Document ID: 32019D2168
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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>18.12.2019&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 328/90</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/2168
of 17 December 2019
on the appointment of the chairperson and the members and their alternates of the Network Management Board and of the members and their alternates of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions for the third reference period 2020-2024
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a> establish a Network Management Board to monitor and steer the execution of air traffic management network functions. They also establish a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell to ensure effective crisis management at network level.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>To ensure their efficient functioning, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons, members of the Network Management Board and their alternates and the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should be appointed for the duration of at least one reference period of the performance scheme, this is from 2020 to 2024 inclusive, as laid down in Article 7(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317&#160;<a>(<span>4</span>)</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>In April 2019, the entities to be represented in the Network Management Board proposed candidate voting members and alternates for the Network Management Board. In accordance with Article 21(2)(c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Member States were consulted and provided their opinion on the proposed nominations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>In October 2019, the candidate voting members proposed the candidate chairperson and two candidate vice-chairpersons for the new Board.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>In November 2019, pursuant to Article 18(7) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Eurocontrol proposed the candidate non-voting members representing the air navigation service providers of associated countries in the new Board.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>In April 2019, the organisations to be represented in the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell proposed their nominations for the Cell.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>In accordance with those proposals, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates, as well as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should now be appointed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>This decision should enter into force as a matter of urgency before the beginning of the period covered by the appointments in question.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(8)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council&#160;<a>(<span>5</span>)</a>,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons listed in Annex I shall be appointed for the period from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024 as chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates respectively.
Article 2
The persons listed in Annex II shall be appointed for the period from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024 as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates respectively.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
( 1 ) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20 .
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) 677/2011 of 7 July 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of air traffic management (ATM) network functions and amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 ( OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 1 ).
( 3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 of 24 January 2019 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of air traffic management (ATM) network functions and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 ( OJ L 28, 31.1.2019, p. 1 ).
( 4 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 of 11 February 2019 laying down a performance and charging scheme in the single European sky and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013 ( OJ L 56, 25.2.2019, p. 1 ).
( 5 ) Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation), ( OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1 ).
ANNEX I
VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BOARD
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p><span>Chairperson:</span></p></td><td><p>Mr Simon HOCQUARD</p><p>Director-General CANSO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>1<span>st</span> Vice Chairperson:</span></p></td><td><p>Ms Sylviane LUST</p><p>Director General AIRE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>2<span>nd</span> Vice Chairperson</span>:</p></td><td><p>Mr Luc LAVEYNE</p><p>Senior Advisor ACI Europe</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Airspace users</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Voting members</p></td><td><p>Alternates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AIRE/ERA</p></td><td><p>Ms Sylviane LUST</p><p>Director-General</p><p>Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE)</p></td><td><p>Mr Russell DUDLEY</p><p>Manager Policy and Technical</p><p>European Regions Airline Association (ERA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A4E</p></td><td><p>Mr Francis RICHARDS</p><p>ATM Manager</p><p>EasyJet Airline Company Limited</p></td><td><p>Mr Choorah SINGH</p><p>Chief Operating Officer</p><p>Laudamotion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IATA</p></td><td><p>Mr Giancarlo BUONO</p><p>Regional Director Safety and Flight Operations</p><p>International Air Transport Association (IATA)</p></td><td><p>Mr Rory SERGISON</p><p>Assistant Director ATM Infrastructure</p><p>International Air Transport Association (IATA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EBAA/IAOPA/EAS</p></td><td><p>Ms Vanessa RULLIER-FRANCAUD</p><p>Senior Manager, ATM and Special Projects</p><p>European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)</p></td><td><p>Dr Michael ERB</p><p>Senior Vice-President</p><p>International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Air navigation service providers per functional airspace block</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Voting members</p></td><td><p>Alternates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BALTIC</p></td><td><p>Mr Janusz JANISZEWSKI</p><p>Acting President</p><p>Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA)</p></td><td><p>Mr Nerijus MALECKAS</p><p>Chief Operations Officer</p><p>Lithuanian Air Navigation Services &#8212; State Enterprise &#8216;Oro Navigacija&#8217;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLUEMED</p></td><td><p>Ms Despoina PAPANDREOU</p><p>Head of ANSP Management &amp; Development Division/D21</p><p>Hellenic Air Navigation Service Provider (HANSP)</p></td><td><p>Mr Maurizio PAGGETTI</p><p>Chief Operations Officer</p><p>Ente Nazionale Assistenza al Volo (ENAV)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DANUBE</p></td><td><p>Mr Georgi PEEV</p><p>Director General</p><p>Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA)</p></td><td><p>Mr F&#259;nic&#259; C&#194;RNU</p><p>Deputy Director General</p><p>Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DK-SE</p></td><td><p>Ms Carin HOLTZRIN KJELLANDER</p><p>Director of International Affairs</p><p>LFV</p></td><td><p>Ms Lise KRONBORG</p><p>Head of strategic programmes</p><p>Navigation Via Air (NAVIAIR)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FABCE</p></td><td><p>Mr Korn&#233;l SZEPESSY</p><p>Chief Executive Officer</p><p>HUNGAROCONTROL</p></td><td><p>MS Valerie HACKL</p><p>Managing Director</p><p>AUSTRO CONTROL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FABEC</p></td><td><p>Mr Robert SCHICKLING</p><p>Chief Operating Officer</p><p>Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS)</p></td><td><p>Mr. Maurice GEORGES</p><p>Directeur des Services de la Navigation A&#233;rienne</p><p>Direction des Services de la Navigation a&#233;rienne (DSNA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Fran&#231;ois-Xavier PRACH</p><p>Chairman</p><p>ANSP FABEC Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEFAB</p></td><td><p>Mr &#220;llar SALUM&#196;E</p><p>Head of ATS Department</p><p>Estonian Air Navigation Service</p></td><td><p>Mr Tormod RANGNES</p><p>Director Operations</p><p>AVINOR Air Navigation Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH-WEST</p></td><td><p>Mr Enrique MAURER SOMOLINOS</p><p>Director of Services of Air Navigation</p><p>Spanish Air Navigation (ENAIRE)</p></td><td><p>Mr Carlos REIS</p><p>Director of Operations</p><p>Navega&#231;&#227;o A&#233;rea de Portugal (NAV Portugal)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK-IRELAND</p></td><td><p>Mr Billy HAHN</p><p>Director ATM Operations &amp; Strategy</p><p>Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)</p></td><td><p>Ms Juliet KENNEDY</p><p>Operations Director</p><p>National Air Traffic Services UK (NATS)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Airport operators</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Voting members</p></td><td><p>Alternates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Luc LAVEYNE</p><p>Senior Advisor</p><p>Airports Council International</p><p>ACI Europe</p></td><td><p>Ms Isabelle BAUMELLE</p><p>Chief Operating Officer &amp; Airline Marketing Director</p><p>Soci&#233;t&#233; A&#233;roports de la C&#244;te d&#8217;Azur</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Giovanni RUSSO</p><p>Chief Operating Officer</p><p>A&#233;roport International de Gen&#232;ve</p></td><td><p>Mr Mark C. BURGESS</p><p>Head of Operational Planning, Performance &amp; Transformation Operations</p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Military</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Voting members</p></td><td><p>Alternates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military Air Navigation Service Providers</p></td><td><p>Lt. Col Raymond MARTIN</p><p>Chief Air Traffic Services Officer</p><p>Irish Air Corps HQ</p></td><td><p>Col. Bernhard MAYR</p><p>Branch Chief German Military Aviation Authority (GE MAA)</p><p>Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military airspace users</p></td><td><p>Brigadier General Etienne HERFELD</p><p>Directeur de la circulation a&#233;rienne militaire fran&#231;aise (DIRCAM)</p><p>Direction de la s&#233;curit&#233; a&#233;ronautique d&#8217;Etat (DSAE)</p></td><td><p>Col. St&#233;phane GOURG</p><p>Direction de la circulation a&#233;rienne militaire fran&#231;aise (DIRCAM)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Chairperson of the Network Management Board</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Simon HOCQUARD</p><p>Director-General CANSO</p></td><td><p>Ms Sylviane LUST</p><p>Director-General AIRE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Luc LAVEYNE</p><p>Senior Advisor ACI</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>European Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Filip CORNELIS</p><p>Director for Aviation</p><p>DG MOVE European Commission</p></td><td><p>Ms Christine BERG</p><p>Head of Unit Single European Sky</p><p>DG MOVE European Commission</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>EFTA Surveillance Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Gunnar &#214;rn Indri&#240;ason</p><p>Legal Officer, Security Inspector</p><p>EFTA Surveillance Authority</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Network Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Iacopo PRISSINOTTI</p><p>Director Network Management Directorate Network Manager</p><p>Eurocontrol</p></td><td><p>Mr Razvan BUCUROIU</p><p>Head of Network &amp; Strategy Development</p><p>Directorate Network Manager</p><p>Eurocontrol</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Chairperson of the working group on operations (NDOP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Xavier BENAVENT</p><p>Director of Operations</p><p>ENAIRE</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Representatives of Air Navigation Service providers of associated countries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting members</p></td><td><p>Alternates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2020 &#8211; 31 December 2020</p></td><td><p>Representative of the Air Navigation Service provider of Turkey (DHMI)</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Representative of the Air Navigation Service provider of Albania (ALBCONTROL)</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td><td><p><span>To be nominated</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Eurocontrol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Non-voting member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Eamonn BRENNAN</p><p>Director-General</p><p>Eurocontrol</p></td><td><p>Mr Philippe MERLO</p><p>Director European Civil-Military Aviation (DECMA)</p><p>Eurocontrol</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ANNEX II
PERMANENT MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION COORDINATION CRISIS CELL
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Member States</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Representative of the Member State that holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union</p></td><td><p>Representative of the Member State that holds the next Presidency of the Council of the European Union</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>EFTA states</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Representative of the EFTA State that holds the Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States</p></td><td><p>Representative of the EFTA State that holds the next Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>European Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Filip CORNELIS</p><p>Director for Aviation</p><p>DG MOVE European Commission</p></td><td><p>Ms Christine BERG</p><p>Head of Unit Single European Sky</p><p>DG MOVE European Commission</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Denis KOEHL</p><p>Senior Military Advisor</p><p>EASA</p></td><td><p>Mr Augustin KLUS</p><p>ATM/ANS Standards, Implementation &amp; Oversight Senior Expert</p><p>EASA</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Eurocontrol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Donal Handley</p><p>Head of the Director General Office</p><p>Eurocontrol</p></td><td><p>Mr Philippe Merlo</p><p>Director DECMA</p><p>Directorate European Civil-Military Aviation</p><p>Eurocontrol</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Network Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Iacopo PRISSINOTTI</p><p>Director Network Management</p><p>Directorate Network Manager</p><p>EUROCONTROL</p></td><td><p>Mr Kenneth Thomas</p><p>EACCC Operations Manager</p><p>Directorate Network Manager</p><p>EUROCONTROL</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Military</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant-Colonel Hans-J&#246;rg Fietz</p><p>German Military Aviation Authority</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant-Colonel Gert Jan van Kralingen</p><p>Dutch Military Aviation Authority</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Air Navigation Service providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Ms Tanja Grobotek</p><p>Director Europe Affairs</p><p>CANSO</p></td><td><p>Mr Flavio Sgr&#242;</p><p>ENAV</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Aiport operators</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Guillaume Auquier</p><p>Regulation, Policy and Compliance Manager</p><p>Groupe ADP</p></td><td><p>Mr Olivier Jankovec</p><p>Director General</p><p>ACI EUROPE</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Airspace users</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Member</p></td><td><p>Alternate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Mr Carlo Verelst</p><p>Manager ATM Infrastructure Europe IATA</p></td><td><p>Mr Achim Baumann</p><p>Policy Director</p><p>A4E</p></td></tr></tbody></table>