DECISION OF THE EU/ICAO JOINT COMMITTEE

of 10 March 2022

on the adoption of a Working Arrangement between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organization regarding the cooperation in the area of accident and incident reporting in civil aviation (2022/647)

THE EU/ICAO JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and ICAO providing a framework for enhanced cooperation, signed at Montréal and Brussels on 28 April and 4 May 2011 (MoC), and in particular its Articles 3.3 and 7.3(c);

Having regard to the Annex on Aviation Safety to the MoC, and in particular its Article 3.1;

Having regard to the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) (ICAO Doc 10004) and the global safety initiatives (GSI);

Having regard to the Global Aviation Safety Roadmap (GASR, 2006) regarding the implementation of international sharing of data/global data reporting system;

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation, amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1321/2007 and (EC) No 1330/2007 (1);

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 20 October 2010 on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation and repealing Directive 94/56/EC (2);

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (3),

Considering that the definitions of ICAO Accident/Incident Data Reporting (ADREP) taxonomy are primarily based on ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), manuals and guidance material;

Considering that there is a need amongst the ADREP and the European Coordination Centre for Accidents and Incident Reporting System (ECCAIRS) users in ICAO Member States to further utilise information derived from data collection, analysis and sharing to identify safety threats and contributing factors on a global scale;

Considering that the safety of air navigation and harmonisation progress of international civil aviation rely on recognised standards such as the ADREP system and recognising the importance of mutual assistance and cooperation in the field of safety management and data base systems;

Considering the obligation within the European Union of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to assist the European Commission in the management of the European Central Repository that stores all occurrence reports collected in the European Union, and in particular its task to develop and maintain a new version of the ECCAIRS software suite called ECCAIRS 2;

Considering that EASA has taken over all the functions that the European Commission Directorate-General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) currently performs in relation to the ECCAIRS software suite as of 1 January 2021;

Considering that it is therefore necessary to replace the Working Arrangement done at Montréal on 21 September 2011 regarding the cooperation in the area of accident and incident reporting in civil aviation;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Working Arrangement annexed to this Decision is hereby adopted, and replaces the Working Arrangement done at Montréal on 21 September 2011 regarding the cooperation in the area of accident and incident reporting in civil aviation.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

For the EU/ICAO Joint Committee: The Chairpersons [only signatures]

(1) OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 35.

(3) OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.