ensuring the supervision of activities related to the development of common products duly identified in the ATM Master Plan and if necessary, to organise specific invitations to tender.

organising the technical work of research and development, validation and study, to be carried out under its authority while avoiding fragmentation of such activities,

ensuring the involvement of the stakeholders of the air traffic management sector in Europe, in particular: air navigation service providers, airspace users, professional staff associations, airports, and manufacturing industry; as well as the relevant scientific institutions or the relevant scientific community,

ensuring the necessary funding for the activities of the development phase of the SESAR project in accordance with the ATM Master Plan,

organising and coordinating the activities of the development phase of the SESAR project, in accordance with the ATM Master Plan, resulting from the definition phase of the project managed by Eurocontrol, by combining and managing under a single structure public and private sector funding,

The aim of the Joint Undertaking shall be to ensure the modernisation of the European air traffic management system by coordinating and concentrating all relevant research and development efforts in the Union. It shall be responsible for the execution of the ATM Master Plan and in particular for carrying out the following tasks:

submit to the Administrative Board any proposal involving changes in the design of the Sesar project.

draw up the annual report on the progress of the Sesar project and its financial situation, and such other reports as may be requested by the Administrative Board, and submit them to the latter;

ensure that the activities of the Joint Undertaking are carried out with complete independence and without any conflicts of interest;

ensure that the obligations of the Joint Undertaking, with regard to the contracts and agreements it concludes are met;

draw up, in accordance with the Financial Rules, the draft annual budget, including the staff establishment plan, and submit them to the Administrative Board;

draw up and regularly update the global and the annual work programme of the Joint Undertaking, including an estimate on programme costs, and submit them to the Administrative Board;

employ, manage and supervise the staff of the Joint Undertaking, including the staff referred to in Article 8;’;

The Executive Director shall direct the execution of the Sesar project within the guidelines established by the Administrative Board to which he shall be responsible. He shall provide the Administrative Board with all information necessary for the performance of its functions.

The Executive Director shall perform his duties with complete independence within the powers assigned to him.

exercising such other powers and performing such other functions, including the establishment of subsidiary bodies, as may be necessary for the purposes of the development phase of the Sesar project;

deciding on proposals to the Commission to amend the Statutes in accordance with Article 24;

laying down the rules and procedures for awarding the contracts necessary to implement the ATM Master Plan, including specific procedures for conflicts of interest;

establishing procedures for granting rights of access to tangible and intangible assets which are the property of the Joint Undertaking and the transfer of such assets;

deciding on proposals to the Commission on the extension and the dissolution of the Joint Undertaking;

adopting the annual report on the progress of the development phase of the Sesar project and its financial situation referred to in Article 16(2);

deciding on the amounts and procedures for the payment of members’ financial contributions and the assessment of contributions in kind;

authorising negotiations and deciding on the accession of new members and on the relating agreements as referred to in Article 1(3);

approving the Joint Undertaking’s work programme and annual work programmes referred to in Article 16(1) as well as the annual budget, including the staff establishment plan;

giving guidelines and taking the decisions necessary for the implementation of the development phase of the Sesar project and exercising overall control over its implementation;

adopting the ATM Master Plan endorsed by the Council as referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation and approving any proposal to modify it;

8 staff seconded by the SJU Members in accordance with Article 8 of the Regulation (EC) No 219/2007,

The 2011 operating budget provides for an establishment plan of 39 Temporary Agents (TA) and 3 Seconded National Experts (SNE), leading to a total of 42 staff, out of which 35 were occupied at year end 2011, compared to 37 in 2010):

Products and services 2011