The ATM Standardisation Coordination Group

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The ATM Standardisation Coordination Group

• Presented by Luc Deneufchâtel
• Chairman of the ATMSCG

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Why set up the ATMSCG?

• As a practical answer to the Regulation (EC) No
  552/2004 European Air Traffic Management network
  interoperability Regulation in particular section
  12 of the preamble and Article 4 section 1a and
  1b
• The standardisation process to develop the
  necessary Community Specifications (CS) must
  involve the three European Standardisation
  Organisations, Eurocontrol and Eurocae
• Associated coordination activities have to be put
  in place to reach a consensus among the above
  mentioned organisations to conduct the work
• The ATMSCG has been set up under the framework of
  the first phase of European Commission Mandate
  354 but is established as a long term body.

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Interoperability Regulation Preamble section 12

• Community specifications should be established
  by the European standardisation bodies in
  conjunction with the European Organisation for
  Civil Aviation Equipment (Eurocae) and by
  Eurocontrol, in accordance with general Community
  standardisation procedures.

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Interoperability Regulation Article 4 section 1
(a)

• (a) European standards for systems or
  constituents, together with the relevant
  procedures, drawn up by the European
  standardisation bodies in cooperation with
  Eurocae, on a mandate from the Commission in
  accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive
  98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the
  Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure
  for the provision of information in the field of
  technical standards and regulations(13) and
  pursuant to the general guidelines on cooperation
  between the Commission and the standardisation
  bodies signed on 13 November 1984

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Interoperability Regulation Article 4 section 1
(b)

• OR
• (b) specifications drawn up by Eurocontrol on
  matters of operational coordination between air
  navigation service providers, in response to a
  request from the Commission in accordance with
  the procedure referred to in Article 5(2) of the
  framework Regulation.

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ATMSCG Tasks

• Clarify political questions to avoid unnecessary
  discussion at technical level
• Consider and endorse the standardisation work
  programme being produced in relation to the
  Mandate M/354, and provide comments and guidance
  for execution of the programme taskMonitor
  progress of the programme and provide necessary
  guidance during subsequent phases of the mandated
  work
• Provide a coherent interface for the European
  Commission on SES Interoperability
  standardisation programme-related issues
• Act as a general, and longer-term,
  cross-fertilisation mechanism between the
  organisations concerned

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What are the functions of the ATMCSG?

• To provide advice regarding the organisation of
  standardisation activities
• To ensure the efficiency of standardisation
  activities by identifying the key partner and/or
  experts to conduct the work
• To reach the proper consensus between the
  partners to allocate the work to one
  organisation
• To help ensure a proper interface with
  International Civil Aviation standardisation
  bodies

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ATMSCG organisation

• Membership
• CEN
• ETSI
• CENELEC
• EUROCONTROL
• EUROCAE
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION/EFTA
• Each organisation is represented by two members
• Chair is given to one member on a two year
  mandate basis

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ATMSCG working methods

• The Co-ordination Group decisions shall be
  reached by consensus.
• Decisions shall not be binding on the member
  organizations, and their implementation shall be
  subject to the normal procedures in the
  organizations concerned.

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Relationship between the European Commission, the
SES ICB and ATMSCG

• The ATMSCG recommendations will be provided to
  the European Commission and to the ICB as
  complementary information to the standardisation
  work program
• To facilitate the assessment of the readiness to
  initiate the activity on a specific
  standardisation item
• To provide the consensus on how the work has to
  be conducted for each specific standardisation
  item