L167/24 Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2009 REGULATION (EC) No 545/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2009 amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EURO- winter 2009/2010 scheduling period, the Commission PEAN UNION, could make a proposal to renew the arrangements con- tained in this Regulation for the winter 2010/2011 sched- uling period. Such a proposal should be preceded by a full impact assessment analysing its possible effects on compe- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- tition and consumers and should be made only if it forms nity, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof, part of a proposal for a general revision of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (%) in order to resolve current slot allocation inefficiencies and to ensure the optimal use of scarce capacity at congested Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, airports. Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and 4 Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 should therefore be amended Social Committee ('), accordingly, and as a matter of urgency. This amendment in no way affects the Commission’s powers as regards the application of Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty, After consulting the Committee of the Regions, HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (?), Article 1 Whereas: Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 is hereby amended as follows: (1) The global economic and financial crisis is now seriously affecting the activities of air carriers. It has led to a signifi- cant reduction in air traffic over the winter 2008/2009 scheduling period. The summer 2009 scheduling period will also be affected by that economic crisis. 1. Article 10a is replaced by the following: ‘Article 10a (2)  Inorder to ensure that the non-utilisation of slots allocated for the summer 2009 scheduling period does not cause air carriers to lose their entitlement to those slots, it is neces- sary to specify clearly and unambiguously that that sched- uling period is affected by the economic crisis. For the purpose of Article 10(2), coordinators shall accept that air carriers are entitled to the series of slots for the sum- mer 2010 scheduling period that were allocated to them at the start of the summer 2009 scheduling period in accor- d ith this Regulation.’; (3)  The Commission should continue to analyse the impact of ance with s Regulation the economic crisis on the air transport sector. Should the economic situation continue to deteriorate prior to the 2. Article 10b is deleted. (1) Opinion of 24 March 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) Opinion of the European Parliament of 7 May 2009 (not yet published - in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 8 June 2009. () OJ L 14,22.1.1993, p. 1.