Civil aviation: common rules, European Aviation Safety Agency

The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Ingo SCHMITT (EPP-ED, D) on the establishment of common rules in the field of civil aviation and creating a European Aviation Safety Agency. (Please refer to the previous text). In addition, although Parliament generally welcomed the Commission proposal, it adopted several amendments aiming at improving safety in civil aviation even further. The House called for problems such as deep vein thrombosis, contaminated air and insufficient food preparation an storage facilities to be addressed as a matter of urgency. The Commission was asked to submit as soon as possible a proposal on setting up an independent body with the task of issuing recommendations for the prevention of aircraft accidents. In another amendment, Parliament demanded that the scope of the regulation encompass all aircraft with Community connections and the corresponding personnel. �