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ANNEX II TEMPLATE FOR PERFORMANCE PLANS AT NATIONAL OR FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCK LEVEL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(1)

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Description of the situation, including scope of the plan in terms of geographical coverage and services, list of air navigation service providers covered and other general information relevant to the performance plan.

1.2. Traffic forecasts referred to in points (f) and (g) of Article 10(2) expressed in IFR movements and in service units underpinning the performance plan based on Eurocontrol's Statistics and Forecast Service (STATFOR) base forecasts. Where the forecasts differ from the STATFOR base forecasts, the reasons that justify the use of a different forecast referred to in points (f) and (g) of Article 10(2) and a justification for the use of these forecasts shall be documented.

1.3. Description of the outcome of the stakeholder consultation on the draft performance plan, including the points of agreement and disagreement as well as the reasons for any such disagreement.

1.4. List of airports subject to the performance and charging scheme, with their average number of IFR air transport movements per year.

1.5. Where applicable, list of services the provision of which has been established to be subject to market conditions in accordance with Article 35.

1.6. As regards performance plans adopted at the level of functional airspace blocks, description of the process followed to develop and adopt the performance plan.

1.7. Indication whether or not the simplified charging scheme referred to in Article 34 applies and if so, a demonstration that the conditions set out in that Article have been met as well as a description of the application of the simplified charging scheme and of its scope in terms of charging zones covered.

2. INVESTMENTS

2.1. Description and justification of the costs, nature and benefits of new and existing investments in fixed assets planned over the reference period.

2.2. The information referred to in point 2.1 shall include in particular:

(a)

the determined costs of new and existing investments in respect of depreciation, cost of capital and cost of leasing over the whole reference period and in respect of each calendar year thereof, as required in Annex VII;

(b)

description and justification of the major investments, including with regard to the following elements:

(i)

total value of each major investment;

(ii)

the asset or assets acquired or developed;

(iii)

information on the benefit of the investment for airspace users and on the results of the consultation of airspace users' representatives;

(iv)

as regards major investments in ATM systems:

• differentiation between investments in new systems, overhaul of existing systems and replacement investments;

• justification of the relevance of each investment with reference to the European ATM Master Plan, and the common projects referred to in Article 15a of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004;

(c)

detail of synergies achieved at the level of functional airspace blocks or, through other cross-border cooperation initiatives as appropriate, in particular in terms of common infrastructure and common procurement.

3. NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS OR FAB PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND MEASURES FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT

3.1. National performance targets or FAB performance targets in each key performance area, set by reference to each key performance indicator set out in Section 2 of Annex I, and covering each calendar year of the reference period.

3.2. For all key performance areas, description of the main measures put in place at national level or at the level of functional airspace blocks to achieve the performance targets.

3.3. Additional information to substantiate the national performance targets or FAB performance targets in the key performance area of cost-efficiency:

(a)

determined costs for en route and terminal air navigation services set in accordance with points (a) and (b) of Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 and with this Regulation, for each year of the reference period;

(b)

en route and terminal service units forecast, for each year of the reference period;

(c)

the baseline values for en route and terminal cost-efficiency targets referred to in point (a) of Article 10(2) and description and justification of the methodology used to estimate those values for each charging zone;

(d)

description and justification of the criteria and methodology used for the allocation of costs to charging zones and allocation of costs between en route and terminal services, in accordance with Article 22(5);

(e)

description and justification of the return on equity of the air navigation service providers concerned, as well as on the gearing ratio and on the level and composition of the asset base used to calculate the cost of capital comprised in the determined costs;

(f)

description and justification of economic assumptions, including:

• assumptions underlying the calculation of pension costs comprised in the determined costs, including a description on the relevant national pension regulations and pension accounting regulations on which those assumptions are based, as well as information whether changes of those regulations are to be expected;

• interest rate assumptions for loans financing the provision of air navigation services, including amounts, duration and other relevant information on loans, and explanation for the weighted average interest on debt used to calculate the cost of capital pre-tax rate and the cost of capital comprised in the determined costs;

• for information purposes only, inflation forecast based on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Consumer Price Index (CPI);

• adjustments beyond the provisions of the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the Union pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008(1);

(g)

description and explanation of the adjustments resulting from the years preceding the reference period;

(h)

identification and categorisation of the determined costs relating to the cost items referred to in Article 28(3);

(i)

where applicable, a description of any significant restructuring planned during the reference period;

(j)

where applicable, approved restructuring costs from previous reference periods to be recovered.

(k)

the reporting tables and additional information required in Annexes VII, IX and XI which to be attached to the performance plan;

3.4. A breakdown of the performance targets set out in accordance with points 2.1 and 3.1(a) of Section 2 of Annex I at the level of each individual air navigation service provider covered by the performance plan and, in respect of performance plans established at the level of functional airspace blocks, reflecting the contributions of each provider concerned to the performance targets at the level of functional airspace blocks.

3.5. Where there is no Union-wide performance target, description and explanation of how the national performance targets or FAB performance targets contribute to the improvement of the performance of the European ATM network.

3.6. Description and explanation of the interdependencies and trade-offs between the key performance areas, including the assumptions used to assess those trade-offs.

4. CROSS-BORDER INITIATIVES AND SESAR IMPLEMENTATION

4.1. Description of the cross-border cooperation initiatives implemented, or planned to be implemented, at the level of air navigation service providers to improve the provision of air navigation services. Identification of the performance gains enabled by those initiatives in the various key performance areas.

4.2. Description of recent and expected progress in the deployment of SESAR common projects referred to in Article 15a of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004, as well as of change management practices in relation to transition plans in order to minimise any negative impact of changes on the network performance.

5. TRAFFIC RISK SHARING ARRANGEMENTS AND INCENTIVE SCHEMES

5.1. In respect of each charging zone concerned, description of the defined values of the traffic risk sharing parameters applicable in accordance with Article 27:

(a)

identification of the applicable range referred to in Article 27(2) and of the traffic risk sharing keys referred to in Article 27(3);

(b)

in the event that the national supervisory authority adapts the values of the parameters of the traffic risk sharing mechanism referred to in point (a) in accordance with Article 27(5):

(i)

justification of the defined values of the traffic risk sharing parameters;

(ii)

description of the consultation process of airspace users and air navigation service providers on the setting of the values of the traffic risk sharing parameters and of the outcome of the consultation.

5.2. In respect of incentive schemes applicable during the reference period in accordance with Article 11:

(a)

description and justification of the parameters of the incentive scheme defined in accordance with Article 11(3), including the pivot values, and the modulation mechanism of pivot values where applicable;

(b)

identification of the air navigation service providers and charging zones subject to the incentive schemes;

(c)

where applicable, description of the additional incentive schemes referred to in Article 11(4).

6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PERFORMANCE PLAN

Description of the processes that the national supervisory authorities will put in place, in order to:

(a)

monitor the implementation of the performance plan;

(b)

address the situation where targets are not reached during the reference period.

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 of 3 November 2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 320, 29.11.2008, p. 1).