# Commission Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 of 25 March 2010 laying down common rules on air traffic flow management (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: Obligations ... concerning the central unit for ATFM

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

The Secretary of State must endeavour to ensure that the central unit for ATFM:
(a)optimises the overall performance effects on the UK ATMS through planning, coordination and implementation of ATFM measures;
(b)consults with operators on the definition of ATFM measures;
(c)ensures the effective implementation of ATFM measures, together with local ATFM units;
(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;
(e)offers a re-routing to those flights that would optimise the effect of point (d);
(f)provides information on ATFM in a timely manner to operators and ATS units, including:
(i)planned ATFM measures;
(ii)impact of ATFM measures on take-off time and flight profile of individual flights;
(g)monitors the occurrences of missing flight plans and multiple flight plans that are filed;
(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;
(i)monitors the number of exemptions granted in accordance with Article 4(5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/255/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-255/article-5
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