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), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 refers to provisions laid down in Annex 11 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention), and more specifically to the 13th edition of July 2001, which incorporates Amendment No 49. On 10 November 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) amended Annex 11 to the Chicago Convention, incorporating Amendment No 50A.
(2)
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 also refers to provisions laid down in the ICAO Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM, Doc. 4444), and more specifically to the 15th edition of 2007, incorporating Amendment No 6. On 10 November 2016, the ICAO amended Doc. 4444, incorporating Amendment No 7A.
(3)
The references in Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 to Annex 11 to the Chicago Convention and to ICAO Doc 4444 should now be updated in order to take account of those amendments, so as to enable the Member States to meet their international legal obligations and ensure consistency with the ICAO's international regulatory framework.
(4)
Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: