Council Decision (EU) 2020/1584 of 26 October 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization as regards the adoption of Amendment 46 to Annex 6, Part I, and Amendment 39 to Annex 6, Part II, to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, related to deferral of the future equipage requirement for 25-hour cockpit voice recorder to avoid unintended consequences due to the COVID-19 pandemic

1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 221st session of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) shall be to support the proposed Amendment 46 to Annex 6, Part I, and Amendment 39 to Annex 6, Part II, to the Convention on International Civil Aviation in their entirety.

2 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf, provided that the ICAO Council adopts without substantial changes the proposed amendments, referred to in paragraph 1, shall be not to register disapproval and to notify compliance with the adopted amendments in reply to the respective ICAO State Letters.

1 The position referred to in Article 1(1) shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the ICAO Council, acting jointly.

2 The position referred to in Article 1(2) shall be expressed by all the Member States of the Union.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.