General obligations of ATS units
Article 6
1. When an ATFM measure has to be applied, ATS units shall coordinate through the local ATFM unit with the central unit for ATFM in order to ensure that the choice of measure is made with respect to the optimisation of the overall performance effects on the EATMN. 2. When necessary, ATS reporting offices shall facilitate the exchange of information between pilots or operators and the local or the central unit for ATFM. 3. ATS units shall ensure that ATFM measures applied to airports are coordinated with the airport managing body concerned, in order to ensure efficiency in airport planning and usage for the benefit of parties referred to in Article 1(3). 4. ATS units shall notify to the central unit for ATFM through the local ATFM unit all events that may impact air traffic control capacity or air traffic demand. 5. ATS units shall provide the central unit for ATFM with the following data and subsequent updates, in a timely manner and ensuring its quality: (a) availability of airspace and route structures, (b) ATS unit sector configurations and activations, (c) aerodrome taxi times, (d) air traffic control sector and airport capacities, (e) route availability including availability through application of flexible use of airspace in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005, (f) updated flight positions, (g) deviations from flight plans, (h) airspace availability including availability through application of flexible use of airspace in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005, (i) actual flight take-off times. The data shall be made available to parties referred to in Article 1(3) and provided free of charge to, and by, the central unit for ATFM. 6. The ATS unit at the departure airport shall ensure that: (a) where a flight is subject to an ATFM departure slot, that slot is included as part of the air traffic control clearance; (b) flights adhere to ATFM departure slots; (c) flights not adhering to their estimated off blocks time, taking into account the established time tolerance, are not given take-off clearance; (d) flights whose flight plan has been rejected or suspended are not given take-off clearance.