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Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 · Occurrence Reporting · Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 · Article 1 – Article 24
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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular…
Article 1 Objectives
This Regulation aims to improve aviation safety by ensuring that relevant safety information relating to civil aviation is reported, collected, stored…
Article 2 Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply:
Article 3 Subject matter and scope
This Regulation lays down rules on: the reporting of occurrences which endanger or which, if not corrected or addressed, would endanger an aircraft, its…
Article 4 Mandatory reporting
Occurrences which may represent a significant risk to aviation safety and which fall into the following categories shall be reported by the persons…
Article 5 Voluntary reporting
Each organisation established in a Member State shall establish a voluntary reporting system to facilitate the collection of:
Article 6 Collection and storage of information
Each organisation established in a Member State shall designate one or more persons to handle independently the collection, evaluation, processing…
Article 7 Quality and content of occurrence reports
Occurrence reports referred to in Article 6 shall contain at least the information listed in Annex I.
Article 8 European Central Repository
The Commission shall manage a European Central Repository to store all occurrence reports collected in the Union.
Article 9 Exchange of information
Member States and the Agency shall participate in an exchange of information by making all information relating to safety stored in their respective…
Article 10 Dissemination of information stored in the European Central Repository
Any entity entrusted with regulating civil aviation safety, or any safety investigation authority, within the Union shall have secure full online access…
Article 11 Processing of requests and decisions
Requests for information contained in the European Central Repository shall be submitted using forms approved by the point of contact.
Article 12 Record of requests and exchange of information
The point of contact shall record each request received and the action taken pursuant to that request.
Article 13 Occurrence analysis and follow-up at national level
Each organisation established in a Member State shall develop a process to analyse occurrences collected in accordance with Articles 4(2) and 5(1) in…
Article 14 Occurrence analysis and follow up at Union level
The Commission, the Agency and the competent authorities of the Member States shall, in collaboration, participate regularly in the exchange and analysis…
Article 15 Confidentiality and appropriate use of information
Member States and organisations, in accordance with their national law, and the Agency shall take the necessary measures to ensure the appropriate…
Article 16 Protection of the information source
For the purposes of this Article, ‘personal details’ includes in particular names or addresses of natural persons.
Article 17 Updating of the annexes
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 in order to:
Article 18 Exercise of the delegation
The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
Article 19 Committee procedure
The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.
Article 20 Access to documents and protection of personal data
With the exception of Articles 10 and 11, which establish stricter rules on access to the data and information contained in the European Central…
Article 21 Penalties
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation.
Article 22 Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010
Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 is deleted. However, that Article shall remain applicable until the date of application of this Regulation in…
Article 23 Repeals
Directive 2003/42/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1321/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 1330/2007 are repealed.
Article 24 Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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