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#TRAA1906527AArrêté of April 2, 2019 on Ground Installations of Aeronautical Telecommunications and Surveillance Systems

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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The arrêté of April 2, 2019, regulates the ground installations of aeronautical telecommunications and surveillance systems used for civil aviation purposes in France. It integrates relevant European regulations and standards while specifying exceptions to certain provisions. The law outlines the application scope, effective dates, and the authorities responsible for its enforcement.

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Key Changes

  • Abrogation of the previous arrêté from December 9, 2008
  • Inclusion of specific European regulations related to telecommunications for aviation
  • Extension of applicability to French overseas territories including Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Install and operate ground installations of aeronautical telecommunications and surveillance systems in compliance with Volumes III and IV of Annex 10 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, incorporating all amendments up to Amendment 90

Operators of ground installations for civil aviation telecommunications and surveillance systems in France
operational
high

Comply with applicable European regulations including EC 1032/2006, EC 633/2007, EC 29/2009, EC 262/2009, EU 1207/2011, and EU 1079/2012 regarding automated flight data exchange, flight message protocols, data link services, Mode S interrogator codes, surveillance performance, and voice channel spacing

Operators of ground installations for civil aviation telecommunications and surveillance systems in France
operational
medium

Exclude from implementation specific paragraphs related to Aeronautical Operational Control communications (AOC), Aeronautical Administrative Communications (AAC), ATN network capacity for multiple sub-networks, and ATN support for Directory, ADS-C, FIS, and AIDC applications as listed in Volume III Part 1

Operators implementing ATN (Aeronautical Telecommunications Network) ground installations
operational
medium

Exclude from implementation specific technical equipment and teleprinter circuit provisions (paragraphs 8.2.3-8.2.10, sections 8.3, 8.5, and paragraph 8.6.3) for the Fixed Service Network for Aeronautical Telecommunications (RSFTA) as listed in Volume III Part 1

Operators implementing RSFTA (Fixed Service Network for Aeronautical Telecommunications) ground installations
operational
high

Apply all standards and recommended practices in Volume III Part 2 for aeronautical voice communication systems, including aeronautical mobile service, SELCAL system, and aeronautical voice circuits

Operators of voice communication ground installations for civil aviation
operational

Affected Parties

Aviation authoritiesTelecommunications providers

Tags

aeronautics,telecommunications,regulation