NoC109/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.94
AmendedproposalforaCouncilDirectiveestablishingthefundamentalprinciplesgoverningthe
investigationofcivilaviationaccidentsandincidents
(94/C109/08)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
COM(94)102final—SYN519
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle189A(2)oftheECTreatyon29March1994)
ORIGINALPROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL
NewRécital
WhereasMemberStatesshouldendeavourtoachievethe
closestpossiblecooperationbetweenthetechnical
enquiryandthejudicialenquiry,toensurethatthose
responsibleforbothprocedurescanaccomplishtheir
tasks;
Article2,paragraph2
2.ThisDirectiveshallalsoapplyoutsidetheterritory
oftheEuropeanCommunitytoinvestigationsofserious
incidentsinvolvingaircraftregisteredinaMemberState
oroperatedbyanundertakingestablishedinaMember
State,whensuchaninvestigation isnotcarriedoutby
anotherState.2.ThisDirectiveshallalsoapplyoutsidetheterritory
oftheEuropeanCommunitytoinvestigations of
incidentsinvolvingaircraftregisteredinaMemberState
oroperatedbyanundertakingestablishedinaMember
State,whensuchaninvestigation isnotcarriedoutby
anotherState.
Article5,paragraph2,firstindent
—unimpairedaccesstothesiteoftheaccidentor—unimpairedaccesstothesiteoftheaccidentor
incidentaswellastotheaircraftoritswreckage;incidentaswellastotheaircraft,itswreckageand
cargo,includingbaggage;
Article7,paragraph4
(new)
4.TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessary
measuresinordertoensurethepublicationofthereport.

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ORIGINALPROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL
Article9,paragraph2
2.TheMemberSûtesshalltakethenecessary
measuresinordertoensurethatthesafetyrecommen­
dationsfromtheinvestigationbodyaredulytakeninto
considerationandacteduponwhereappropriatewithout
prejudicetoCommunitylaw.2.TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessary
measuresinordertoensurethatthesafetyrecommen­
dationsfromtheinvestigationbodyaredulytakeninto
considerationandacteduponwhereappropriatewithout
prejudicetotheCommunitylawandinparticularthat
concerningthefunctioningoftheinternalmarket.
Article10
1.Onlythefactualinformationcollectedshallbe
allowedtobeusedtoassistanyotherenquiriesor
actionsresultingfromthespecificaccidentorincident.1.Theanalysisandconclusionsdrawnfromtheinves­
tigationorarisingfromitshallnotbeusedtoapportion
blameorwithinthecontextofproceedingstodetermine
liability.
2.Asafetyrecommendation doesnotbyitselfcreatea
presumptionofblameorliabilityforanaccidentor
incident.
3.Deleted2.Asafetyrecommendation doesnotbyitselfcreatea
presumptionofblameorliabilityforanaccidentor
incident.
3.Investigationreportsshallnotbeusedfordisci­
plinaryaction.
4.TheMemberStatesshall,inthecontextofArticles 4.Deleted
5and6,takethenecessarymeasurestoprotectinvesti­
gatorsfrominvolvementinlitigationproceedings
intendedtoapportionblameorliabilityarisingfroman
accidentorincident.
Article12a
(new)
1.Nolaterthan31December1995,theCommission
shallsubmittotheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil
proposalsfor:
(a)thesettingupofmandatoryincidentreporting
systemsineachMemberStateandaCommunity
systemcoordinatingthesenationaldatabases;
(b)theestablishment ofaconfidentialsystemof
voluntaryincidentreporting;
(c)compensationforvictimsofairtransportaccidents;
2.theCouncilshalltakeadecisionontheseproposals
notlaterthan30June1996.