EU/Brazil Agreement: civil aviation safety

PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement between the EU and Brazil on civil aviation safety.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the Agreement between the EU and Brazil on civil aviation safety, negotiated by the Commission, was signed on 14 July 2010, subject to its conclusion at a later stage in accordance with Council Decision 2010/489/EU.

It is now necessary to approve the Agreement on behalf of the EU.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: Articles 100(2) and 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: by this proposal, the Agreement between the European Union and Brazil on civil aviation safety is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. 

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. For further details of the content of the Agreement, please refer to the previous initial legislative document dated 21/05/2010.

The draft Agreement lays down procedural arrangements for the participation of the Union in the joint bodies established by the Agreement, as well as for the adoption of certain decisions concerning, in particular, the amendment of the Agreement and its Annexes, the addition of new annexes, the termination of individual annexes, consultations and dispute resolution and the adoption of safeguard measures. The Member States should take the necessary measures in order to ensure that their bilateral agreements with Brazil on the same subject are terminated as of the date of the entry into force of the Agreement.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposal has no implication for the Union budget.