Regulation (EC) No 793/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports

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Regulation (EC) No 793/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports

REGULATION (EC) No 793/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1 ),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2 ),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3 ),

Whereas:

(1) Following the conclusions of the European Council held in Stockholm on 23 and 24 March 2001, this Regulation constitutes a first step in a comprehensive revision process. In order to keep abreast of developments, in particular with respect to new entrants and market access issues, this Regulation should be reviewed after a fixed period of operation.

(2) Experience has shown that Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 (4 ) should be strengthened to ensure the fullest and most flexible use of limited capacity at congested airports.

(3) It is therefore necessary to amend that Regulation in accordance with Article 14 thereof and to clarify a number of its provisions.

(4) It is desirable to follow international terminology and therefore to use the terms `schedules facilitated airport' and `coordinated airport' instead of `coordinated airport' and `fully-coordinated airport' respectively.

(5) Airports with a serious shortfall in capacity should be designated as `coordinated airports' on the basis of objective criteria after a capacity analysis has been conducted. At coordinated airports detailed rules are required to ensure that the principles of transparency, neutrality and non-discrimination are fully adhered to.

Specific activities such as helicopter operations should not be subject to slot allocation rules where these are not necessary.

(6) At schedules facilitated airports the schedules facilitator should act in an independent manner. At coordinated airports the coordinator plays a central role in the c...

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