In implementing the provisions of this Resolution, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings assigned next to each, unless the context requires otherwise:
State: United Arab Emirates.
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization.
Competent Authority: General Civil Aviation Authority.
Concerned Authority: Local authority concerned with civil aviation affairs in the concerned emirate.
Aviation Operator Certificate: Certificate granted to airlines in accordance with the procedures followed by the Competent Authority.
Annex XVI of Volume VI: The reference document, issued by the ICAO that includes the carbon offsetting and reduction plan for international aviation.
Operators: All airlines registered in the State and holders of Operation Certificates issued by the Competent Authority, and in compliance with clause (2.1.1) of Annex XVI of Volume IV.
Chicago Agreement: International Civil Aviation Agreement signed in Chicago on 07 December 1944 and its amendments and annexes.
 

This Resolution aims to mandate operators, registered in the State, to commit to implement all the requirements of Annex XVI of Volume IV of the Chicago Agreement which relates to the carbon offsetting and reduction plan in international aviation (Corsica).

1. The Competent Authority shall ensure, in coordination with the Concerned Authority, that all requirements of Annex XVI of Volume IV – related to carbon offsetting and reduction plan in international aviation – are implemented.
2. The Competent Authority shall supervise the effective implementation of Annex XVI of Volume IV by operators in the State in accordance with the timeframe determined in the said Annex.
 

1. The Competent Authority shall issue and approve the conditions, procedures, and frameworks necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the requirements of Annex XVI of Volume IV.
2. All operators registered in the State shall commit to all the conditions and procedures referred to in the preceding clause (1).
 

The Competent Authority shall notify the Operator of the need to implement and address corrective measures, and to submit to it the required reports in the event any of the Operators fails to fulfill the requirements of Annex XVI of Volume IV in accordance with the timeframe determined in the said Annex.

This Resolution shall be published in the official gazette and shall come into force as of the day following its date of publication.