, the abrogation of coordination, the basic flight data or the change to basic flight data processes between ATC units other than ACCs, shall ensure that the systems referred to in Article 1(2)(a), comply with the interoperability and performance requirements specified in Annex I, Parts A and B.
3. Air navigation service providers that have specified in their letter of agreement that they will implement the pre-departure notification and coordination, the change of frequency or the manual assumption of communications processes, shall ensure that the systems referred in Article 1(2)(a) comply with the interoperability and performance requirements specified in Annex I, Parts A and C.
3a. Air navigation service providers providing data link services in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 shall ensure that the systems referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and serving area control centres, comply with the interoperability and performance requirements specified in Annex I, Parts A and D.
4. The Secretary of State shall ensure that the systems referred to in Article 1(2)(b) comply with the interoperability and performance requirements specified in Annex I, Parts A and B, in respect of the basic flight data and the change of basic flight data processes.
5. When air traffic services units and controlling military units have implemented between their systems referred to in Article 1(2)(b) the crossing intention notification, the crossing clearance request, the crossing counter-proposal or the crossing cancellation processes, the Secretary of State shall ensure that these systems comply with the interoperability and performance requirements specified in Annex I, Parts A and C.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1032/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1032/article-3
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