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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendments (18)
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Noise assessments should build on existing information available and ensure that suchIn accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC, noise assessments should be based on objective and measurable criteria common to all the Member States. This information ismust be reliable and accessible to competent authorities and stakeholders. Competent authorities should put in place the necessary monitoring and enforcement tools, obtained in a transparent manner, comparable and accessible to all stakeholders. Assessments should include monitoring of the latest technological developments and exchanges of the latest findings concerning the procedures to be employed. Competent authorities should put in place the necessary monitoring and enforcement tools. Noise assessments should be carried out or supervised by outside agencies independent of the airport operator.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) It is recognised that Member States have decided on noise-related operating restrictions in accordance with national legislation based on nationally acknowledged noise methods, which may not (yet) be fully consistent with the method as described in the authoritative European Civil Aviation Conference Report Doc 29 on 'Standard Method of Computing Noise Contours around Civil Airports' nor use the internationally recognised aircraft noise performance information. However, the efficiency and effectiveness of an operating restriction, together with the efficiency and effectiveness of the relevant action plan of which the restriction is a part, should be assessed in accordance with methods prescribbased ion ECAC Doc 29 and the ICAO Balanced Approach. Accordingly, Member States should adapt their assessments of operating restrictions in national legislation towards full compliance with ECAC Doc 29This assessment is currently being carried out in the context of the revision of Directive 2002/49/EC.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to enable selection of the most cost- effective noise mitigation measures, taking account of both the health and the economic aspects, in accordance with the Balanced Approach so as to achieve the sustainable development of the airport and air traffic management network capacity from a gate- to-gate perspective.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘Balanced Approach’ means the method under which the range of available measures, namely reduction of aircraft noise at source, land-use planning and management, noise abatement operational procedures and operating restrictions, is considered in a consistent way with the view to addressing the noise problem in the most cost-effective way on an airport by airport basion an airport by airport basis in a way which takes account of both the health and the economic aspects.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) ‘Interest groups’ means natural or legal persons who are affected by or would benefit from the introduction or non-introduction of noise reduction measures, including operating restrictions, or who have a legitimate interest in the introduction of such measure;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) identify measures available to reduce the noise impact, including the more effective use of existing time slots through the introduction of larger aircraft, a reduction in the number of uneconomic feeder flights which take up time slots and a greater focus on point-to-point routes in order to reduce the number of feeder flights operated with small aircraft;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) evaluate the likely cost-effectiveness of the available measures in the light of the environmental objective set;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) not as a first resortfollowing careful prior consideration of the measures outlined in letters (a) to (c), operating restrictions.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Measures or a combination of measures taken in accordance with this Regulation for a given airport shall not be more restrictive than necessary to achieve the health-related and environmental noise abatement objectives set for that airport. Operating restrictions shall be non- discriminatory, in particular on grounds of nationality, identity or activity of aircraft operators.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall use the method, indicators and information described in Annex IDirective 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise1 for the assessment of the current and future noise situation. __________________ OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When the assessment of the noise situation reveals that new measures are necessary to achieve or maintain the level of noise abatement objectives, the competent authorities shall take due account of the contribution of each type of measure under the Balanced Approach, in accordance with Annex I.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authorities shall ensure that, at the appropriate level, a forum for technical cooperation is established between the airport operator, aircraft operator and air navigation service provider, for actions which these operators are responsible for, and taking due account of the interdependency between measures to mitigate noise and to reduce emissions. The members of this forum for technical cooperation shall regularly consult local residents or their representativeinterest groups, and provide technical information and advice on noise mitigating measures to the competent authorities. No decision shall be taken to implement a measure until interest groups have been consulted.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities shall assess the cost-effectiveness of the new measures, as referred to in paragraph 3 in accordance with Annex II in the context of the noise action plans provided for in Directive 2002/49/EC. A minor technical amendment to an existing measure without substantive implications on capacity or operations is not considered as a new operating restriction.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) aircraft used in humanitarian operations
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of a Member State or interest group or on its own initiative, and without prejudice to a pending appeal procedure, the Commission may scrutinise the decision on an operating restriction, prior to its implementation. Where the Commission finds that the decision does not respect the requirements set out in this Regulation, or is otherwise contrary to Union law, it may suspend the decision, unless the competent authority has imposed the operating restrictions on the basis of the outcome of a mediation procedure or another type of extrajudicial dispute resolution procedure.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) amendments to the method and technical report set out in Annex Irticle 6(2).
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II