- On emergency aid to the airlines
- airlines can, under strict conditions, be compensated for losses directly resulting from the four-day closure of American airspace;
- Member States can intervene to cover the costs of extra insurance until the end of the year;
- all Member State emergency aid to be notified to the Commission;
- the Commission will on a case-to-case basis examine agreements between airlines (exemption article 81,3);
- airlines are entitled to retain their slots with grandfather status in EU airports during the summer of 2002;
- Commission will propose "code of good conduct" with US authorities to avoid distortions of competition as a result of US government aid to its airlines.
- On aviation security
- Commission proposes to adopt and enforce common rules on security measures, based on rules set out in Document 30 of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). These rules include measures on control of access to sensitive areas of airports; control of passengers and luggage, cargo and mail; training of ground staff; specifications for security equipment; classification of forbidden weapons and objects.
- creation of an inspection body made up of two teams of four people who could inspect European airports on a regular basis.
- On the creation of a Single European Sky
- framework regulation on the institutional rules for a Single European Sky by 31 December 2004;
- specific regulations on charges and transparency in the air navigation services sector; on the coordination between civilian and military use of the airspace; and on procedures for the adoption and implementation of rules and standards for air traffic management.
