Translation of "Accord bilatéral relatif aux services aériens " (French → English) :

RECOGNISING that certain provisions of the bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the Union and Cape Verde, which are contrary to the law of the Union, must be brought into conformity with it in order to establish a sound legal basis for air services between the Union and Cape Verde and to preserve the continuity of such air services,

Proposed actions Short term (until 2013) Complete ongoing negotiations for comprehensive air services agreements and extend negotiations on such agreements to other neighbouring countries which are interested, once they are ready Continue assistance to neighbouring countries for modernisation of their air traffic management systems (SESAR) and make it available for other interested countries Provide information, guidance and technical assistance to neighbouring countries for joining one of the European functional airspace blocks (FAB) Assistance to neighbouring countries for achieving compliance with international and European aviation s ...[+++]ecurity standards Cooperate with the EU´s neighbours with the aim of adopting positions in Eurocontrol in line with those developed by the EU Assist neighbouring countries in achieving EU and international levels of aviation safety Longer term Consolidate aviation agreements with the Eastern ENP countries and Southern ENP countries respectively with a view to completing the ECAA Extend aviation safety cooperation under EASA to Eastern ENP countries and remaining Southern ENP countries Full integration of neighbouring countries into the Single European Sky |

A Member State may, in the framework of the bilateral air service agreement with the third country concerned, impose restrictions on code share arrangements between Community air carriers and air carriers of a third country, in particular if the third country concerned does not allow similar commercial opportunities to Community air carriers operating from the Member State concerned.

Such a “horizontal” agreement does not replace the bilateral agreements in place between the EU Member States and Georgia but brings them in line with EU law, by removing the nationality restrictions contained in bilateral air services agreements.

Work towards the conclusion of a Maritime Agreement; Launch a broad-based dialogue in the sector of civil aviation including closer cooperation in air transport technology, regulation and infrastructure and assess the scope for mutual benefits that could derive from such dialogue; Explore the possibility of continuing and expanding the scope of the existing Civil Aviation Project; Continue discussions, as a matter of priority, on a horizontal agreement between India and the EU resolving legal issues in bilateral air services agreem ...[+++]ents.

The Russian Federation has bilateral air services agreements with 23 of the 25 Member States regulating in particular traffic rights and related issues of bilateral importance (designation of airlines, aviation safety, tariffs, customs etc.).