Legal provisions of COM(2000)382 - European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA)

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dossier COM(2000)382 - European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of ...
document COM(2000)382 EN
date November 27, 2000

Contents

Article 1

The purpose of this Directive is to give legal effect to the annexed European Agreement on the organisation of working time of mobile staff in civil aviation concluded on 22 March 2000 between the organisations representing management and labour in the civil aviation sector the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA).

Article 2

1. Member States may maintain or introduce more favourable provisions than those laid down in this Directive.

2. The implementation of this Directive shall under no circumstances constitute sufficient grounds for justifying a reduction in the general level of protection of workers in the fields covered by this Directive. This shall be without prejudice to the rights of Member States and/or management and labour to lay down, in the light of changing circumstances, different legislative, regulatory or contractual arrangements to those prevailing at the time of the adoption of this Directive, provided always that the minimum requirements laid down in this Directive are adhered to.

Article 3

Member States shall determine the range of sanctions applicable for infringements of national provisions made in implementation of this Directive and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that they are enforced. The sanctions must be effective, commensurate with the infringement, and must constitute a sufficient deterrent. Member States shall notify these provisions to the Commission by the date mentioned in Article 4 at the latest, and any subsequent amendment thereto in good time.

Article 4

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [two years from its adoption], or shall ensure that, by that date at the latest, management and labour have introduced the necessary measures by agreement, the Member States being required to take any necessary measure to enable them at any time to be in a position to guarantee the results imposed by this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

Article 5

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 6

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.