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Official Journal of the European Union
23.2.2011
DECISIONS
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 February 2011
setting the European Union-wide performance targets and alert thresholds for the provision of air
navigation services for the years 2012 to 2014
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/121/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
2 August 2010 for stakeholder consultation as required
by Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5) The
Performance
Review
Body’s
proposed
EU-wide
performance targets for environment, capacity and cost-
efficiency have been checked with EASA for consistency
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European
with the overriding safety objectives.
Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down
the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the
framework Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular Article 11(1)
thereof,
(6) The Performance Review Body delivered on
27 September 2010 to the Commission its recommen
dations for European Union-wide performance targets for
the period 2012-2014 in a report substantiating each of
Whereas:
the recommendations with a description of the
assumptions and rationale used for setting up the
targets and containing in annexes a consultation
document summarising the consultation process as well
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
691/2010
of
29
July
as a comments response document outlining how
2010 laying down a performance scheme for air navi
comments were taken into account in the preparation
gation services and network functions and amending
of the recommendations to the Commission.
Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 laying down common
requirements for the provision of air navigation
services ( 2 ) provides for the adoption by the Commission
of European Union-wide performance targets.
(7) The
European
Union-wide
performance
targets
are
based
on the information available to the Commission and the
Performance Review Body up to 24 November 2010.
(2) The
Commission
held
on
27
May
2010
a
consultation
According to the forecasts provided by Member States
on the approach and processes for setting European
to the Commission and Eurocontrol under the provisions
Union-wide performance targets, associating all stake
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 ( 3 ) the
holders listed in Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No
average European Union-wide determined unit rate for
549/2004.
en route air navigation services would be 55,91 EUR in
2014 (expressed in real terms, EUR 2009), with inter
mediate annual values of 58,38 EUR in 2012 and
56,95 EUR in 2013. These values take into account the
(3) A
Performance
Review
Body
was
designated
on
29
July
latest planned costs of the Eurocontrol Agency, including
2010 by the Commission further to Article 3 of Regu
for the EU Member States a one-off reduction of
lation (EU) No 691/2010 to assist it in the implemen
0,69 EUR per en route service unit in 2011. The
tation of the performance scheme.
Commission, taking into account the report of the
Performance Review Body and the efficiency
improvements that can be expected from the gradual
and coordinated implementation of all elements of the
(4) The
Performance
Review
Body
prepared
European
second Single European Sky package, is of the opinion
Union-wide performance targets proposals in
that the EU-wide cost efficiency target can be set at a
collaboration with EASA, which were submitted on
level that is lower than the latest consolidated Member
States’ plans.
( 1 ) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 3.

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23.2.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
48/17
(8) The
European
Air
Traffic
Management
Master
Plan,
a (13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in
living document which constitutes the commonly
accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky
agreed roadmap covering both the development and
Committee,
the deployment of SESAR, has been endorsed by the
Council on 30 March 2009 ( 1 ). It contains the political
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
vision and high-level goal of the Commission for the
Single European Sky and its technological pillar in the
key performance areas of safety, environment, capacity
Article 1
and cost-efficiency, and the setting of the European
European Union-wide performance targets
Union-wide performance targets should be considered
part of a process aiming at achieving these goals.
For the performance reference period starting on 1 January
2012 and ending on 31 December 2014, the European
Union-wide performance targets shall be as follows:
(9)
During the first reference period for the performance
scheme the Commission, advised by EASA, should
(a) environment target: an improvement by 0,75 of a
assess and validate the safety key performance indicators,
percentage point of the average horizontal en route flight
with a view to ensuring that the safety risk is adequately
efficiency indicator in 2014 as compared to the situation in
identified, mitigated and managed. Member States should
2009;
monitor and publish these key performance indicators
and may set corresponding targets.
(b) capacity target: an improvement of the average en route Air
Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) delay so as to reach a
maximum of 0,5 minute per flight in 2014;
(10) In application of recital 18, Articles 10 and 13, Annex II,
point 1.2 and Annex III, point 1 of Regulation (EU) No
(c) cost-efficiency target: a reduction of the average European
691/2010, the national or functional airspace block
Union-wide determined unit rate for en route air navigation
performance targets need not necessarily be equal to
services from 59,97 EUR in 2011 to 53,92 EUR in 2014
the European Union-wide performance targets; they
(expressed in real terms, EUR 2009), with intermediate
should be consistent with these European Union-wide
annual values of 57,88 EUR in 2012 and 55,87 EUR
performance targets. The national or functional airspace
in 2013.
block performance plans should reflect this consistency.
Article 2
Alert thresholds
(11) The assessment made by the Commission of the national
or functional airspace block performance plans and
(1) For
all
key
performance
indicators
applicable
to
the
targets should be global, weighting each target against
performance reference period, the alert threshold beyond
the others in a balanced way, considering justified
which the alert mechanism referred to in Article 18 of Regu
trade-offs between different performance areas, having
lation (EU) No 691/2010 may be activated shall be a deviation
regard to the overriding safety objectives. It should take
over a calendar year by at least 10 % of the actual traffic
into account local context, in particular for States with
recorded by the Performance Review Body versus the traffic
low unit rates or under the ‘European Support
forecasts referred to in Article 3.
Mechanism’, such as cost containment measures already
undertaken, planned costs for specific programmes to
(2) For the cost-efficiency indicator, the costs evolution alert
gain performance improvements in dedicated threshold beyond which the alert mechanism referred to in
performance fields, and specificities including Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 may be activated
achievements as well as failures. In application of
shall be a deviation over a calendar year by at least 10 % of the
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010, it
actual costs at European Union-wide level recorded by the
should take appropriate account of the evolution of the
Performance Review Body versus the reference determined
context that may have occurred between the date of
costs referred to in Article 3.
adoption of the European Union-wide targets and the
date of the assessment. The assessment should also
take into account the progress already made by
Article 3
Member States since the adoption of Regulation (EC)
Assumptions
No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council ( 2 ) in the various key performance areas and in
Articles 1 and 2 of this Decision are based on the following
particular the cost-efficiency area.
assumptions:
(1) traffic forecasted at European Union-wide level, expressed in
(12) In application of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No
en route service units: 108 776 000 in 2012, 111 605 000
1794/2006, Member States should be allowed to carry-
in 2013 and 114 610 000 in 2014;
over the profits or losses that they have incurred up to
the year 2011 included.
(2) reference determined costs forecasted at European Union-
wide level (expressed in real terms, EUR 2009):
( 1 ) Council Decision 2009/320/EC (OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 41).
6 296 000 000 in 2012, 6 234 000 000 in 2013 and
( 2 ) OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.
6 179 000 000 in 2014.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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Article 4
functional airspace blocks performance plans adopted after
1 January 2012 shall apply retroactively as from the first day
Revision of the European Union-wide targets
of the reference period.
In accordance with Article 16(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No
691/2010, the Commission shall decide to revise the EU-wide
targets set out in Article 1 if, before the beginning of the
reference period, it has substantial evidence that the initial
data, assumptions and/or rationales used for setting the initial
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2011.
EU-wide targets are no longer valid.
Article 5
Entry into force
For the Commission
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication
The President
in the Official Journal of the European Union. National or
José Manuel BARROSO

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