Preparation for the 186th Session of the ICAO Council

February 23, 2009 at 9:59 am | Posted in Aviation Law | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

The Council of the European Union has posted Preparation for the 186th Session of the ICAO Council. The report states:

In the light of the discussion at the Aviation Working Party on 16 February, delegations will find attached a slightly revised version of the Commission information note on the above subject.

In general, Member States expressed satisfaction with the proposed Community positions laid down in the information note and fully endorsed its contents. Switzerland and Iceland have also indicated their approval of the positions, meaning that they shall become common positions shared by all 8 European states on the ICAO Council and not only the EU Member States currently on the ICAO Council.

Following comments from AT, a change to the Community position was introduced regarding transparency in the issue of disclosure to the Council of States referred to the Audit Results Review Board. Concerning the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme and the Universal Security Audit Programme and further to a suggestion from the UK, a reference was introduced emphasising the need for follow-up to related decisions taken at the 2007 Assembly. At the end of the meeting a state of play was given by the Commission and FR on the forthcoming election of the ICAO Secretary-General.