Legal provisions of COM(2024)477 -

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dossier COM(2024)477 - .
document COM(2024)477
date October 16, 2024


Article 1

1. The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the 233rd session of the ICAO Council, or in one of the consequent sessions, shall be to vote to support in their entirety the proposed amendments to Chapter 1 (“Definitions and general principles”), Chapter 3 (“Entry and Departure of persons and their baggage”) Paragraph C (“Security of travel documents”), Paragraph D (“Travel documents”), Paragraph G (“Embarkation/Disembarkation Cards)”, Paragraph H (“Inspection of travel documents”), Chapter 8 (“Facilitation provisions covering specific subjects”) and Paragraph H (“Trafficking in persons”) and I (“Wildlife Trafficking”) contained in Amendment 30 to Annex 9 – Facilitation to the Chicago Convention included in the State Letter EC 6/3 − 24/67.

2. The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf, provided the ICAO Council adopts without any substantial change the proposed amendment to Annex 9 – Facilitation to the Chicago Convention referred to in paragraph 1, shall be to not register any disapproval and to notify compliance with the adopted measure in reply to the respective ICAO State Letter. Where Union legislation would deviate from the newly adopted SARPs after the envisaged date of application of those SARPs, a difference with those particular SARPs shall be notified to ICAO, in accordance with Article 38 of the Chicago Convention.

To this effect, the Commission shall, in due time and at least two months before any deadline set by the ICAO for the notification of differences, submit to the Council, for discussion and approval, a preparatory document setting out the detailed differences to be notified to the ICAO on the Union’s behalf by the Member States.

Article 2

The position referred to in Article 1(1) shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the ICAO Council, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

The position referred to in Article 1(2) shall be expressed by all the Member States of the Union, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.


Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.