Industrys Need for Rulemaking Harmonization: Supporting the Future Global Air Transportation System

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Industrys Need for Rulemaking Harmonization
Supporting the Future Global Air Transportation
System
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Major Discussion Points

• Industry and Operators support future
  harmonization which serves all stakeholders
• There must be consistency of intent on the rules
  not necessarily identical language
• Continual commitment and communication needed
  between authorities and industry

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Major Discussion Points

• Harmonization must be a top down, managed process
• Harmonization leads to interoperability which
  promotes compliance assurance and efficiency
• Harmonization priorities for operators and
  manufacturers were discussed.

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Response from the Authorities

• Authorities have established rulemaking
  cooperation initiatives and continue to improve
  those efforts
• Authorities agreed to find a way to involve
  industry
• Harmonization is a tool but not the only one to
  achieve higher safety objectives and free
  circulation of products, services, and people.

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Response from the Authorities

• Restated their commitment to reduce differences
  when possible
• Agreed with the need to focus on the intent of
  the regulations rather than having the same
  language
• Working to refocus their efforts in accordance
  with SMS principles and the need to use limited
  resources efficiently

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Reaction from the Floor

• ICAO asked FAA and EASA to feed key initiatives
  into the ICAO work program
• Do we really need to harmonize since there will
  always be different interpretations of the rules?
• Harmonization is not the end objective it is
  the foundation and framework

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Reaction from the Floor

• FAA cannot strictly establish mutual recognition.
  EASA pointed out that mutual recognition is a
  general EU principle.
• Harmonization has worked well in the past but its
  full benefits have not been achieved in the field
  (e.g. multiple auditors).
• Inquiry regarding future worldwide code.
• FAA, EASA, TCCA should work as a team to promote
  harmonized rules with the developing world.

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Proposed Actions

• FAA and EASA should brief ICAO on rulemaking
  initiatives.
• There is a need to establish an effective
  harmonization management framework in the context
  of the FAA/EASA/TCCA bilaterals.