The Government steps on the accelerator in its plan to privatize Argentinian airlines and advance the project Open skies. In this context, through the Resolution 6/2024 of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Transportation, the creation of the Aeronautical Code Regulatory Commission.
According to the rule published in the Official Gazette, the objective of said commission will be to develop and propose a new regulation that contemplates the modifications introduced by the Decree of Necessity and Urgency No. 70/2023 to the Aeronautical Code, cin order to improve competitiveness in the sector.
And the official communication adds that the measure is justified because “New regulations are required that comply with international standards and harmonize with Mercosur”.
Commission:
- The Aeronautical Code Regulatory Commission is created on an ad hoc basis.
- The Commission will be made up of different actors from the public and private sectors.
- The Commission will have a period of 180 days to present a new regulation.
- Dr. Hernán Adrián Gómez is appointed as Coordinator of the Commission.
Although the Government suffered an initial setback when it abandoned the omnibus law in the Chamber of Deputies, it continues to advance certain aspects of the law. Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) issued by President Javier Milei on December 20.
Among the measures adopted by the DNU, a comprehensive reorganization of the aerocommercial legislation to provide the market with a competitive environment that covers all Argentine cities. In addition, adjustments were made to the Code that governs the sector to significantly improve its competitiveness and changes were introduced cwith the purpose of privatizing Aerolíneas Argentinas.
The DNU also mentions the need for the participation of various actors with primary powers and responsibilities in the exploitation of aeronautical services and the commercial activity of civil aviation. This seeks to harmonize and make compatible criteria in commercial air transport.taking advantage of technical knowledge and enriching the analysis from a multidisciplinary perspective of the public and private sectors to contribute to transportation safety.
The fine print of the norm
The creation of a commission is established, whose members will work ad honorem, within the scope of the Undersecretariat of Air Transport. Its objective is to prepare and propose a regulatory text that contemplates the modifications introduced by the Milei DNU to the Aeronautical Code. The Commission must present the progress within a period of 180 days from the publication of this resolution.
The new Commission will also address the repeal of several laws and decrees of national policy on aeronautical matters, such as DNU-Law 12507/56, Law 19,030 on Aerocommercial Transportation, and Decree 1654/02, which declared the State of Emergency for Aerocommercial Transportation. In addition, work will be done to modify the Aeronautical Code (Law 17,285) and establish a framework for the “Open skies“with the aim of promoting competition and freedom of prices.
Likewise, the regulations introduce the existence of manned and unmanned aircraft, as well as those driven by artificial intelligence.
Source: Ambito
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