Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en EUROCONTROL met betrekking tot het uitvoeren van taken voor luchtruimbeheer

Article 1 Definitions For the purpose of this Agreement: a) Article 8 the term the Agreement means: this Agreement, the contract drawn up in application thereof under, as well as any amendment to the Agreement; b) EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation the term the amended Convention means: the, signed at Brussels on 13 December 1960, as variously amended; c) Protocol consolidating the EUROCONTROL International Convention relating to co-operation for the safety of air navigation of 13 December 1960 The term the revised Convention means: the, as variously amended, signed at Brussels on 27 June 1997; d) Agreement relating to the Provision and Operation of Air Traffic Services and Facilities by EUROCONTROL at the Maastricht Area Control Centre the term the Maastricht Agreement means: the, signed at Brussels on 25 November 1986; e) the term Ministry of Defence means: Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands; f) the term Orange Slot means: a timeslot during which the civil Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) has constraints in accordance with their optimum strategy of sector configuration and may ask for priority within the required military used airspace based on Collaborative Decision Making (CDM); g) the term AUP means: Airspace Use Plan, i.e. an ASM message of NOTAM status notifying the daily decision of an AMC on the temporary allocation of the airspace within its jurisdiction for a specific time period, by means of a standard message format; h) the term UUP means: Updated Use Plan, i.e. an ASM message of NOTAM status issued by an AMC to update and supersede AUP/previous UUP information; i) the term NOTAM means: Notice to Airmen, i.e. a notice distributed by means of telecommunication containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations; j) the term ASM means: Airspace Management in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 7, of the 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); k) the term AMC means: Airspace Management Cell, i.e. a joint military and civil cell responsible for the day-to-day management of the airspace under the responsibility of one or more Member States; l) the term FUA means: Flexible Use of Airspace in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005 of 23 December 2005 laying down common rules for the flexible use of airspace; m) the term FUA-Cell means: a sub-division of the joint civil/military AMC The Netherlands responsible for the day-to-day management and temporary allocation of national or sub-regional airspace under the jurisdiction of the Netherlands; n) the term AIP means: Aeronautical Information Publication; o) the term LVNL means: Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (Air traffic Control of the Netherlands); p) the term MUAC means: Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre; q) the term the Amsterdam FIR means: the Amsterdam Flight Information Region. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 2 Scope 1 The Netherlands entrusts EUROCONTROL with the execution of the airspace management function in the Amsterdam FIR and shall appoint EUROCONTROL as the MUAC FUA-Cell to the extent and in the manner prescribed in this Agreement. For this purpose, EUROCONTROL shall employ the facilities at MUAC and shall provide the staff required for the operation and maintenance of the MUAC FUA-Cell. 2 Maastricht Agreement Article 1, paragraph 2, of thewith regard to certain competences and obligations of the Netherlands shall remain unaffected. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 3 General responsibilities of EUROCONTROL 1 Article 6 EUROCONTROL shall be responsible, on behalf of the Netherlands, to execute the airspace management function within the Amsterdam FIR in accordance with the requirements pursuant toof this Agreement and the regulations and instructions concerning the execution of the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement. 2 Maastricht Agreement EUROCONTROL shall ensure maximum compatibility between the services provided by MUAC pursuant to theand the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement as well as with the other services provided on behalf of the Netherlands in the airspace under its control. 3 EUROCONTROL sees to it that any planning by MUAC which may have a significant impact on the execution of the airspace management function under this Agreement, as well as the air traffic and reporting services, shall be agreed in a timely manner with the Netherlands before becoming effective. 4 At the request of the Netherlands, EUROCONTROL shall make available all documents concerning the airspace management function executed pursuant to this Agreement. 5 The applicable national and international provisions concerning the investigation of accidents shall remain unaffected. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 4 General responsibilities of the Netherlands 1 The Netherlands shall ensure the required nomination and publication of MUAC as the MUAC FUA-Cell in the Amsterdam FIR. 2 The Netherlands shall inform EUROCONTROL of any developments which could have an effect on the tasks and responsibilities of EUROCONTROL under this Agreement and to ensure that EUROCONTROL is involved prior to decision making. The Netherlands shall notify EUROCONTROL of regulations and instructions concerning the execution of the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement. 3 Article 2 EUROCONTROL shall become a member with all applicable rights and obligations of any coordinating body set-up by the Netherlands concerning airspace structure and civil and military service provision in the airspace referred to inof this Agreement. 4 In order to enable EUROCONTROL to execute the tasks under this Agreement, the Netherlands shall make available to EUROCONTROL for joint use free of charge the necessary installations, equipment and air-ground and ground-ground communication facilities. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 5 Management EUROCONTROL shall ensure the day-to-day operation of the MUAC FUA-Cell, including management of staff and equipment. For this purpose, it shall maintain close consultation and coordination in the operational and technical fields with the air traffic services agencies of the Netherlands and other relevant stakeholders concerned. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 6 Specific responsibilities of EUROCONTROL 1 The airspace management function shall be executed between 08:00LCL and 18:00LCL, from Monday till Friday and excluding official Dutch holidays. Extension of these proposed opening hours can be discussed if necessary. 2 In particular, EUROCONTROL shall provide the following: a) attendance to the bi-annual airspace planning meetings prepared by the Ministry of Defence. Civil requests to adapt the military planning may be forwarded which may result in a revised airspace plan; b) collect and process all relevant airspace bookings and requests, ascertain completeness of information; c) assess local impact of requests and bookings; d) propose and discuss alternatives for requests and bookings if necessary; e) process Orange Slot requests; f) facilitate and finalize the CDM process for Military Training Area and Orange Slot requests; g) adapt local planning to commonly agreed airspace configuration; h) ensure that NOTAMs are issued by the NOTAM office, whenever necessary; i) publish AUP / UUP for the Amsterdam FIR; j) contribute to Post-Ops Analysis for the Amsterdam FIR, as necessary; k) act as contingency cell for the FUA-LVNL; l) Article 2, paragraph 1 any other function falling in the scope of this Agreement pursuant to, of this Agreement. 3 The MUAC FUA-Cell is responsible for the nominal situation, i.e. all airspace requests referring to areas as presented in the AIP the Netherlands, whose approval will be published in the AUP/UUP and via a NOTAM, where necessary. Only when acting as contingency for the LVNL FUA-Cell, shall it be for non-nominal situations, i.e. all airspace requests referring to areas in the AIP the Netherlands whose approval will not be published in the AUP/UUP or airspace requests that require approval of the Netherlands and whose approval will be published in a Decree and/or exemption and NOTAM. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 7 Personnel 1 EUROCONTROL shall ensure it has sufficient staff available to execute the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement. This staff must meet the national requirements of the Netherlands with regard to vetting to execute the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement. 2 The Netherlands may place personnel at MUAC for the performance of liaison and coordination tasks. EUROCONTROL shall provide this personnel with the facilities necessary for the execution of their tasks. 3 In the event of lawful strikes by EUROCONTROL’s personnel, EUROCONTROL shall ensure the unrestricted and unlimited execution of the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 8 Costs Costs incurred by EUROCONTROL for the execution of the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by the Netherlands. EUROCONTROL shall determine the required personnel for the execution of the airspace management function under this Agreement based on MUAC’s concept of operations. The detailed financial compensation agreement shall be set out in a separate contract to be agreed between EUROCONTROL and the State of the Netherlands prior to the entry into force of this Agreement. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 9 Joint working procedures Maastricht Agreement Article 2 Article 3, paragraph 1 The National Contracting Parties to theshall be consulted as required for matters falling under their remit concerning the execution of the airspace management function pursuant toand, of this Agreement. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 10 Relations essential for the execution of the airspace management function To the extent required for the execution of the airspace management function pursuant to this Agreement, EUROCONTROL shall be entrusted to conclude contracts of purely administrative, technical or commercial nature with the public or private technical services of the Parties, of third States or of international organisations. The EUROCONTROL Contract Regulations shall apply. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 11 Liability 1 The Netherlands shall be liable for any damage arising from, or in connection with, the execution of the airspace management function by EUROCONTROL in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement to the extent to which such damage is attributable to the Netherlands. 2 Article 2 Article 3, paragraph 1 Except as provided in paragraph 1 of this Article, EUROCONTROL shall indemnify the Netherlands against any claim arising on account of damage sustained as a result of, or in connection with, the execution of the airspace management function in virtue ofand, of this Agreement. 3 Convention EUROCONTROL's liability may be invoked pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2, of the amended. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, EUROCONTROL has a right of recourse against the Netherlands for any indemnification due in this respect. 4 EUROCONTROL shall take out insurance in its own name to cover all or some of the risks incurred in connection with this Agreement 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 12 Amendments 1 Maastricht Agreement This Agreement may be amended only through an exchange of diplomatic notes between the Parties and after a positive opinion of the National Contracting Parties to the. Any amendment to this Agreement shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon by the Parties. 2 Maastricht Agreement In case of amendments to the, the representatives of the Parties shall amend this Agreement accordingly, unless otherwise agreed between the Parties. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 13 Dispute settlement Convention mutatis mutandis In the event of a dispute arising between the Parties concerning the interpretation, the application or the performance of this Agreement, which cannot be settled by direct negotiation or by any other means, the provisions of Article 31 of the amendedshall apply. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020

Article 14 Entry into force – duration – termination 1 This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of its signature by both Parties. The provisions on the execution of the airspace management function shall not be applicable earlier than 26 March 2020. 2 This Agreement shall remain in force for an undetermined period. Either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice with a termination period of two years. 3 Maastricht Agreement In addition, either Party may terminate this Agreement through an exchange of diplomatic notes if this Agreement is no longer in line with the. The termination shall become effective when a new agreement replacing this Agreement enters into force or, failing that, at the expiry of two years from the date of the termination notice. 4 In case of a state of tension or defence, the provisions of this Agreement may be suspended by either Party. 5 As regards the Kingdom of The Netherlands, this Agreement shall only apply to the European part of the Netherlands. 2020 48 01-05-2020 2020 48 01-05-2020 24-04-2020