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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission’s communication of last December on the Community objectives for the 33rd Assembly of the ICAO, constitutes – and how could it not do so – the frame of reference for preparing and assessing the results of that 33rd Assembly, with regard to both reducing noise and the sound emissions of aircraft and also reducing gas emissions.
However, there is a certain degree of risk caused by using certain differing approaches to restricting the operability of Chapter 3 aircraft – the noisiest ones – which may distort competition between the different airports. In this respect and in order to prevent an explosion of the Community situation, the intention is to negotiate with the United States and, of course, within the ICAO, so that we can frame these individual decisions for each airport within a general framework which lays down different levels of operative restrictions in accordance with specific areas of sensitivity.
In any event, I once again commit myself and the Commission services to maintaining an open dialogue throughout these months with this House and I hope that we will finally reach an agreement within the ICAO which will ensure that we resolve this issue of airports and the noisiest aircraft and, at the same time, avoid any type of confrontation with the United States, which would benefit no-one.
I would like to say that the Transport Council of last April saw fit to support this strategy proposed by the Commission. This communication is very explicit on the subject of reaching agreements within the ICAO, with regard to both the reduction of aircraft noise and measures for reducing gases which increase the greenhouse effect, as well as the restriction of operations of aircraft which only marginally comply with the acoustic standards of Chapter 3 and which are the greatest sources of noise at airports.
Another of our objectives is to reach an agreement as a result of this Assembly, with a resolution which allows the contracting countries to fulfil their obligations in the field of reducing greenhouse gases more easily and comfortably.
Ladies and gentlemen, there is one aspect which we can already say is likely to have a positive result at the ICAO Assembly. I am, of course, talking about the constitution of the new Chapter 4, with a reduction of 10 decibels on the maximum emissions authorised in previous chapters. In this respect, furthermore, the ICAO Council has adopted rules which guarantee rigour in relation to the recertification of aircraft with the aim of preventing repetition of the current situation where recertified or reclassified aircraft have passed from Chapter 2 to Chapter 3, which is the source of all our controversy with the United States.
Furthermore, the preparations by the ICAO Assembly are intended to ensure that the contracting countries are sufficiently flexible to implement those instruments which allow – in the words of the ICAO – a balanced response to noise management. This balanced management is based on four elements. Firstly, measures for the reduction of noise at source. Secondly, rules relating to the occupation of land. Thirdly, lower-noise procedures, which allow pilots to limit noise at the time of take-off and landing. And, lastly, measures intended to limit the operations of aircraft from Chapter 3 which are the noisiest.
It is, above all, this last point which – as you know – presents the most difficulties in our discussions with the United States. In order to facilitate an agreement within the ICAO on this point, we are holding parallel discussions with the United States and with the developing countries.
It should be pointed out that neither the ICAO nor, of course, the United States can ignore the problems caused by aircraft noise for many airports in densely-populated regions.
In this context, we note that, in some large airports, this type of noise disturbance is reaching truly critical levels and that, therefore, it is extremely urgent that we introduce measures to resolve this situation and allow these airports to continue operating.
For others, however, the problem of noise is much less important. We will therefore have to consider decisions – we are working on this – in which there is a certain flexibility, taking each airport individually. Furthermore, this point is going to make it easier for us to reach an agreement with the United States."@en1
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