Economic Community of West African States
Supplementary Act A/SP.4/02/12 Relating to the Common Rules Determining Slot Allocation at Airports in ECOWAS Member States
Act 2-SP4 of 2012
- Published in official journal 60 on 17 February 2012
- Commenced
- [This is the version of this document at 17 February 2012.]
Article 1 – Definitions
For the purpose of this Supplementary Act, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them hereafter:—Air Carrier: air transport enterprise operating air traffic rights to, from and within ECOWAS member States;Aeronautical Authority: any governmental authority, body, corporate or organ duly authorised to perform the functions of civil aviation;Community: The Economic Community of West African States as referred to in article 2 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty;Coordinated Airport: An airport where a coordinator has been designated by the Aeronautical Authorities of a Member State to facilitate the task of air carriers that operate or contemplate to operate at that airport;Council: Council of Ministers as established under article 10 of ECOWAS revised TreatyDirect air service: An air service provided between two ECOWAS airports, including stopovers, with the same aircraft and same flight number;ECOWAS Commission: ECOWAS Commission established in article 17 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty as amended in June 2006;Member State: A State party to the ECOWAS Revised Treaty;New entrant: An air carrier that does not operate or has ceased to operate an air service at a coordinated airport and has requested that slot allocation(s) be granted to it at an airport for a specific day;Schedule planning period: Summer or winter season as established in air carriers' schedule;Slot: The estimated arrival or departure time available or allocated to an aircraft movement at a specific date at a coordinated airport as defined in this Act;Third Countries: Any other State which is not party to the Yamoussoukro Decision.Article 2 – Scope
This Supplementary Act shall apply to Slot Allocation at coordinated airports in ECOWAS member States.Article 3 – Qualifying criteria for a coordinated airport
Article 4 – Airport slots coordinator
Article 5 – Airport Slots Coordination Committee
Article 6 – Operational capacity of an airport
In an airport where slot allocation takes place, the relevant authorities shall determine based on generally accepted methods the available capacity for slot allocation purposes in cooperation with the representatives of air traffic control, the airport authorities, customs, immigration authorities, air carriers who operate and/or their representative organizations as well as the airport slots coordinator twice a year.Article 7 – Information for the airport slots coordinator
The air carriers that operate or contemplate to operate air traffic rights to and from a coordinated airport shall supply the coordinator with relevant information, as requested by the coordinator.Article 8 – Procedures for airport slot allocation
Article 9 – Reciprocity
Article 10 – Report and cooperation
Article 11 – Implementation of the Supplementary Act
Article 12 – Amendments
Article 13 – Entry into force and publication
Article 14 – Depositary authority
This Supplementary Act shall be deposited at the Commission which shall transmit certified copies thereof to all member States and register same with the African Union (AU), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and such other organizations as may be decided by the Council.History of this document
17 February 2012 this version
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