Commission Decision (EU) 2026/866

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport^note,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation)^note, and in particular Article 11(3) point (c), second paragraphs thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/2803 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on the implementation of the Single European Sky^note, and in particular Article 58(3) thereof,Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 of 11 February 2019 laying down a performance and charging scheme in the single European sky and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013^note, and in particular Article 15(1) and (3) thereof,Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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The following cost-efficiency performance targets proposed for Switzerland’s en route charging zone, included in the revised draft RP4 performance plan of the Functional Airspace Block Europe Central, give rise to doubts in respect of their consistency with the Union-wide performance targets:En route charging zone of Switzerland | 2019 baseline value | 2024 baseline value | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029Revised cost-efficiency performance targets, expressed as determined unit cost (in real terms in 2022 prices) | CHF 109,47 | CHF 129,67 | CHF 135,41 | CHF 136,48 | CHF 133,56 | CHF 130,38 | CHF 122,05EUR 108,93 | EUR 129,03 | EUR 134,75 | EUR 135,81 | EUR 132,90 | EUR 129,74 | EUR 121,45

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1.The detailed examination procedure set out in Article 15(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 is hereby initiated with regard to the cost-efficiency performance targets referred to in Article 1.

2.In order to support the further assessment of the performance targets referred to in Article 1, Switzerland shall provide, upon request by the Commission, relevant additional data and information with regard to the elements set out in the Annex to this Decision.

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This Decision is addressed to the Swiss Confederation.

Non-exhaustive list of elements for further analysis in respect of the cost-efficiency performance targets for the en route charging zone of switzerland

(1)Determined costs for the fourth reference period (‘RP4’) with a focus on the upcoming calendar years 2027, 2028 and 2029, including the detailed assumptions and parameters underlying those determined costs for each entity in the scope of the charging zone

(2)Adjustments applied to the determined unit cost baseline values for the years 2019 and 2024

(3)Latest available actual costs recorded for the year 2025 for each entity in the scope of the charging zone

(4)Traffic assumptions used in the revised draft performance plan and latest available information on the forecasted traffic evolution over RP4 for the charging zone

(5)Measures invoked by Switzerland to justify the observed deviations from the Union-wide cost-efficiency trends on the grounds of additional costs for the achievement of capacity performance targets, and incentive schemes associated with those capacity targets

(6)Local circumstances possibly justifying a deviation from the assessment criteria set out in points 1.4(a) to (c) of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317

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Non-exhaustive list of elements for further analysis in respect of the cost-efficiency performance targets for the en route charging zone of switzerland

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