EFTA Surveillance Authority Annual Report 2007 Annex Table of Contents Part 1 Pending cases Pending cases within the Internal Market Affairs Directorate at the end of 2007 . 03. Iceland . 04. Liechtenstein . 15. Norway . 19. Iceland / Liechtenstein / Norway . 29. Part 2 Closed cases Cases within the Internal Market Affairs Directorate that were closed by the Authority during 2007 . 30. Iceland . 31. Liechtenstein . 37. Norway . 39. Iceland / Liechtenstein / Norway . 46. Part 1 Pending cases Pending cases within the Internal Market Affairs Directorate at the end of 2007 The cases are listed by EFTA State and grouped by sector. Within each sector, cases are sorted by case type: Complaints (COM) Anyone may submit a complaint against any of the EEA EFTA States . The Authority examines all complaints falling within its competence and passes on to the European Commission any complaints which fall within the competence of the Commission . Non-notification of implementation Non-notification cases are opened when the EEA EFTA States have failed to adopt national measures to of directives (NON) implement directives by the relevant compliance date . Conformity assessments (CON) Conformity assessment cases are opened on the Authority’s own initiative in order to carry out a systematic assessment of conformity of the national measures notified by an EEA EFTA State with the provisions of a certain act they are intending to implement . Incorrect implementation or Where the Authority has information that national legislation or practice might not be in compliance with application of EEA rules (INC) EEA rules, and decides to examine the issue further, a so-called incorrect implementation/application case is opened at the Authority’s own initiative . This could be e .g . regarding incorrect implementation of EEA rules, national rules or practices that are incompatible with EEA rules or misapplication of EEA rules or a failure to incorporate EEA regulations into national law . Draft Technical Regulations (DTR) The Authority examines draft technical regulations, which the EEA EFTA States are obliged to notify to the Authority . Such regulations concern products and information society services . eCom (ECOM) The national regulatory authorities in the EEA EFTA States have an obligation to notify draft regulatory decisions to the Authority in a number of specified instances before they can be adopted and put into effect in the national markets . The Authority has a duty to examine the draft measures in order to ensure their compatibility with EEA law . Management tasks and reporting Management tasks and reporting obligations include various administrative tasks concerning, for obligations (MTA) example, examinations relating to the telecommunications sector, or adoption of guidelines relating to product safety, summary reports of national reports on health and safety, or calculation and publication of thresholds applicable in the field of public procurement . Inspections (INS) The Authority performs on-the-spot investigations to verify that the EEA EFTA States comply with their obligations relating to, for example, food and feed safety and aviation security . Action by the Authority lists the most important steps taken by the Authority in each case by the end of 2007. The short title and description reflect the substance of the issue being examined in each case. This description is not intended to give the position by the Authority or its Services. Iceland . 04. Liechtenstein . 15. Norway . 19. Iceland / Liechtenstein / Norway . 29. 3 Part 1 Pending cases: Iceland Iceland Sector Origin Issue Milestone Explanatory Note Case N° Aviation Inspection Inspection in the field of civil CASE OPENED Inspection in the field of civil 60545 aviation security 15-16 August aviation security 2006 Aviation Inspection Inspection within the field of CASE OPENED Inspection within the field of 61875 aviation security 6-8 June 2007 aviation security Aviation Inspection Inspection within the field of CASE OPENED Inspection in the field of aviation 61876 aviation security from 23-26 security October 2007 Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to make CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to make 62141 implementation/ Regulation 2096/2005 laying LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 application down common requirements for REASONED OPINION laying down common requirements the provision of air navigation for the provision of air navigation services part of their internal services part of their internal legal legal order order Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to make CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to make 62143 implementation/ Regulation (EC) No 730/2006 on LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 730/2006 on application airspace classification and access REASONED OPINION airspace classification and access of flights operated under visual of flights operated under visual flight rules above flight level 195 flight rules above flight level 195 part of their internal legal order part of their internal legal order Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to make CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to make 62144 implementation/ Regulation 1032/2006 laying LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 1032/2006 application down requirements for automatic REASONED OPINION laying down requirements for systems for the exchange of automatic systems for the exchange flight data part of their internal of flight data for the purpose of legal order notification, coordination of transfer of flights between aitraffic control units part of their internal legal order Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to make CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to make 62145 implementation/ Regulation 1033/2006 laying LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 application down the requirements on REASONED OPINION laying down the requirements on procedures for flight plans part of procedures for flight plans part of their internal legal order their internal legal order Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to incorporate CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to incorporate 62329 implementation/ Regulation (EC) No 1448/2006 LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 1448/2006 application amending Regulation (EC) No REASONED OPINION laying down measures for the 622/2003 laying down measures implementation of the common for the implementation of the basic standards on aviation security common basic standards on aviation security Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to incorporate CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to incorporate 62331 implementation/ Commission Regulation (EC) No LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 1862/2006 application 1862/2006 amending Regulation REASONED OPINION amending Regulation 622/2003 (EC) No 622/2003 laying down laying down measures for the measure for the implementation implementation of the common of the common basic standards basic standards on aviation security on aviation security Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to incorporate CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to incorporate 62336 implementation/ Commission Regulation (EC) No LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Regulation (EC) No 831/2006 application 831/2006 amending Regulation REASONED OPINION amending Regulation (EC) No (EC) No 622/2003 laying down 622/2003 laying down measures for measures for the implementation the implementation of the common of the common basic standards basic standards on aviation security on aviation security Aviation Management task Exemptions from the requirement CASE OPENED Approval of notification according 62479 laid down in Regulation (EC) No to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) 1592/2002, Chapter II, Article No 1592/2002 made by Iceland 10(3) - notification from Iceland Aviation Management task Request from Iceland according CASE OPENED Management task - notification 62627 to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) from Iceland according to Article No . 1592/2002 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No . 1592/2002 Aviation Management task Notification in accordance with CASE OPENED Notification in accordance with 62806 Article 10(3) of Regulation Article 10(3) of Regulation 1592/2002 - Iceland 1592/2002 - Iceland Aviation Management task Empowering the College Member CASE OPENED Decision empowering the College 63205 with special resposibility for Member with special responsibility transport to take decisions for transport to take final decisions in management cases where in management cases within the there is no requirement to use a transport field where there is no committee procedure requirement to use a committee procedure 4 Part 1 Pending cases: Iceland Sector Origin Issue Milestone Explanatory Note Case N° Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to incorporate CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to incorporate 63475 implementation/ Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Commission Regulation (EC) No application 1794/2006 laying down a common charging scheme for air navigation services Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to incorporate CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to incorporate 63529 implementation/ Commission Regulation (EC) No LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Commission Regulation (EC) application 335/2007 amending Regulation No 335/2007 of 28 March 2007 (EC) No 1702/2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 as regards the implementing rules related to environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances Aviation Incorrect Failure by Iceland to incorporate CASE OPENED Failure by Iceland to incorporate 63537 implementation/ Commission Regulation LETTER OF FORMAL NOTICE Commission