Resolução da Assembleia da República n.º 35/2001 — Aprova, para ratificação, o Protocolo que Consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da…

4 - The decisions of the Permanent Court of Arbitration shall be binding on the Parties to the dispute.

Article 35

1 - Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of annex IV for the enforced recovery of route charges, the courts of the Contracting Parties shall have sole jurisdiction to hear disputes arising between the Organisation, represented by the Director General, and any natural person or corporate body, in connection with the application of acts of the Organisation.

2 - Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of annex IV for the enforced recovery of route charges, proceedings shall be instituted in the Contracting Party:

Article 36

1 - The amendments made in conformity with the conditions prescribed in this Convention, to the Statute of the Agency set out in annex I, and to articles 16 et seq. of the provisions relating to the common route charges system set out in annex IV, shall be valid and have effect in the territory of the Contracting Parties.

2 - The tax provisions set out in annex III and articles 1 to 15 of the provisions relating to the common route charges system set out in annex IV shall not be subject to amendment by the General Assembly.

3 - Each Contracting Party shall be bound by annex IV for a period of five years from the date on which this Convention enters into force. The five-year period shall be extended automatically for further five-year periods. A Contracting Party which has notified the General Assembly in writing, not less than two years before the expiry of the five-year period, that it does not consent to the extension of the period, shall cease to be bound by annex IV at the expiry of this five-year period.

4 - The rights and obligations of the withdrawing Contracting Party may be determined if necessary in a special agreement concluded between it and the Organisation.

This agreement will require to be approved by unanimity of the votes cast by the General Assembly, with the withdrawing Contracting Party taking no part in the vote.

5 - The Contracting Party which is no longer bound by annex IV may at any time request the General Assembly in writing to be bound once more by annex IV. The Contracting Party in question shall again be bound by annex IV six months after the day on which the General Assembly accepts the said request by unanimity of the votes cast by the Contracting Parties participating in the common system. The Contracting Party concerned shall be bound by annex IV for a period of five years from the day on which it became bound. This period shall be extended automatically subject to the same conditions as those set out in paragraph 3 above.

Article 37

The Contracting Parties undertake to ensure to the Agency the application of current statutory provisions designed to safeguard the continuity of those general utilities required for the proper running of operational services.

Article 38

1 - The Convention, as amended by the Protocol of 12 February 1981 and subsequently by the Protocol opened for signature at Brussels in 1997, shall be extended for an indefinite period.

2 - Once the Convention as thus extended has been in force for twenty years, any Contracting Party may terminate application, as far as it is concerned, of the Convention by giving written notification to the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, which shall inform the Governments of the other Contracting States of such notification.

The decision to withdraw shall take effect at the end of the year following the year in which notification of withdrawal is given, provided that the special agreement provided for in paragraph 3 below has been concluded by that date. Failing this, the decision to withdraw shall take effect on the date laid down in the said special agreement.

3 - The rights and obligations, in particular of a financial nature, of the withdrawing Contracting Party shall be determined in a special agreement concluded between it and the Organisation.

This agreement shall require to be approved by unanimity of the votes cast by the General Assembly with the withdrawing Contracting Party taking no part in the vote.

4 - The Organisation may be dissolved if the number of Contracting Parties is reduced to less than 50% of the Parties signatories to the aforesaid 1997 Protocol, subject to a decision of the General Assembly carried by unanimity of the votes cast.

5 - If, in application of the above, the Organisation is dissolved, its legal personality and capacity, within the meaning of article 4, shall continue to exist for the purposes of winding up the Organisation.

Article 39

1 - The accession to the Convention, as amended by the Protocol of 12 February 1981 and by the Protocol opened for signature at Brussels in 1997, of any State not signatory to the latter Protocol shall be subject to the agreement of the General Assembly expressed by unanimity of the votes cast.

2 - The President of the General Assembly shall notify the non-signatory State of the decision to accept the accession.

3 - The instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium which shall notify the Governments of the other signatory and acceding States.

4 - Accession shall take effect from the first day of the second month following the deposit of the instrument of accession.

Article 40

1 - The accession to the Convention, as amended by the Protocol of 12 February 1881 and by the Protocol opened for signature at Brussels in 1997, shall be open to regional economic integration organisations on terms and conditions to be agreed between the Contracting Parties and those organisations, of which one or more signatory States are members, these terms and conditions to be contained in an additional Protocol to the Convention.

2 - The instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium which shall notify the other Parties.

3 - Accession of a regional economic integration organisation shall take effect from the first day of the second month following the deposit of the instrument of accession, provided that the additional Protocol referred to in paragraph 1 above has entered into force.

The present consolidated text of the enacting terms of the Convention and its annexes are drawn up in the German, English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech and Turkish languages. In accordance with the final provision of the EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to Co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation of 13 December 1960, the final provision of the Protocol of 12 February 1981 amending the aforesaid Convention as well as the final provision of the Protocol opened for signature at Brussels in 1997 consolidating the aforesaid Convention, as variously amended, the text in the French language shall prevail, in the event of any inconsistency between the texts.

ANNEX I

Statute of the Agency

Article 1

1 - The Agency shall be the organ responsible for achieving the objectives and performing the tasks laid down in the Convention or set by the General Assembly or by the Council and their subsidiary bodies. It shall initiate and submit proposals to the relevant bodies related to the exercise of the various functions and the performance of the various tasks of these bodies as well as to other tasks delegated to the Organisation. It shall also provide support to the General Assembly and the Council and their subsidiary bodies in the execution of their supervisory functions.

2 - In the performance of its tasks, the Agency may be assisted, where necessary, by civil and military experts appointed by States or by the service providers' organisations concerned.

3 - The Agency shall act as the focal point for intergovernmental co-operation and coordination in the field of air navigation. It shall submit proposals and provide the necessary support with a view to convergence towards, and implementation of, a uniform European air traffic management system.

4 - In particular, it shall provide regulatory, information, support and advisory services to the Contracting Parties, and, on the basis of agreements pursuant to article 2 of the Convention, to recognised international organisations and to non-Contracting States.

5 - In particular, the Agency shall:

6 - When the Agency provides air navigation services, its aim shall be:

7 - The Agency shall work in close collaboration with the users' organisations in order to meet as efficiently and economically as possible the requirements of civil aviation. It shall work in close collaboration with the military authorities to meet, under the same conditions, the special requirements of military aviation.

8 - For the accomplishment of its task, the Agency may, among other things, construct and operate the buildings and installations it requires. However, it shall call upon national technical services and make use of existing national installations whenever this is technically and economically justified, in order to avoid any duplication.

Article 2

1 - Subject to the powers conferred upon the General Assembly and the Council, the Agency shall be managed by a Director General who shall enjoy wide management independence with regard to the implementation, utilisation and efficient operation of the technical, financial and personnel resources placed at his disposal. To this end, he/she shall take the measures which he/she deems necessary in order to fulfil his/her obligations.

2 - Nevertheless, the Director General shall, with a view to submission for approval by the Council in accordance with the provisions of the Convention:

3 - Furthermore, the Director General shall:

Article 3

The Director General shall draw up, and submit for the Council's approval, the Contract Regulations relating to:

Article 4

The Director General shall draw up, and submit for the Council's approval, the Financial Regulations, which shall determine, in particular, the conditions governing payment of national contributions, as well as the terms on which loans may be raised by the Agency, and will ensure proper financial management, including internal audit.

Article 5

1 - Without prejudice to the right of the Contracting Parties to submit proposals, the Director General shall draw up and submit for the Council's approval the Agency's Staff Regulations:

2 - The Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation shall have sole jurisdiction in disputes between the Organisation and the personnel of the Agency, to the exclusion of the jurisdiction of all other courts and tribunals, national or international.

Article 6

1 - The Director General shall be appointed for a term of office of five years by the General Assembly by a majority of the votes cast, on condition that the said majority attains three-quarters of the weighted votes cast according to the weighting provided for in article 11 of the Convention and at least three-quarters of the Contracting Parties casting a vote. His/her term of office may be renewed once in the same manner. The Statute of the Director General shall be approved by the Council.

2 - The Director General shall represent the Organisation in legal proceedings and for all civil purposes.

3 - Furthermore, in conformity with the policies adopted by the General Assembly and the Council, the Director General:

4 - The Director General may discharge the aforesaid functions without prior reference to the Council, but he/she shall keep the Council informed of all measures taken in the exercise of the aforesaid powers.

5 - The Council shall determine the conditions under which a substitute for the Director General may be appointed should he/she be unable to perform his/her duties.

Article 7

1 - The budget shall be balanced as between receipts and expenditure.

Estimates of all receipts and expenditure of the Agency shall be prepared for each financial year.

2 - The financial year shall begin on 1 January and end on 31 December.

3 - The draft budget and draft five-year financial plan shall be submitted by the Director General for the approval of the Council not later than 31 October of the preceding year.

Article 8

1 - The Organisation may borrow on the international financial markets in order to obtain the necessary resources for the accomplishment of its tasks.

2 - The Organisation may issue loans on the financial markets of a Contracting Party in accordance with national law relating to internal loans, or, in the absence of such law, with the agreement of the Contracting Party.

3 - The Financial Regulations shall determine the procedures by which the Organisation raises and repays loans.

4 - Each budget and each five-year financial plan shall specify the maximum amount which the Organisation may borrow during the years covered by that budget and the five-year financial plan.

5 - In matters falling within the scope of this article, the Organisation shall act in agreement with the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties or with their banks of issue.

Article 9

The budget and the five-year financial plan may be revised during the financial year, if circumstances so require, in accordance with the requirements prescribed for their preparation and approval.

Article 10

1 - The accounts of all the Agency budgetary receipts and expenditure, and the Agency's financial management, shall be audited annually by an Audit Board.

2 - The Audit Board shall be assisted in its work by external consultant auditors. The outside firm of consultant auditors shall be appointed by the Council for a three-year term in accordance with article 7.2, f), of the Convention.

3 - The purpose of the audit carried out by the Audit Board, with the assistance of external consultant auditors, shall be to establish the regular nature of receipts and expenditure and to ensure sound financial management. The Audit Board shall submit to the Council at the close of each financial year a report incorporating the Agency's comments. The Council may direct the Agency to take any appropriate measures recommended in the audit report, in pursuance of article 7.2, a), of the Convention.

4 - The Audit Board shall ensure that an appropriate internal control mechanism is put in place within the Agency, which is in line with sound corporate practice and management.

5 - The Audit Board may review other financial issues relating to the Agency in line with its Terms of Reference.

Article 11

1 - Administrative or technical inspections of the services of the Agency may be carried out, if so required by the Council, acting either on its own initiative or at the request of the Director General.

2 - Such inspections shall be made by officers of the administrations of the Contracting Parties, with external assistance if required. Each inspection committee shall consist of at least two persons of different nationalities and should include as far as possible a person who has taken part in a previous inspection.

Article 12

The Council shall determine the working languages of the Agency.

Article 13

The Agency shall issue the publications necessary for its operation.

Article 14

All draft amendments of the Statute shall be submitted for the approval of the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of article 6.1, d), of the Convention.

ANNEX II

Flight Information Regions

Federal Republic of Germany:

Berlin Upper Flight Information Region;

Hannover Upper Flight Information Region;

Rhein Upper Flight Information Region;

Bremen Flight Information Region;

Düsseldorf Flight Information Region;

Frankfurt Flight Information Region;

München Flight Information Region;

Berlin Flight Information Region.

Republic of Austria:

Wien Flight Information Region.

Kingdom of Belgium - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:

Bruxelles Upper Flight Information Region;

Bruxelles Flight Information Region.

Republic of Bulgaria:

Sofia Flight Information Region;

Varna Flight Information Region.

Republic of Cyprus:

Nicosia Flight Information Region.

Republic of Croatia:

Zagreb Flight Information Region.

Kingdom of Denmark:

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2001/05/103a00/24742567.pdf))

Kingdom of Spain:

Madrid Upper Flight Information Region;

Madrid Flight Information Region;

Barcelona Upper Flight Information Region;

Barcelona Flight Information Region;

Islas Canarias Upper Flight Information Region;

Islas Canarias Flight Information Region.

French Republic - Principality of Monaco (*):

France Upper Flight Information Region;

Paris Flight Information Region;

Brest Flight Information Region;

Bordeaux Flight Information Region;

Marseille Flight Information Region (*);

Reims Flight Information Region.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Scottish Upper Flight Information Region;

Scottish Flight Information Region;

London Upper Flight Information Region;

London Flight Information Region.

Hellenic Republic:

Athinai Upper Flight Information Region;

Athinai Flight Information Region.

Republic of Hungary:

Budapest Flight Information Region.

Ireland:

Shannon Upper Flight Information Region;

Shannon Flight Information Region;

Shannon Oceanic Transition Area enclosed by the following co-ordinates: 51º North 15º West, 51º North 8º West, 48º 30' North 8º West, 49º North 15º West, 51º North 15º West at and above FL55.

Italian Republic:

Milano Upper Flight Information Region;

Roma Upper Flight Information Region;

Brindisi Upper Flight Information Region;

Milano Flight Information Region;

Roma Flight Information Region;

Brindisi Flight Information Region.

Republic of Malta:

Malta Flight Information Region.

Kingdom of Norway:

Oslo Upper Flight Information Region;

Stavanger Upper Flight Information Region;

Trondheim Upper Flight Information Region;

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2001/05/103a00/24742567.pdf))

Oslo Flight Information Region;

Stavanger Flight Information Region;

Trondheim Flight Information Region;

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2001/05/103a00/24742567.pdf))

Kingdom of the Netherlands:

Amsterdam Flight Information Region.

Portuguese Republic:

Lisboa Upper Flight Information Region;

Lisboa Flight Information Region;

Santa Maria Flight Information Region.

Romania:

Bucuresti Flight Information Region.

Slovak Republic:

Bratislava Flight Information Region.

Republic of Slovenia:

Ljubljana Flight Information Region.

Kingdom of Sweden:

Malmö Upper Flight Information Region;

Stockholm Upper Flight Information Region;

Sundsvall Upper Flight Information Region;

Malmö Flight Information Region;

Stockholm Flight Information Region;

Sundsvall Flight Information Region.

Swiss Confederation:

Switzerland Upper Flight Information Region;

Switzerland Flight Information Region.

Czech Republic:

Praha Flight Information Region.

Republic of Turkey:

Ankara Flight Information Region;

Istanbul Flight Information Region.

ANNEX III

Tax Provisions

Article 1

1 - Without prejudice to the exonerations provided for in articles 22 and 23 of the Convention, when the Organisation in the exercise of its official activities makes substantial acquisitions of property or employs services of substantial value in respect of which indirect duties, taxes or charges (including such duties, taxes or charges levied on importation other than those referred to in article 23.1 of the Convention) have been paid or are payable, the Governments of the Member States shall, whenever possible, take appropriate action to offset the effect on the Organisation of such duties, taxes or charges by means of an adjustment of the financial contributions to the Organisation or by means of remission or of reimbursement to the Organisation of the amount of the duties, taxes or charges.

2 - With regard to payments by the Organisation to Member States in respect of capital investments made by those States, in so far as the cost thereof is to be refunded by the Organisation, the said States shall ensure that their statements of the amounts in question submitted to the Organisation do not include duties, taxes or charges from which the Organisation would have been exempt or which would be refunded to it or which would be the subject of an adjustment of the financial contributions to the Organisation if the Organisation had made those investments itself.

3 - The provisions of this article shall not apply in respect of duties, taxes or charges collected as payment for public utility services.

Article 2

Property acquired by the Organisation to which article 1.1 applies may not be sold or otherwise disposed of except in accordance with conditions laid down by the Governments of the States concerned.

Article 3

1 - The Director General of the Agency and the Staff members of the Organisation shall be subject to a tax for the benefit of the Organisation on salaries and emoluments paid by the Organisation in accordance with the rules and conditions determined by the General Assembly. Such salaries and emoluments shall be exempt from national income tax.

The Member States may, however, take into account salaries and emoluments exempted from national income tax when assessing the amount of the tax payable on other income of those in receipt of the said salaries and emoluments.

2 - Paragraph 1 shall not apply to pensions and annuities paid by the Organisation.

3 - The names, titles, addresses as well as remunerations and where appropriate pensions of employees and former employees to whom the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of the present article are applicable shall be communicated periodically to the Member States.

Article 4

For the purpose of this annex, the Organisation shall act in concert with the relevant authorities of the Member States concerned.

Article 5

1 - This annex shall replace the Additional Protocol to the Convention signed at Brussels on 6 July 1970, as amended by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 21 November 1978, both in turn amended by article XXXVIII of the Protocol signed at Brussels on 12 February 1981 amending the Convention.

2 - Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 above, obligations under article 3 of the Additional Protocol of 6 July 1970 shall remain binding until the relevant claims and commitments have been fully discharged.

ANNEX IV

Provisions relating to the Common Route Charges System

Article 1

The Contracting Parties agree to continue to administer a joint system for the establishment, billing and collection of route charges as a single charge per flight and to use for this purpose the services of EUROCONTROL.

Article 2

The Organisation shall establish, bill and collect the route charges levied on users of en route air navigation services on a proposal from the Contracting Parties participating in the Common Route Charges System.

Article 3

In matters relating to route charges, the Council shall be the body responsible for determining the arrangements for giving effect to the General Assembly's decisions in route charge matters and supervising the Agency's tasks in this field.

The Council shall inter alia:

Article 4

The route charges indicated on the bill issued by the Organisation shall constitute a single charge due in respect of each flight, which shall constitute a single claim by EUROCONTROL, payable at its Headquarters.

Article 5

1 - The charge shall be payable by the person who was the operator of the aircraft at the time when the flight was performed. The charge shall attach as a lien to the aircraft which incurred the charge, irrespective of in whose hands it may be, if the law of the Contracting Party concerned so permits.

2 - Where an ICAO designator or any other recognised designator is used in identification of the flight, EUROCONTROL may deem the operator to be the aircraft operating agency to whom the ICAO designator was allocated or was in the process of allocation at the time of the flight or identified in the filed flight plan or identified by use of that ICAO or other recognised designator in communication with air traffic control or by any other means.

3 - If the identity of the operator is not known, the owner of the aircraft shall be regarded as the operator unless he/she proves which other person was the operator.

4 - The operator and the owner of the aircraft shall be jointly and severally liable to pay the charge, if the law of the Contracting Party concerned so permits.

Article 6

1 - Where the amount due has not been paid, measures may be taken to enforce recovery, including detention and sale of aircraft, if the law of the Contracting Party where the aircraft has landed so permits.

2 - Measures may also include, at EUROCONTROL's request, the review by a Contracting Party or any competent body of the administrative authorisation connected with air transport or air traffic management issued to a person liable to pay the charge, if the relevant legislation so provides.

Article 7

1 - Proceedings for recovery of the amount due shall be instituted either by EUROCONTROL or, at EUROCONTROL's request, by a Contracting Party, or by any body authorised for that purpose by a Contracting Party.

2 - Recovery shall be effected by judicial or administrative procedure.

3 - Each Contracting Party shall inform EUROCONTROL of the procedures applied in that State and of the competent courts, tribunals or administrative authorities.

Article 8

Recovery proceedings shall be instituted in the territory of the Contracting Party:

Article 9

1 - The provisions of articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall not prevent any Contracting Party, or any body authorised by a Contracting Party, acting at the request of EUROCONTROL, from proceeding with the recovery of the amount due by the detention and sale of aircraft in accordance with the administrative or judicial procedure of the relevant Contracting Party.

2 - The power so to detain and sell shall extend to the equipment, spare parts, fuel, stores and documents of the aircraft detained or sold.

3 - The validity and effect of detention and sale shall be determined by the law of the Contracting Party where the detention has been effected.

Article 10

EUROCONTROL shall have the capacity to institute proceedings before the competent courts, tribunals and administrative authorities of States not parties to the Convention.

Article 11

The following decisions taken in a Contracting Party shall be recognised and enforced in the other Contracting Parties:

Article 12

The decisions referred to in article 11 shall not be recognised or enforced in the following cases:

Article 13

The decisions referred to in article 11, if enforceable in the Contracting Party of origin, shall be enforced in accordance with the law of the Contracting Party addressed. If necessary, an order of enforcement shall on request be issued by a court, tribunal or an administrative authority of the Contracting Party addressed.

Article 14

1 - The request shall be accompanied by:

2 - A duly certified translation of the documents shall be supplied if the court, tribunal or administrative authority of the Contracting Party addressed so requires. No legalisation or similar formality shall be required.

Article 15

1 - The request can be rejected only for one of the reasons set forth in article 12. In no case may the decision be reviewed on its merits in the Contracting Party addressed.

2 - The procedure for the recognition and enforcement of the decision shall be governed by the law of the Contracting Party addressed insofar as the Convention does not otherwise provide.

Article 16

The amount collected by EUROCONTROL shall be paid to the Contracting Parties in accordance with the decisions of the Council.

Article 17

Where the claim is recovered by a Contracting Party, the amount collected shall be paid without delay to EUROCONTROL, which shall proceed in accordance with article 16. The recovery costs incurred by that Contracting Party shall be charged to EUROCONTROL.

Article 18

The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall co-operate with EUROCONTROL in the establishment and collection of route charges.

Article 19

If the Council decides unanimously to abandon recovery of a charge, the Contracting Parties concerned may take whatever action they deem fit. In such a case, the provisions of the Convention relating to recovery and to recognition and enforcement of decisions shall cease to apply.

Additional Protocol concerning the replacement of the Multilateral Agreement relating to Route Charges of 12 February 1981 by the relevant provisions of the consolidated text of the EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to Co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation as amended at Brussels in 1997, including its annex IV.

The Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Croatia, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Hungary, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Malta, the Principality of Monaco, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Turkey, hereinafter called «the National Contracting Parties», and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, hereinafter called «EUROCONTROL»:

Having regard to the EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to Co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation amended in Brussels in 1981, and in particular its articles 6.3, 7.2, 11 and 12;

Having regard to Measure no. 85/43 taken by the Permanent Commission of EUROCONTROL regarding the conclusion of the present Additional Protocol;

Whereas the National Contracting Parties are this day signing a Protocol consolidating the EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to Co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation of 13 December 1960, as variously amended (hereinafter called «the Protocol»);

Whereas EUROCONTROL is, with the National Contracting Parties, party to the Multilateral Agreement relating to Route Charges of 12 February 1981 (hereinafter called «the Multilateral Agreement»);

Whereas, however, the Protocol is open for signature only by the National Contracting Parties and by any other State invited to the Diplomatic Conference at which it was adopted and any other State authorised to sign it by the Permanent Commission of EUROCONTROL;

Whereas pursuant to article IV of the Protocol, once the latter enters into force the Multilateral Agreement shall be terminated and replaced by the relevant provisions of the consolidated text of the Convention annexed to the Protocol, including its annex IV;

Whereas such a substitution is possible only with the consent of all the Parties:

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1

With effect from the entry into force of the Protocol of 27 June 1997 consolidating the EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to Co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation of 13 December 1960, as variously amended, the Multilateral Agreement relating to Route Charges of 12 February 1981 shall be terminated.

Article 2

The Government of the Kingdom of Belgium shall have the present Additional Protocol registered with the Secretary-General of the United Nations as provided for in article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and with the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation as provided for in article 83 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944.

In witness whereof the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, having presented their Full Powers, found in good and due form, have signed the present Additional Protocol.

Done in Brussels, this 27th day of June 1997, in the German, English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech and Turkish languages, in a single original, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, which shall transmit certified copies to the signatories. In the event of any inconsistency, the text in the French language shall prevail.

For the Federal Republic of Germany:

For the Republic of Austria:

For the Kingdom of Belgium:

For the Republic of Bulgaria:

For the Republic of Cyprus:

For the Republic of Croatia:

For the Kingdom of Denmark:

For the Kingdom of Spain:

For the French Republic:

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

For the Hellenic Republic:

For the Republic of Hungary:

For Ireland:

For the Italian Republic:

For the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:

For the Republic of Malta:

For the Principality of Monaco:

For the Kingdom of Norway:

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

For the Portuguese Republic:

For Romania:

For the Slovak Republic:

For the Republic of Slovenia:

For the Kingdom of Sweden:

For the Swiss Confederation:

For the Czech Republic:

For the Republic of Turkey:

For EUROCONTROL:

Acta Final da Conferência Diplomática sobre o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL» de 13 de Dezembro de 1960, na sequência das diversas modificações introduzidas (Bruxelas, 27 de Junho de 1997).

Os Plenipotenciários:

Da República Federal da Alemanha;

Da República da Áustria;

Do Reino da Bélgica;

Da República da Bulgária;

Da República de Chipre;

Da República da Croácia;

Do Reino da Dinamarca;

Do Reino de Espanha;

Da República Francesa;

Do Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e da Irlanda do Norte;

Da República Helénica;

Da República da Hungria;

Da Irlanda;

Da República Italiana;

Do Grão-Ducado do Luxemburgo;

Da República de Malta;

Do Principado do Mónaco;

Do Reino da Noruega;

Do Reino dos Países Baixos;

Da República Portuguesa;

Da Roménia;

Da República Eslovaca;

Da República da Eslovénia;

Do Reino da Suécia;

Da Confederação Suíça;

Da República Checa;

Da República da Turquia;

reunidos em Bruxelas em 27 de Junho de 1997:

Decidiram introduzir na Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL», emendada em Bruxelas em 1981, as modificações que figuram no anexo 1 à presente Acta Final;

Adoptaram o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL», que foi aberto para assinatura em 27 de Junho de 1997 e que figura no anexo 2 à presente Acta Final;

Tomaram nota da seguinte declaração do Reino dos Países Baixos, feita em nome dos Estados membros da Comunidade Europeia que são membros do EUROCONTROL:

«Os Estados membros da Comunidade Europeia que são membros do EUROCONTROL declaram que a assinatura do Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea 'EUROCONTROL', aberto para assinatura em 27 de Junho de 1997 e que figura no anexo 2 à presente Acta Final, não prejudica a competência exclusiva da Comunidade em certos domínios abrangidos pela referida Convenção nem a adesão da Comunidade ao EUROCONTROL a fim de exercer tal competência exclusiva.»;

Tomaram nota da seguinte declaração do Reino da Bélgica:

«O Reino da Bélgica, embora assinando o presente texto sem emitir nenhuma reserva formal, declara atribuir uma importância particular à organização do espaço aéreo de forma a garantir o acesso não discriminatório aos seus aeroportos, e à promoção do diálogo entre os parceiros sociais.»;

Tomaram nota da seguinte declaração da República Helénica:

«A República Helénica assina a Acta Final da Conferência Diplomática sobre o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea 'EUROCONTROL' de 13 de Dezembro de 1960, ficando entendido que a implementação e a aplicação das disposições do referido Protocolo devem respeitar o quadro jurídico e os procedimentos da OACI.»;

Tomaram nota da seguinte declaração da República Federal da Alemanha:

«A República Federal da Alemanha considera que é fundamental que o futuro Regulamento relativo à protecção dos dados elaborado pela Organização EUROCONTROL corresponda, pelo menos, à norma estabelecida pela União Europeia na sua Directiva sobre a protecção dos dados.

Convém igualmente garantir que os dados pessoais transmitidos pela Organização a uma Parte Contratante beneficiem, por parte desta, de uma garantia de protecção idêntica à que é prevista no Regulamento acima referido.»;

Adoptaram as resoluções seguintes:

I - Resolução que convida os Estados membros a ratificar o Protocolo em tempo oportuno

A Conferência:

Reunida em Bruxelas em 27 de Junho de 1997 com o objectivo de adoptar o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL»;

Tendo adoptado o referido Protocolo por unanimidade;

Considerando que é altamente desejável que o referido Protocolo entre em vigor o mais depressa possível:

Solicita a todas as Partes Contratantes que ratifiquem, aceitem ou aprovem, o mais rapidamente possível, o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL».

Convida o Director-Geral do EUROCONTROL a tomar todas as disposições de ordem prática, em cooperação com as Partes Contratantes, para fornecer, se for caso disso, a assistência necessária no âmbito do processo de ratificação, de aceitação ou de aprovação do referido Protocolo.

II - Resolução relativa à implementação antecipada do Protocolo

A Conferência:

Reunida em Bruxelas em 27 de Junho de 1997 com o objectivo de adoptar o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL»;

Tendo adoptado o referido Protocolo por unanimidade;

Tendo tomado nota das decisões adoptadas pelos Ministros dos Transportes dos Estados membros da Conferência Europeia da Aviação Civil (CEAC), reunidos em Copenhaga no dia 14 de Fevereiro de 1997, sobre a Estratégia da CEAC;

Tendo tomado nota de que os Ministros dos Transportes da CEAC convidaram a Comissão Permanente do EUROCONTROL a prever as disposições necessárias a tomar, com vista à implementação antecipada da Convenção EUROCONTROL revista, tal como proposto na Estratégia da CEAC;

Reconhecendo a necessidade de proceder à implementação antecipada de certas disposições da Convenção revista para confiar à Organização EUROCONTROL, e mais particularmente à sua Agência, o papel e as atribuições previstas na Estratégia Institucional da CEAC;

Reiterando o seu empenhamento em instaurar, através das disposições da Convenção revista e em estreita colaboração com todas as partes interessadas, um sistema europeu de gestão do tráfego aéreo seguro e eficaz, bem como um sistema comum de taxas de rota igualmente eficaz:

Convida todas as Partes Contratantes a envidar todos os esforços necessários com vista à implementação antecipada de certas disposições da Convenção revista.

Adoptaram as declarações conjuntas seguintes:

I - Declaração conjunta sobre o projecto de Regulamento EUROCONTROL sobre a protecção dos dados

A Conferência:

Reunida em Bruxelas em 27 de Junho de 1997 com o objectivo de adoptar o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL»;

Tendo adoptado o referido Protocolo por unanimidade;

Tendo tomado nota do projecto de Regulamento EUROCONTROL relativo à Protecção dos Dados:

Faz a declaração conjunta seguinte:

Os Estados signatários comprometem-se a tomar todas as disposições para que o Conselho aprove, o mais rapidamente possível, um regulamento interno relativo à protecção dos dados da Organização EUROCONTROL.

II - Declaração conjunta sobre as medidas necessárias para que o Comité de Auditoria do Conselho possa exercer uma função de «transparência» e que esta função seja introduzida no contexto da implementação antecipada de certas disposições do Protocolo.

A Conferência:

Reunida em Bruxelas em 27 de Junho de 1997 com o objectivo de adoptar o Protocolo que consolida a Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL»;

Tendo adoptado por unanimidade o referido Protocolo;

Tendo tomado nota das disposições do referido Protocolo que dizem respeito à criação de uma estrutura de gestão eficiente e autónoma para a Agência EUROCONTROL, de modo a garantir a instauração de um mecanismo de tomada de decisão eficaz, racional e transparente para a gestão do tráfego aéreo na Europa, em conformidade com a Estratégia Institucional da CEAC;

Tendo notado que compete à Agência EUROCONTROL atingir os objectivos e executar as tarefas enunciadas na Convenção ou decididas pelos órgãos dirigentes do EUROCONTROL;

Reconhecendo que é desejável permitir à Agência EUROCONTROL garantir um nível de transparência em matéria de gestão, por intermédio de um Comité de Auditoria dotado de um mandato apropriado:

Faz a seguinte declaração conjunta:

Os Estados signatários comprometem-se a tomar as medidas necessárias para que o Comité de Auditoria do Conselho, referido no n.º 5 do artigo 7.º da Convenção, possa exercer uma função de «transparência», e garantir a sua aplicação no âmbito da implementação antecipada de certas disposições do Protocolo que consolida a Convenção.

Em testemunho do que os Plenipotenciários assinaram a presente Acta Final.

Feito em Bruxelas, em 27 de Junho de 1997, em exemplar único, que ficará depositado nos arquivos do Governo do Reino da Bélgica, que dele enviará cópia autêntica aos Governos dos outros Estados signatários.

Pela República da Alemanha:

Pela República da Áustria:

Pelo Reino da Bélgica:

Pela República da Bulgária:

Pela República de Chipre:

Pela Republica da Croácia:

Pelo Reino da Dinamarca:

Pelo Reino de Espanha:

Pela República Francesa:

Pelo Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e da Irlanda do Norte:

Pela República Helénica:

Pela República da Hungria:

Pela Irlanda:

Pela República Italiana:

Pelo Grão-Ducado do Luxemburgo:

Pela República de Malta:

Pelo Principado do Mónaco:

Pelo Reino da Noruega:

Pelo Reino dos Países Baixos:

Pela República Portuguesa:

Pela Roménia:

Pela República da Eslováquia:

Pela República da Eslovénia:

Pelo Reino da Suécia:

Pela Confederação Suíça:

Pela República Checa:

Pela República da Turquia:

ANEXO 1 À ACTA FINAL — Modificações feitas pela Conferência Diplomática de 27 de Junho de 1997

Artigo I

A Convenção Internacional de Cooperação para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea «EUROCONTROL» de 13 de Dezembro de 1960, tal como modificada pelo Protocolo Adicional de 6 de Julho de 1970, ele próprio modificado pelo Protocolo de 21 de Novembro de 1978, ambos modificados pelo Protocolo de 12 de Fevereiro de 1981, a seguir denominada «a Convenção», é emendada de acordo com as disposições dos artigos seguintes.

Artigo II

Os n.os 1 e 2 do artigo 1.º da Convenção são substituídos pelas disposições seguintes:

«Artigo 1.º

1 - A fim de realizar a harmonização e a integração necessárias com vista a criar um sistema europeu uniforme de gestão do tráfego aéreo, as Partes Contratantes acordam em reforçar a sua cooperação e desenvolver as suas actividades comuns no domínio da navegação aérea, tomando devidamente em conta as necessidades em matéria de defesa, garantindo a todos os utilizadores do espaço aéreo a máxima liberdade compatível com o nível de segurança exigido, no âmbito do fornecimento de serviços do tráfego aéreo economicamente eficazes e tendo em conta a necessidade de minimizar, sempre que possível, nomeadamente em termos operacionais, técnicos e económicos, qualquer impacte nefasto sobre o ambiente.

Estes objectivos serão prosseguidos sem prejuízo do princípio de soberania total e exclusiva de cada Estado sobre o espaço aéreo que cobre o seu território e a capacidade, para cada Estado, de exercer as suas prerrogativas em matéria de segurança e de defesa no seu espaço aéreo nacional.

Para este efeito, acordam:

2 - Para este efeito, instituem uma 'Organização Europeia para a Segurança da Navegação Aérea (EUROCONTROL)', a seguir denominada 'a Organização', que actuará em cooperação com as autoridades nacionais civis e militares e as organizações de utentes. A Organização dispõe de três órgãos:

ii) As funções de análise e avaliação das performances da Organização;

iii) A definição dos objectivos da Organização, nomeadamente os objectivos em matéria de normalização, planificação, performance e regulamentação da segurança;

iv) A selecção dos grandes programas quadro de cooperação segundo critérios técnicos e financeiros;

Artigo III

O artigo 2.º da Convenção é substituído pelas disposições seguintes:

«Artigo 2.º

1 - A Organização fica encarregada das seguintes tarefas:

2 - A Organização pode, a pedido de uma ou mais Partes Contratantes e com base num ou em vários acordos especiais concluídos entre a Organização e as Partes Contratantes interessadas:

3 - A Organização pode:

4 - A Organização esforça-se por que, na medida do possível, as suas funções de prestação de serviços, principalmente as que se encontram previstas nas alíneas e), g), p) e q) do n.º 1 do artigo 2.º, no n.º 2 do artigo 2.º e na alínea b) do n.º 3 do artigo 2.º, sejam exercidas independentemente das suas funções de regulamentação.

5 - Para facilitar a execução das suas tarefas, a Organização pode, por decisão da Assembleia Geral, criar empresas que serão regidas por estatutos específicos ao abrigo do direito internacional público ou do direito nacional de uma Parte Contratante, ou adquirir uma participação maioritária no capital dessas empresas.»

Artigo IV

O artigo 3.º da Convenção é substituído pelas disposições seguintes:

«Artigo 3.º

1 - A presente Convenção aplica-se aos serviços de navegação aérea de rota e aos serviços conexos de aproximação e de aeródromo ligados ao tráfego aéreo nas Regiões de Informação de Voo enumeradas no anexo II.

2 - a) Qualquer alteração que uma Parte Contratante pretenda introduzir na lista das suas Regiões de Informação de Voo que consta do anexo II constitui o objecto de uma decisão da Assembleia Geral tomada por unanimidade dos votos expressos, sempre que tenha por efeito a modificação dos limites do espaço aéreo abrangido pela presente Convenção.

3 - Para efeitos da presente Convenção, a expressão 'tráfego aéreo' abrange as aeronaves civis, bem como as aeronaves militares, da Alfândega e das polícias que respeitam os procedimentos da Organização da Aviação Civil Internacional.

Com base num acordo especial, tal como previsto na alínea b) do n.º 2 do artigo 2.º, uma Parte Contratante pode solicitar que a expressão 'tráfego aéreo' se aplique ao resto do tráfego que opera no seu território.»

Artigo V

No artigo 4.º da Convenção, a referência aos Estatutos a ela anexos é substituída por uma referência aos Estatutos que figuram no anexo I e no texto em língua inglesa do referido artigo 4.º, os termos «in the present Convention» são substituídos por «in this Convention».

Artigo VI

O artigo 5.º da Convenção é substituído pelas disposições seguintes:

«Artigo 5.º

1 - A Assembleia Geral é composta por representantes das Partes Contratantes a nível ministerial. Cada uma das Partes Contratantes pode designar vários delegados, a fim de permitir, nomeadamente, a representação dos interesses tanto da aviação civil como da defesa nacional, mas só terá direito a um único voto.

2 - O Conselho é composto por representantes das Partes Contratantes a nível dos directores-gerais da Aviação Civil. Cada uma das Partes Contratantes pode designar vários delegados, a fim de permitir, nomeadamente, a representação dos interesses tanto da aviação civil como da defesa nacional, mas só terá direito a um único voto.

3 - Para as questões relativas ao Sistema Comum de Taxas de Rota, a Assembleia Geral e o Conselho são compostos por representantes das Partes Contratantes que participam no Sistema Comum de Taxas de Rota nas condições previstas no anexo IV.

4 - Os representantes de organizações internacionais que possam contribuir para o trabalho da Organização poderão ser convidados, se for caso disso, pela Assembleia Geral ou pelo Conselho, a tomar parte, na qualidade de observadores, nas estruturas de trabalho da Organização.»

Artigo VII

O artigo 6.º da Convenção é substituído pelas disposições seguintes:

«Artigo 6.º

1 - A Assembleia Geral toma decisões relativamente às Partes Contratantes, ao Conselho e à Agência, nomeadamente nos casos previstos na alínea a) do n.º 2 do artigo 1.º

Além disso, a Assembleia Geral:

2 - Para formular a política comum relativa às taxas de rota, a Assembleia Geral, nomeadamente:

3 - A Assembleia Geral pode:

Artigo VIII

O artigo 7.º da Convenção passa a ser o artigo 8.º com a seguinte redacção:

«Artigo 8.º

1 - As decisões tomadas relativamente às Partes Contratantes pela Assembleia Geral, nomeadamente com base na alínea a) do n.º 2 do artigo 1.º e da primeira alínea do n.º 1 do artigo 6.º, ou pelo Conselho, nomeadamente com base na alínea b) do n.º 2 do artigo 1.º e do n.º 1 do artigo 7.º, são adoptadas por maioria dos votos expressos, na condição de que essa maioria represente pelo menos três quartos dos votos ponderados expressos, de acordo com a ponderação prevista no artigo 11.º a seguir, e pelo menos três quartos das Partes Contratantes que votarem.

Esta regra é igualmente aplicável às decisões tomadas nos casos mencionados nas alíneas i), p), r) e s) do n.º 1 do artigo 2.º, no n.º 5 do artigo 2.º, nas alíneas a), c) e d) do n.º 1 do artigo 6.º, no n.º 2 do artigo 6.º, na alínea b) do n.º 3 do artigo 6.º, nas alíneas d), j) e k) do n.º 2 do artigo 7.º, nos n.os 3, 6 e 7 do artigo 7.º, no artigo 12.º e nos n.os 2 e 3 do artigo 13.º

Esta regra é igualmente aplicável às decisões tomadas em aplicação do artigo 3.º do anexo IV. Nos casos de determinação das taxas unitárias, das tarifas e das condições de aplicação do sistema de taxas de rota mencionadas na alínea c) do artigo 3.º do anexo IV, uma determinada decisão não se aplica à Parte Contratante que, tendo votado contra, assim o decide. No entanto, em tal caso, esta Parte Contratante tem a obrigação de fundamentar a sua decisão e não pode pôr em causa a política comum tal como definida no n.º 2 do artigo 6.º

2 - As decisões tomadas relativamente à Agência pela Assembleia Geral, nomeadamente com base nas alíneas a) e c) do n.º 2 do artigo 1.º e na primeira alínea do n.º 1 do artigo 6.º, ou pelo Conselho, nomeadamente com base nas alíneas b) e c) do n.º 2 do artigo 1.º, são adoptadas por maioria dos votos expressos, na condição de que essa maioria represente mais da metade dos votos ponderados expressos, de acordo com a ponderação prevista no artigo 11.º a seguir, e mais da metade das Partes Contratantes que votarem. Em casos de importância particular e a pedido de pelo menos um terço das Partes Contratantes com direito a voto deliberativo, a maioria tem de representar pelo menos três quartos dos votos expressos em vez de metade.

Esta regra é igualmente aplicável para as decisões tomadas nos casos mencionados na alínea b) do n.º 1 do artigo 6.º, na alínea a) do n.º 3 do artigo 6.º, nas alíneas a) a c), e) a i), l) e m) do n.º 2 do artigo 7.º, no n.º 2 do artigo 9.º e no n.º 2 do artigo 10.º