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PRESS RELEASE
JAA ROAD M AP A DOPTED BY
ECAC DIRECTORS G ENERAL OF C IVIL A VIATION
Paris, 31 August 2005 — Under the auspices of the European Civil Aviation Conference
(ECAC1 ), grouping of 42 European States, Directors General of Civil Aviation met with
senior officials from the European Commission, the European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA), and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA).
On the basis of a report prepared by the Working Group on the Future of JAA (FUJA),
they discussed the organisation of JAA in the light of the expected extension of EASA’s
competence to include flight operations, flight crew licensing and safety assessment of
foreign aircraft. The corresponding legislation being foreseen to be in place in 2007,
preparatory steps are underway in EASA and are scheduled to be completed in 2006,
including recruitment of staff. Probable developments in the membership of EU and
EASA were also taken into account.
Accordingly, Directors General adopted the JAA Road Map, as proposed by FUJA. This
Road Map will assist steering JAA activities in new directions and re-organising its
executive body, Central JAA, into a new structure, the “JAA Transition (JAA T)”.
As from 1 January 2007, JAA T, with its legal seat in the Netherlands and retaining the
Cyprus Arrangements as its institutional basis, will operate two offices: the JAA Liaison
Office and the JAA Training Office, respectively located in Cologne-based EASA
premises and in the Netherlands.
The Liaison Office shall have as its core function to liaise between EASA and aviation
authorities of non-EASA JAA members, at least until these establish a sustainable
relationship with EASA. Truly pan-European solutions for safety-related activities in
aviation will thus be secured.
It is contemplated to maintain the Liaison Office until, at the latest, 31 December 2010.
The timescale should provide non-EASA JAA members a fair transition period to
negotiate with the European Community their relationship with EASA.
The Training Office shall ensure that the aviation community is sufficiently familiar with
the European safety rules and regulations, thereby assisting non-EASA JAA members in
1 The following 42 States are members of ECAC: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine,
and the United Kingdom.
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their efforts to become EASA members, or, at least, establish co-operation with EASA. It
is planned, once the Liaison Office and the JAA T are closed down, to consider best-suited
means for the training activity to be organised on its own footing.
The JAA Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Director of EASA, will
implement the JAA Road Map and report regularly to Directors General on progress
made.
Note to Editors:
The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), an associated body of the European Civil Aviation
Conference (ECAC), represent the civil aviation regulatory authorities of a number of
European States who have agreed to co-operate in developing and implementing common
safety regulatory standards and procedures. This co-operation is intended to provide high
and consistent standards of safety and a “level playing-field” for competition in Europe.
Much emphasis is also placed on harmonising the JAA regulations with those of the USA.
For further information, please contact:
Joint Aviation Authorities:
André AUER
Tel: + 31 23 56 79 765
Fax: + 31 235 621 714
JAA Web site: www.jaa.nl
European Civil Aviation Conference
Jude MARIADASSOU
Tel: + 33 1 46 41 85 45
Fax: + 33 1 46 24 18 18
ECAC Web site: www.ecac-ceac.org
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