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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX Performance targets in the key performance areas of capacity and cost-efficiency included in the revised national or functional airspace block plans submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 found to be consistent with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period
5. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF CAPACITY
6. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF COST-EFFICIENCY
7. BLUE MED FAB
8. FAB CE

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation), and in particular Article 11(3)(c) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013 of 3 May 2013 laying down a performance scheme for air navigation services and network functions, and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004, the Member States are to adopt national or functional airspace block (FAB) plans, including binding national targets or targets at the level of FABs, ensuring consistency with the Union-wide performance targets. That Regulation also provides that the Commission is to assess the consistency of those targets on the basis of the assessment criteria referred to in point (d) of its Article 11(6). Detailed rules in this regard have been set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013.

(2) Union-wide performance targets in the key performance areas of safety, environment, capacity and cost-efficiency for the second reference period (2015-2019) were adopted by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/132/EU.

(3) On 2 March 2015, the Commission adopted Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/347 concerning the inconsistency of certain targets included in the initial performance plans with the Union-wide performance targets as well as setting out recommendations to revise those targets. This Decision was addressed to Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia and required revisions of targets in the key performance areas of capacity and/or cost-efficiency.

(4) Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia all submitted by 2 July 2015 revised national or functional airspace block plans including revised performance targets. Spain and Portugal submitted an amendment to the functional airspace block plan with further revised performance targets on 4 February 2016.

(5) The Performance Review Body, which is charged with assisting the Commission in the implementation of the performance scheme pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013, submitted its assessment report to the Commission on 15 October 2015.

(6) The assessment of the revised performance targets regarding their consistency with the Union-wide performance targets has been done by using the same assessment criteria and methodologies that were used in the assessment of the initially submitted performance targets.

(7) Concerning the key performance area of capacity, the consistency of the revised targets submitted by the Member States concerned for en route Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) delay has been assessed, in accordance with the principle laid down in point 4 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013, by using the respective FAB reference values for capacity that, when applied, ensure at Union level that the Union-wide performance target is met, calculated by the Network Manager and set out in the Network Operations Plan (2014-2018/2019) in its most recent version of June 2014 (Network Operations Plan). That assessment has demonstrated that the revised targets submitted by Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia as regards FABCE, Spain and Portugal as regards SW FAB and Bulgaria and Romania as regards Danube FAB are consistent with the relevant Union-wide performance target.

(8) Concerning the key performance area of cost-efficiency, the targets expressed in en route determined unit costs submitted by the Member States concerned have been assessed, in accordance with the principles laid down in point 5, in conjunction with point 1, of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013, by taking account of the trend of en route determined unit costs over the second reference period and the combined period of the first and the second reference period (2012-2019), the number of service units (traffic forecast) and the level of en route determined unit costs in comparison to Member States having a similar operational and economic environment. That assessment has demonstrated that the revised targets submitted by Austria and Slovakia as laid down in the FABCE revised performance plan and by Italy as laid down in the revised Blue Med FAB performance plan are consistent with the relevant Union-wide performance target.

(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The targets included in the revised performance plans submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004, listed in the Annex, are consistent with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period set out in Implementing Decision 2014/132/EU.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.

Done at Brussels, 15 April 2016. For the Commission Violeta Bulc Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX Performance targets in the key performance areas of capacity and cost-efficiency included in the revised national or functional airspace block plans submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 found to be consistent with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF CAPACITY

En route Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) delay in min/flight MEMBER STATE FAB FAB TARGET EN-ROUTE CAPACITY 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Czech Republic FAB-CE 0,29 0,29 0,28 0,28 0,27 Croatia Hungary Austria Slovenia Slovakia Bulgaria Danube 0,03 0,03 0,03 0,03 0,04 Romania Portugal SW 0,30 0,31 0,31 0,30 0,30 Spain

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF COST-EFFICIENCY

Legend: Key Item Units (A) Total En-route Determined Costs (in nominal terms and in national currency) (B) Inflation rate (%) (C) Inflation index (100 = 2009) (D) Total En-route Determined Costs (in real 2009 prices and in national currency) (E) Total En-route Services Units (TSUs) (F) En-route Determined Unit Cost (DUC) (in real 2009 prices and in national currency)

BLUE MED FAB

Charging Zone: Italy — Currency: EUR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (A) 674742285 693557255 711992044 710883664 707016612 (B) 1,0 % 1,1 % 1,3 % 1,5 % 1,6 % (C) 110,8 112,0 113,5 115,2 117,0 (D) 609005804 619176790 627477336 617241895 604216765 (E) 8557964 8866051 9207393 9553591 9897521 (F) 71,16 69,84 68,15 64,61 61,05

FAB CE

Charging Zone: Austria — Currency: EUR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (A) 188243000 194934000 204696000 209564000 207200000 (B) 1,7 % 1,7 % 1,7 % 1,7 % 1,7 % (C) 114,2 116,1 118,1 120,1 122,1 (D) 164901573 167908470 173369786 174525859 169672673 (E) 2693000 2777000 2850000 2928000 3014000 (F) 61,23 60,46 60,83 59,61 56,29 Charging Zone: Slovakia — Currency: EUR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (A) 59272906 61912217 62981088 66300093 67598994 (B) 0,0 % 1,4 % 1,7 % 1,8 % 2,0 % (C) 110,3 111,8 113,7 115,7 118,1 (D) 53754368 55355807 55381628 57279434 57253112 (E) 1078000 1126000 1186000 1250000 1312000 (F) 49,86 49,16 46,70 45,82 43,64

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