Brussels, 30/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - The report by German Christian Democrat Ingo Schmitt, which is to be submitted to the European Parliament plenary session next week in Strasbourg, heightens the independence of the future European Aviation Safety Agency, the EASA, which will be responsible for centralising the authorisations for the marketing of aeronautical equipment.
The 61 amendments presented in first reading mainly provide for the EASA to develop the measures needed for the...