Statistical returns in respect of carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air
1995/0232(COD)
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Commission Regulation 1358/2003/ EC implementing Regulation 437/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air and amending Annexes I and II thereto.
CONTENT : it is necessary to amend Regulation 437/2003/EC with a view to establishing a list of Community airports, apart from those having only occasional commercial traffic, and the derogations to be provided. In addition, it is necessary to specify the format in which the data are to be transmitted, in sufficient detail to ensure that such data can be processed rapidly and in a cost-effective way. Arrangements concerning the dissemination of the statistical results should also be drawn up.
The Commission should adapt the specifications in the Annexes thereto. In particular, the record structure for data transmission, the codes and the definitions set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation 437/2003/EC need to be adapted.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Decision 89/382/EEC/Euratom.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 21/08/2003.�