{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-255/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-255/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2010/255",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 of 25 March 2010 laying down common rules on air traffic flow management (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-255",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Obligations ... concerning the central unit for ATFM",
  "text": "The Secretary of State must endeavour to ensure that the central unit for ATFM:\n(a)optimises the overall performance effects on the UK ATMS through planning, coordination and implementation of ATFM measures;\n(b)consults with operators on the definition of ATFM measures;\n(c)ensures the effective implementation of ATFM measures, together with local ATFM units;\n(d)in coordination with local ATFM units identifies alternative routings to avoid or alleviate congested areas, taking into account the overall performance effects on the UK ATMS;\n(e)offers a re-routing to those flights that would optimise the effect of point (d);\n(f)provides information on ATFM in a timely manner to operators and ATS units, including:\n(i)planned ATFM measures;\n(ii)impact of ATFM measures on take-off time and flight profile of individual flights;\n(g)monitors the occurrences of missing flight plans and multiple flight plans that are filed;\n(h)suspends a flight plan when, considering the time tolerance, the ATFM departure slot cannot be met and a new estimated off-block time is not known;\n(i)monitors the number of exemptions granted in accordance with Article 4(5).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 176(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 176(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 176(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 176(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/255/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:52.241653+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}