Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 CHAPTER IV — NETWORK CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Article 19–Article 20 · 2 articles

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European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell

Article 19

1. The management of network crises shall be supported by the establishment of a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (the EACCC). The EACCC shall contribute, through its work, to a coordination of responses to network crises. 2. The EACCC shall have as permanent members one representative of each of the following: (a) a Member State mandated for these purposes by all Member States; (b) the Commission; (c) the Agency; (d) Eurocontrol; (e) the Network Manager; (f) the military; (g) the air navigation services providers; (h) the airport operators; (i) the airspace users. The Commission shall appoint those members and their alternates. The appointment shall be made following a proposal by: (1) the Member States in the case referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph; (2) the Agency, Eurocontrol and the Network Manager in the case referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of the first subparagraph, as the case may be; (3) EDA in the case referred to in point (f) of the first subparagraph; (4) the respective European representative bodies in the case referred to in points (g), (h) and (i) of the first subparagraph; 3. Each Member States shall nominate a focal point (State focal point) and an alternate to the EACCC and facilitate their access to relevant information from national crisis management structures not limited to the aviation domain. The State focal points shall carry out their duties in accordance with the EACCC Rules of Procedure. 4. The EACCC may involve, on a case-by-case basis, experts depending on the nature of the specific crisis to assist it in formulating its crisis management responses. 5. The EACCC shall prepare its Rules of Procedure and amendments thereto for approval by the Network Management Board in accordance with Article 18(1)(e). 6. The Network Manager shall provide the resources required for the establishment and operation of the EACCC.

Responsibilities of the Network Manager

Article 20

The Network Manager shall, when necessary with the support of the EACCC: (a) coordinate the responses to the network crises, involving close cooperation with corresponding structures in Member States; (b) support the activation and coordination of contingency plans at Member State level, in particular through the network of State focal points; (c) prepare mitigating measures at network level to secure the provision of a timely response to a network crisis in order to protect and ensure the continued and safe operation of the network. For this purpose, the Network Manager shall independently: (i) monitor the network situation regarding network crises on a 24-hour basis; (ii) ensure effective information management and communication by disseminating accurate, timely and consistent data to support Member States and operational stakeholders in their decisions on how to recover from network crises and/or mitigate their impact on the network; (iii) facilitate the organised collection and centralised storage of that data; (d) indicate, where appropriate, to the Commission, the Agency or Member States any opportunities for an additional support for mitigation of network crisis, including liaising with operators of other modes of transport who may identify and implement intermodal solutions; (e) monitor and report to the EACCC on network recovery and resilience; (f) organise, facilitate and perform an agreed programme of network crisis simulation exercises involving Member States and operational stakeholders to anticipate real network crises; (g) develop, implement and monitor a work programme and a risk register.

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