EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/116

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 185/16/COL

of 12 October 2016

approving the Network Performance Plan for the second reference period of the Single European Sky performance scheme (2015-2019) [2017/134]

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

Having regard to the act referred to at point 66t of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (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, as amended), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Having regard to the act referred to at point 66xf of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013 of 3 May 2013 laying down a performance scheme for air navigation services and network functions), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, and in particular Article 6(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with the act referred at point 66wn of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EU) No 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), the Network Manager is to contribute to the implementation of the performance scheme.

(2) In accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013, the Network Manager drew up the Network Performance Plan for the second reference period of the Single European sky performance scheme (2015-2019).

(3) The Network Performance Plan has been assessed against the Union-wide performance targets (1) and, mutatis mutandis, the criteria laid down in Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013, as well as other requirements of that Regulation.

(4) The assessment has shown that the Network Performance Plan is in accordance with those targets, criteria and requirements. In particular, as regards the key performance areas of safety, environment and capacity, the targets set out in the plan are equal to the respective Union-wide targets and they are consequently consistent with those Union-wide targets. As regards the key performance area of cost-efficiency, the targets set out in the plan are also consistent with the Union-wide targets, given that the trend of determined unit cost reduction is above the Union-wide target.

(5) It is therefore appropriate for the EFTA Surveillance Authority to approve the final version of the Network Performance Plan, in its edition of June 2015, as drawn up by the Network Manager,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Network Performance Plan for the second reference period of the Single European Sky performance scheme (2015-2019), in its edition of June 2015, as submitted by the Network Manager, is approved.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2016. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Sven Erik SVEDMAN President Helga JÓNSDÓTTIR College Member

(1) The act referred to at point 66xe of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Implementing Decision 2014/132/EU of 11 March 2014 setting the Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network and alert thresholds for the second reference period 2015-19).