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of 19 July 1993
on the definition and use of compatible technical specifications for the procurement of air-traffic-
management equipment and systems
(OJ L 187, 29.7.1993, p. 52)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L1 1 1.1.1995
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/65/EEC
of 19 July 1993
on the definition and use of compatible technical specifications for
the procurement of air-traffic-management equipment and systems
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee(3),
Whereas air transport in Europe is at present under considerable strain
owing to air traffic congestion;
Whereas,sofar,managementsystemshavebeendevelopedandbrought
onstreaminaccordancewithInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO) provisions, which allow national or local interpretation;
WhereasdefiningandintroducingCommunitystandardsisaneffective
approach to the management of general air traffic since the presentsituation, based on national or local systems, has resulted in the tech-nicalandoperationalincompatibilitieswhichnowhinderthetransferofcontrolled flights between traffic-control bodies in different MemberStates;
WhereastheimportantworkundertakenbytheEuropeanCivilAviation
Conference(ECAC)andEurocontrolinthefieldofair-trafficmanage-mentandtherelevantconclusionsadoptedbyECACMinistersinApril1990 and March 1992 should be borne in mind;
Whereas functional integration should be effected to remedy traffic
congestion and improve the flow of traffic in the short term;
Whereas the process of harmonization and integration would be facili-
tated if all Member States acceded to the International Conventionrelating to Cooperation for the Safety of Air Navigation;
Whereas, following resolution 89/C 189/02(
4), the process of all
Member States’ accession as Contracting Parties to the InternationalConvention relating to Cooperation for the Safety of Air Navigationwould be facilitated if those Member States which are alreadyContracting Parties to that Convention would strive within Eurocontrolto adopt, where appropriate, measures aimed at facilitating such acces-sion;
Whereas the technical specifications adopted by Eurocontrol comply
with ICAO recommended standards and practices;
WhereastheCommission,assistedbyacommitteeofrepresentativesof
theMemberStates,shouldbeauthorized,inaccordancewiththeproce-durelaiddowninCouncilDecision87/373/EECof13July1987layingdowntheproceduresfortheexerciseofimplementingpowersconferredon the Commission(
5), to make certain Eurocontrol standards manda-
tory at Community level;
Whereas European standardization is a key factor in establishing a
consistent level of safety in air-traffic management; whereas Eurocon-
(1) OJ No C 244, 23. 9. 1992, p. 16.
(2) Opinion delivered on 25 June 1993 (not yet published in the Official
Journal)
(3) OJ No C 19, 25. 1. 1993, p. 39.
(4) OJ No C 189, 26. 7. 1989, p. 3.
(5) OJ No C 197, 18. 7. 1987, p. 33.
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trolandtheEuropeanstandardizationbodiesshouldcooperatewitheach
other;
Whereas it should be specified that in accordance with Council
Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure forthe provision of information in the field of technical standards andregulations(
1) the Commission may, after consulting Eurocontrol, give
European standardization bodies mandates to draw up European stan-dards to provide support for air-traffic-management systems;
Whereas in any case any item of equipment legally marketed in one
Member State must be able to move freely within the territories of theother Member States;
Whereas the International Convention relating to Cooperation for the
Safety of Air Navigation designates Eurocontrol as the appropriateinstrumenttotakethenecessarymeasurestosolvethepresentproblemsin Europe;
Whereas safety is a key factor in air transport in the Community;
whereas this Directive should take account of the existence of theConvention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on 7December 1944, which provides for the implementation of whatevermeasures are required to ensure the safe and orderly development ofinternational civil aviation;
Whereas Council Directives 77/62/EEC of 21 December 1976 coordi-
nating procedures for the award of public supply contracts(
2) and
90/531/EEC of 17 September 1990 on the procurement procedures ofentities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunica-tions sectors(
3) apply to the air-traffic-management sector and the
awarding entities must be specified;
Whereas in certain Member States the procurement of air-navigation
equipment is not covered by the aforementioned Directives; whereashowever, the Eurocontrol standards incorporated in the Communitylegal system must be complied with in all Member States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
This Directive shall apply to the definition and use of compatible
technical specifications for the procurement of air-traffic-managementequipment and systems, in particular:
— communications systems,
— surveillance systems,— systems providing automated assistance to air-traffic control, and— navigation systems.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive:
(a) technical specification shall mean the technical requirements
included,inparticular,inthetenderdocumentsdefiningthecharac-teristics of a piece of work, a material, a product or a supply, andmakingitpossibletodescribeapieceofwork,amaterial,aproductor a supply objectively in a manner such that it fulfils the use forwhich it is intended by the contracting entity. Such technicalprescriptions may include quality, performance, safety and dimen-sions,aswellasrequirementsapplicabletothematerial,productor
(1) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. Directive as last amended by Commis-
sion Decision 92/400/EEC (OJ No L 221, 6. 8. 1992, p. 55).
(2) OJ No L 13, 15. 1. 1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive
92/50/EEC (OJ No L 209, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1).
(3) OJ No L 297, 29. 10. 1990, p. 1.
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supply as regards quality assurance, terminology, symbols, testing
and test methods, packaging, marking and labelling;
(b) standard shall mean a technical specification approved by a recog-
nized standardization body for repeated or continuous application,compliance with which is not in principle compulsory;
(c) Eurocontrol standard shall mean the mandatory elements of Euro-
control specifications for physical characteristics, configuration,material,performance,personnelorprocedure,theuniformapplica-tion of which is recognized as essential for the implementation ofan integrated air trafic services (ATS) system (the mandatoryelements shall form part of a Eurocontrol standard document).
Article 3
1. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 6, identify and adopt the Eurocontrol standards andsubsequent Eurocontrol amendments to those Eurocontrol standards, inparticular those relating to the areas listed in Annex I, that shall bemademandatoryunderCommunitylaw.TheCommissionshallpublishthereferencesofalltechnicalspecificationsthusmademandatoryintheOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
2. The ensure that Annex I, which lists Eurocontrol standards to be
produced, is as complete as possible, the Commission, following theprocedure laid down in Article 6 and in consultation with Eurocontrol,may, where approrpiate, amend Annex I in accordance with amend-ments made by Eurocontrol,
3. TheItalianRepublicandtheKingdomofSpainmaypostponethe
applicationofthisArticleforoneyear.IfattheendofthatperiodthoseMember States cannot apply the Eurocontrol standards the Councilshall,inaccordancewiththeTreaty,decideontheappropriateactiontobe taken.
Article 4
Inordertocomplement,wherenecessary,theprocessofimplementing
Eurocontrol standards the Commission may give standardizationmandates to European standardization bodies in accordance withDirective 83/189/EEC and in consultation with Eurocontrol.
Article 5
1. Without prejudice to Directives 77/62/EEC and 90/531/EEC the
MemberStatesshalltakewhateverstepsarenecessarytoensurethatinthe general documents or specifications relating to each contract theawarding civil entities defined in Annex II refer to the specificationsadopted in accordance with this Directive when purchasing air-naviga-tion equipment.
2. To ensure that Annex II is as complete as possible, the Member
States shall notify the Commission of any changes made to their lists.The Commission shall amend Annex II in accordance with the proce-dure laid down in Article 6.
Article 6
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee consisting of
representativesoftheMemberStatesandchairedbyarepresentativeofthe Commission.
2. The Commission representative shall submit to the committee a
draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may laydown according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall bedeliveredbythemajoritylaiddowninArticle148(2)oftheTreatyinthe case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on aproposalfromtheCommission.ThevotesoftheMemberStates’repre-sentatives within the committee shall be weighted in the manner laiddown in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
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3. TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresenvisagediftheyareinaccordance with the committee’s opinion.
4. Ifthemeasuresenvisagedarenotinaccordancewiththecommit-
tee’s opinion or if the committee delivers no opinion the Commissionshall without delay submit to the Council a proposal concerning themeasures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
5. IftheCouncildoesnotactwithinthreemonthsofthereferraltoit
the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures unless the Councilhas decided against those measures by a simple majority.
Article 7
In exercising its powers the Commission shall regularly consult the
relevant European representatives of air-navigation bodies, of air-spaceusersandofprofessionalbodies.Itshallinformthecommitteeprovidedfor in Article 6 of the outcome of those consultations.
Article 8
1. The Commission shall regularly submit reports to the European
Parliament and to the Council on the operation of the arrangementsprovided for in this Directive, accompanied if necessary by proposalsfor the implementation of Articles 3 and 4.
2. EachyeartheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofany
measures they have introduced to achieve the objectives set in thisDirective.
Article 9
1. TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcetheprovisionsnecessary
forthemtocomplywiththisDirectivewithinoneyearofitsadoption.They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When then Member States adopt those provisions they shall include
references to this Directive or shall accompany them with such refer-ences on their official publication. The Member States shall lay downthe manner in which such references shall be made.
2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in thefieldgovernedbythisDirective.TheCommissionshallinformtheotherMember States thereof.
Article 10
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEXI
EUROCONTROL STANDARDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3
INDICATIVE LIST
Communications systems
Flight-plan-related-data exchange (message format)(*)
Radar-data exchange (Asterix message format)(*)Telephone systems for ATS(*)On-line data interchange (OLDI)(**)Automated SSR-code-assignment systems(*)
Navigation systems
RNAV(*)
Radar separation(***)Short-term-conflict alert (STCA)(***)
Surveillance systems
Surveillance specifications(*)
Shared use of radar facilities(***)
(*) Drafted.
(**) Existing.(***) Drafting not started.
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ANNEXII
AWARDING ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PURCHASING OF
AIR-NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
Eurocontrol
rue de la Loi, 72B-1040 Bruxelles
Belgium
Régie des Voies Aériennes
CCN— Rue du Progrès 80B-1210 Bruxelles
Denmark
Statens Luftfartsvæsen
(Civil Aviation Administration)Postbox 744DK-Copenhagen SV
Germany
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GMBH
Kaiserleistr. 29-35D-6050 Offenbach am Main
Greece
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Civil Aviation DepartmentFinancial Administration and Procurement DirectoratePurchasing Section
Postal address
Vasileos Georgiou 1PO Box 7375116.604-EllinikoGR-AthensTelephone (0030-1-) 89 47 71 21
Spain
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)
Calle Santa Engracia, 120E-Madrid
France
Le Directeur général de l’aviation civile
93 boulevard du MontparnasseF-75270 Paris Cedex 06
who delegates in particular to:
— Monsieur le chef du service technique de la navigation aérienne
246 rue LecourbeF-75732 Paris Cedex 15
— Monsieur le directeur général des aéroports de Paris
291 boulevard RaspailF-75675 Paris Cedex 14
Ireland
The Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications
Air Navigation Services OfficeCorporate Services DivisionScotch HouseHawkins StreetIRL-Dublin 2
Italy
AAAVTAG
Azienda Autonoma Assistenza al Volo per il Traffico Aereo GeneraleVia Salaria, 715I-00138 Roma
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Luxembourg
Ministère des Transports
Direction de l’Aviation civileL-2938 Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Luchtverkeersbeveiliging
Postbus 7601NL-1118 ZJ Luchthaven Schiphol
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Austria
Austro Control GmbH
Schnirchgasse 11A-1030 Wien
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Portugal
Empresa Pública de Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea (ANAep)
Avenida Sidónio Pais, no8-5o
P-1000 Lisboa
Acquisitionsforsmallairportsandaerodromesmaybemadebylocalauthori-
ties or by regional governments.
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Finland
Ilmailulaitos — Luftfartsverket
P.O. Box 50FIN-01531 Vantaa
Acquisitionsforsmallairportsandaerodromesmaybemadebylocalauthori-
ties or by the owners.
Sweden
Luftfartsverket
S-601 79 Norrköping
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United Kingdom
Civil Aviation Authority
CAA House45-59 KingswayUK-London WC2B 6TE
Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL)
Inverness AirportUK-Inverness