4.8Can the competent authority share information contained in the ECR and under what conditions?

4.8 Can the competent authority share information contained in the ECR and under what conditions? The ECR being a European database, its access and use are subject to specific rules under EU law.

The possibility to provide certain information from the ECR and the processes to be applied are described in Articles 10 to 12 of Regulation 376/2014. In this context, third parties may request information contained in the ECR. The request shall be submitted to the Member State where the third party is established or to the European Commission when the place of establishment is not a Member State territory. The Member State or the European Commission will assess the suitability of the request and, if applicable, will provide the requested information. Information from the ECR can only be supplied in aggregated (e.g. number of runway incursions for a given period) or anonymised form (removed of any details, including the name of the organisation involved in the occurrence, which may reveal the identity of the reporter or of a third party). Non anonymised information can only be provided if it relates to the requestor own equipment, operations or field of activity (Articles 2 and 11). It is understood that information unrelated to the requestor own equipment or operations but related to his field of activity will be provided anonymised. Requests shall fulfil the criteria stablished in the Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation 376/2014 and will be subject to individual decision made by the relevant point of contact. The third party receiving information from the ECR is responsible and liable of ensuring that information is only used for the purpose specified in the request form, that the information is not disclosed without the written consent of the information provider and that it has taken the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received.