Commission Decision of 3 March 2005 initiating the investigation provided for in Article 4(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (notified under document number C(2005) 577) (Text with EEA relevance)
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The Commission will carry out an investigation, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, in order to determine whether the public service obligations imposed on routes between the Sardinian airports and the main national airports, published at the request of the Italian Republic in Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 10 December 2004 , should continue to apply to these routes.
1. The Italian Republic shall transmit to the Commission, within one month following the notification of this Decision, all the information necessary for examining the conformity of the public service obligations referred to in Article 1 with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92. 2. In particular, the following shall be transmitted: — The legal analysis of the impact on the exercise by all European air carriers of traffic rights in respect of the routes to which the public service obligations published in Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 10 December 2004 apply, in the event that these obligations are effectively complied with. — In particular, it must be stated whether the Italian authorities intended to create an exclusive right to operate the 18 routes for the carrier or carriers which formally accepted the obligations. — The legal analysis, with regard to Community law, justifying the different conditions contained in the notice imposing public service obligations published in Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 10 December 2004 . — The reasons for imposing reduced fares only for ‘People born in Sardinia, even if they do not live in Sardinia and spouses and children of people born in Sardinia’. — A detailed assessment of the implementation of the public service obligations published in Official Journal of the European Union C 284 of 7 October 2000 . — A detailed analysis of the economic relations between the regions of Sardinia and the other regions of Italy where the airports concerned by the public service obligations published in Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 10 December 2004 are located. — A detailed analysis of the current supply of air transport between the Sardinian airports and the other Italian airports concerned by the public service obligations published in Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 10 December 2004 , including the supply of indirect flights. — A detailed analysis of the availability of other means of transport and their capacity to meet the transport needs under consideration. — An analysis of the current demand for air transport for each route concerned by these obligations. — A precise description of the journey times and frequency required to connect by road the different Sardinian airports concerned by these obligations. — A description of the situation on the day of notification of this Decision regarding the operation of services in accordance with the obligations and the identity of the carrier or carriers operating the services. — The operating forecasts (passenger traffic, freight, financial forecasts, etc.) communicated by the carrier or carriers. — Any claims existing before the national courts on the day of notification of this Decision and the legal situation of the notice imposing the public service obligations.
1. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. 2. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
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