CELEX: 32019D2168
Language: en
Date: 2019-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2168 of 17 December 2019 on the appointment of the chairperson and the members and their alternates of the Network Management Board and of the members and their alternates of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions for the third reference period 2020-2024

18.12.2019   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 328/90
               
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/2168
         of 17 December 2019
         on the appointment of the chairperson and the members and their alternates of the Network Management Board and of the members and their alternates of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions for the third reference period 2020-2024
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (2) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 (3) establish a Network Management Board to monitor and steer the execution of air traffic management network functions. They also establish a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell to ensure effective crisis management at network level.
                  
               
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     To ensure their efficient functioning, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons, members of the Network Management Board and their alternates and the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should be appointed for the duration of at least one reference period of the performance scheme, this is from 2020 to 2024 inclusive, as laid down in Article 7(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 (4).
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     In April 2019, the entities to be represented in the Network Management Board proposed candidate voting members and alternates for the Network Management Board. In accordance with Article 21(2)(c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Member States were consulted and provided their opinion on the proposed nominations.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     In October 2019, the candidate voting members proposed the candidate chairperson and two candidate vice-chairpersons for the new Board.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     In November 2019, pursuant to Article 18(7) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Eurocontrol proposed the candidate non-voting members representing the air navigation service providers of associated countries in the new Board.
                  
               
                     (5)
                  
                  
                     In April 2019, the organisations to be represented in the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell proposed their nominations for the Cell.
                  
               
                     (6)
                  
                  
                     In accordance with those proposals, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates, as well as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should now be appointed.
                  
               
                     (7)
                  
                  
                     This decision should enter into force as a matter of urgency before the beginning of the period covered by the appointments in question.
                  
               
                     (8)
                  
                  
                     The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5),
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
         
            Article 1
            The persons listed in Annex I shall be appointed for the period from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024 as chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates respectively.
         
         
            Article 2
            The persons listed in Annex II shall be appointed for the period from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024 as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates respectively.
         
         
            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
         
         
            Done at Brussels, 17 December 2019.
            
               
                  For the Commission
               
               
                  The President
               
               Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20.
         
            (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) 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 (OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 1).
         
            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 of 24 January 2019 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of air traffic management (ATM) network functions and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (OJ L 28, 31.1.2019, p. 1).
         
            (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 of 11 February 2019 laying down a performance and charging scheme in the single European sky and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013 (OJ L 56, 25.2.2019, p. 1).
         
            (5)  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 (the framework Regulation), (OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1).
      
      
         
            ANNEX I
            
               VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BOARD
            
            
                        
                           Chairperson:
                        
                     
                     
                        Mr Simon HOCQUARD
                        Director-General CANSO
                     
                  
                        
                           1st Vice Chairperson:
                        
                     
                     
                        Ms Sylviane LUST
                        Director General AIRE
                     
                  
                        
                           2nd Vice Chairperson:
                     
                     
                        Mr Luc LAVEYNE
                        Senior Advisor ACI Europe
                     
                  
               
            
                        Airspace users
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Voting members
                     
                     
                        Alternates
                     
                  
                        AIRE/ERA
                     
                     
                        Ms Sylviane LUST
                        Director-General
                        Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE)
                     
                     
                        Mr Russell DUDLEY
                        Manager Policy and Technical
                        European Regions Airline Association (ERA)
                     
                  
                        A4E
                     
                     
                        Mr Francis RICHARDS
                        ATM Manager
                        EasyJet Airline Company Limited
                     
                     
                        Mr Choorah SINGH
                        Chief Operating Officer
                        Laudamotion
                     
                  
                        IATA
                     
                     
                        Mr Giancarlo BUONO
                        Regional Director Safety and Flight Operations
                        International Air Transport Association (IATA)
                     
                     
                        Mr Rory SERGISON
                        Assistant Director ATM Infrastructure
                        International Air Transport Association (IATA)
                     
                  
                        EBAA/IAOPA/EAS
                     
                     
                        Ms Vanessa RULLIER-FRANCAUD
                        Senior Manager, ATM and Special Projects
                        European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
                     
                     
                        Dr Michael ERB
                        Senior Vice-President
                        International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA)
                     
                  
               
            
                        Air navigation service providers per functional airspace block
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Voting members
                     
                     
                        Alternates
                     
                  
                        BALTIC
                     
                     
                        Mr Janusz JANISZEWSKI
                        Acting President
                        Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA)
                     
                     
                        Mr Nerijus MALECKAS
                        Chief Operations Officer
                        Lithuanian Air Navigation Services — State Enterprise ‘Oro Navigacija’
                     
                  
                        BLUEMED
                     
                     
                        Ms Despoina PAPANDREOU
                        Head of ANSP Management & Development Division/D21
                        Hellenic Air Navigation Service Provider (HANSP)
                     
                     
                        Mr Maurizio PAGGETTI
                        Chief Operations Officer
                        Ente Nazionale Assistenza al Volo (ENAV)
                     
                  
                        DANUBE
                     
                     
                        Mr Georgi PEEV
                        Director General
                        Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA)
                     
                     
                        Mr Fănică CÂRNU
                        Deputy Director General
                        Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA)
                     
                  
                        DK-SE
                     
                     
                        Ms Carin HOLTZRIN KJELLANDER
                        Director of International Affairs
                        LFV
                     
                     
                        Ms Lise KRONBORG
                        Head of strategic programmes
                        Navigation Via Air (NAVIAIR)
                     
                  
                        FABCE
                     
                     
                        Mr Kornél SZEPESSY
                        Chief Executive Officer
                        HUNGAROCONTROL
                     
                     
                        MS Valerie HACKL
                        Managing Director
                        AUSTRO CONTROL
                     
                  
                        FABEC
                     
                     
                        Mr Robert SCHICKLING
                        Chief Operating Officer
                        Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS)
                     
                     
                        Mr. Maurice GEORGES
                        Directeur des Services de la Navigation Aérienne
                        Direction des Services de la Navigation aérienne (DSNA)
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr François-Xavier PRACH
                        Chairman
                        ANSP FABEC Group
                     
                  
                        NEFAB
                     
                     
                        Mr Üllar SALUMÄE
                        Head of ATS Department
                        Estonian Air Navigation Service
                     
                     
                        Mr Tormod RANGNES
                        Director Operations
                        AVINOR Air Navigation Service
                     
                  
                        SOUTH-WEST
                     
                     
                        Mr Enrique MAURER SOMOLINOS
                        Director of Services of Air Navigation
                        Spanish Air Navigation (ENAIRE)
                     
                     
                        Mr Carlos REIS
                        Director of Operations
                        Navegação Aérea de Portugal (NAV Portugal)
                     
                  
                        UK-IRELAND
                     
                     
                        Mr Billy HAHN
                        Director ATM Operations & Strategy
                        Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)
                     
                     
                        Ms Juliet KENNEDY
                        Operations Director
                        National Air Traffic Services UK (NATS)
                     
                  
               
            
                        Airport operators
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Voting members
                     
                     
                        Alternates
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Luc LAVEYNE
                        Senior Advisor
                        Airports Council International
                        ACI Europe
                     
                     
                        Ms Isabelle BAUMELLE
                        Chief Operating Officer & Airline Marketing Director
                        Société Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Giovanni RUSSO
                        Chief Operating Officer
                        Aéroport International de Genève
                     
                     
                        Mr Mark C. BURGESS
                        Head of Operational Planning, Performance & Transformation Operations
                        Heathrow Airport Limited
                     
                  
               
            
                        Military
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Voting members
                     
                     
                        Alternates
                     
                  
                        Military Air Navigation Service Providers
                     
                     
                        Lt. Col Raymond MARTIN
                        Chief Air Traffic Services Officer
                        Irish Air Corps HQ
                     
                     
                        Col. Bernhard MAYR
                        Branch Chief German Military Aviation Authority (GE MAA)
                        Germany
                     
                  
                        Military airspace users
                     
                     
                        Brigadier General Etienne HERFELD
                        Directeur de la circulation aérienne militaire française (DIRCAM)
                        Direction de la sécurité aéronautique d’Etat (DSAE)
                     
                     
                        Col. Stéphane GOURG
                        Direction de la circulation aérienne militaire française (DIRCAM)
                     
                  
               
            
                        Chairperson of the Network Management Board
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Simon HOCQUARD
                        Director-General CANSO
                     
                     
                        Ms Sylviane LUST
                        Director-General AIRE
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Luc LAVEYNE
                        Senior Advisor ACI
                     
                  
               
            
                        European Commission
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Filip CORNELIS
                        Director for Aviation
                        DG MOVE European Commission
                     
                     
                        Ms Christine BERG
                        Head of Unit Single European Sky
                        DG MOVE European Commission
                     
                  
               
            
                        EFTA Surveillance Authority
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gunnar Örn Indriðason
                        Legal Officer, Security Inspector
                        EFTA Surveillance Authority
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
               
            
                        Network Manager
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Iacopo PRISSINOTTI
                        Director Network Management Directorate Network Manager
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                     
                        Mr Razvan BUCUROIU
                        Head of Network & Strategy Development
                        Directorate Network Manager
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                  
               
            
                        Chairperson of the working group on operations (NDOP)
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Xavier BENAVENT
                        Director of Operations
                        ENAIRE
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
               
            
                        Representatives of Air Navigation Service providers of associated countries
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting members
                     
                     
                        Alternates
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020
                     
                     
                        Representative of the Air Navigation Service provider of Turkey (DHMI)
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Representative of the Air Navigation Service provider of Albania (ALBCONTROL)
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                        1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                        1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                        1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                        1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           To be nominated
                        
                     
                  
               
            
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Non-voting member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Eamonn BRENNAN
                        Director-General
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                     
                        Mr Philippe MERLO
                        Director European Civil-Military Aviation (DECMA)
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                  
      
      
         
            ANNEX II
            
               PERMANENT MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION COORDINATION CRISIS CELL
            
            
                        Member States
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Representative of the Member State that holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
                     
                     
                        Representative of the Member State that holds the next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
                     
                  
               
            
                        EFTA states
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Representative of the EFTA State that holds the Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States
                     
                     
                        Representative of the EFTA State that holds the next Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States
                     
                  
               
            
                        European Commission
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Filip CORNELIS
                        Director for Aviation
                        DG MOVE European Commission
                     
                     
                        Ms Christine BERG
                        Head of Unit Single European Sky
                        DG MOVE European Commission
                     
                  
               
            
                        Agency
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Denis KOEHL
                        Senior Military Advisor
                        EASA
                     
                     
                        Mr Augustin KLUS
                        ATM/ANS Standards, Implementation & Oversight Senior Expert
                        EASA
                     
                  
               
            
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Donal Handley
                        Head of the Director General Office
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                     
                        Mr Philippe Merlo
                        Director DECMA
                        Directorate European Civil-Military Aviation
                        Eurocontrol
                     
                  
               
            
                        Network Manager
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Iacopo PRISSINOTTI
                        Director Network Management
                        Directorate Network Manager
                        EUROCONTROL
                     
                     
                        Mr Kenneth Thomas
                        EACCC Operations Manager
                        Directorate Network Manager
                        EUROCONTROL
                     
                  
               
            
                        Military
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lieutenant-Colonel Hans-Jörg Fietz
                        German Military Aviation Authority
                     
                     
                        Lieutenant-Colonel Gert Jan van Kralingen
                        Dutch Military Aviation Authority
                     
                  
               
            
                        Air Navigation Service providers
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ms Tanja Grobotek
                        Director Europe Affairs
                        CANSO
                     
                     
                        Mr Flavio Sgrò
                        ENAV
                     
                  
               
            
                        Aiport operators
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Guillaume Auquier
                        Regulation, Policy and Compliance Manager
                        Groupe ADP
                     
                     
                        Mr Olivier Jankovec
                        Director General
                        ACI EUROPE
                     
                  
               
            
                        Airspace users
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Member
                     
                     
                        Alternate
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mr Carlo Verelst
                        Manager ATM Infrastructure Europe IATA
                     
                     
                        Mr Achim Baumann
                        Policy Director
                        A4E