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Subject matter and scope
1. This Regulation defines common projects, referred to in Article 15a of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004, explains how they shall be governed and identifies incentives for their deployment. 2. This Regulation shall apply to the European Air Traffic Management Network (EATMN).
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 and in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 shall apply. In addition the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘SESAR Joint Undertaking’ means the body, established by Council Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 ( 5 ) , entrusted with the task of managing and coordinating the development phase of the SESAR project; (2) ‘charging scheme’ means the scheme established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 ( 6 ) ; (3) ‘ATM functionality’ means a group of ATM operational functions or services related to trajectory, airspace and surface management or to information sharing within the en-route, terminal, airport or network operating environments; (4) ‘SESAR deployment’ means the activities and processes relating to the industrialisation and implementation of ATM functionalities identified in the ATM Master Plan; (5) ‘industrialisation’ of ATM functionalities means the activities and processes, following their validation that include standardisation, certification and production by the manufacturing industry (ground and airborne equipment manufacturers); (6) ‘implementation’ of ATM functionalities means the procurement, installation and putting into service of equipment and systems, including associated operational procedures, carried out by operational stakeholders; (7) ‘essential operational change’ means an Air Traffic Management (ATM) operational change that provides significant network performance improvements to the operational stakeholders, as referred to in the ATM Master Plan; (8) ‘performance scheme’ means a scheme established by Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 ( 7 ) ; (9) ‘European Union-wide performance targets’ means the targets referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010; (10) ‘operational stakeholders’ means civil and military: airspace users, air navigation service providers and airport operators.
ATM Master Plan
1. The ATM Master Plan is the roadmap driving the modernisation of the European ATM system and connecting SESAR research and development with deployment. It shall be the key SES instrument for the seamless operation of the EATMN and the timely, coordinated and synchronised SESAR deployment. 2. The updates of the ATM Master Plan shall contribute to achieving the European Union-wide performance targets and maintain consistency between these targets, SESAR deployment and SESAR research, development, innovation and validation activities. For this purpose, the ATM Master Plan updates shall take into account the Network Strategy Plan and the Network Operation plan.
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