ATM/ANS.OR.A.015 Declaration by flight information services providers

(a)Pursuant to Article 7, a flight information services provider may declare its capability and means of discharging the responsibilities associated with the services provided where it meets, in addition to the requirements referred to in Article 8b(1) of Regulation (EU) No 216/2008, the following alternative requirements:

(1)the flight information services provider provides, or plans to provide, its services by operating regularly not more than one working position;

(2)those services are of a temporary nature, for a duration agreed with the competent authority as necessary to ensure proportional safety assurance.

(b)A flight information services provider declaring its activities shall:

(1)provide the competent authority with all the relevant information prior to commencing operations, in a form and manner established by the competent authority;

(2)provide the competent authority with a list of the alternative means of compliance used, in accordance with point ATM/ANS.OR.A.020;

(3)maintain compliance with the applicable requirements and with the information given in the declaration;

(4)notify the competent authority of any changes to its declaration or the means of compliance it uses through submission of an amended declaration;

(5)provide its services in accordance with its operations manual and comply with all the relevant provisions contained therein.

(c)Before ceasing the provision of its services, the flight information services provider declaring its activities shall notify the competent authority within a period determined by the competent authority.

(d)A flight information services provider declaring its activities shall comply with the following requirements set out in:

(1)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.001 Scope;

(2)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.020 Means of compliance;

(3)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.035 Demonstration of compliance;

(4)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.040 Changes — general;

(5)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.045 Changes to the functional system;

(6)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.050 Facilitation and cooperation;

(7)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.055 Findings and corrective actions;

(8)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.060 Immediate reaction to a safety problem;

(9)point ATM/ANS.OR.A.065 Occurrence reporting;

(10)point ATM/ANS.OR.B.001 Technical and operational competence and capability;

(11)point ATM/ANS.OR.B.005 Management system;

(12)point ATM/ANS.OR.B.020 Personnel requirements;

(13)point ATM/ANS.OR.B.035 Operations manuals;

(14)point ATM/ANS.OR.D.020 Liability and insurance cover,

(15)Annex IV.

(e)A flight information services provider declaring its activities shall only start operation after receiving the acknowledgement of receipt of the declaration from the competent authority.