The new EU airports legal framework.

none2noEU Regulation No. 216/2008, commonly named "Basic Regulation", which has provided common rules concerning civil aviation and has set up the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), was amended by EU Regulation 1108/2009, which enlarged the EASA’s competences to include Aerodromes, Air traffic management/Air navigation services within the EU safety system. According to Regulation 1109/2009, the EU Member States have to adopt common rules in the civil aviation sector with the purpose of achieving high safety levels and environmental compatibility, as well as free trade of goods, products and services. The Basic Regulation also provides that the implementation procedures have to be specified in explicit "Implementing Rules’’ (IRs) adopted by the European Commission. As far as the aerodromes are concerned, the IRs have been adopted by the approval of Regulation (EU) No. 139 of February 12, 2014, entered into force on March 6, 2014. The EU Regulation 139/2014 now requires Member States, Civil aviation Authorities, airports (Aerodromes) and their Management Operators to ensure full compliance with the new rules by December 31, 2017.mixedMasutti, Anna; Najah, ZeilahMasutti, Anna; Najah, Zeila