4.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 409/2013 of 3 May 2013 on the definition of common projects, the establishment of governance and the identification of incentives supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 4)  Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 aims to help airspace users and air navigation service providers improve collective air navigation infrastructure, the provision of air navigation Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European services and the use of airspace by working together in Union, common projects. The aim is also to speed up the deployment of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research and Development (SESAR) project. Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (1), and in particular Article 15a thereof, (5)  SESAR is the project set up to modernise European air traffic management system. It is the technological pillar of the single European sky initiative. Whereas: (1) The single European sky regulatory framework comprises (6)  SESAR s composed of three phases: the defi.nition phase the measures referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation to define the content of the next generation of ATM (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of systems; the development phase to develo.p and validate the Council (3). the new generation .of technological ~ systems, components and operational procedures; and the deployment phase that consists in the industrialisation () The application of single European sky regulatory and implementation of the new air traffic management framework shall be without prejudice to the Member systems. States’ responsibilities in accordance with Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004. (7). The European Air Traffic Management (ATM) Master Plan (3)  In its Communication of 22 December 2011 (?), the (hereinafter e ferred to as the ATM Master -Plan), - I . produced during the definition phase of SESAR is the Commission announced its intention to set out . . . . agreed roadmap to bring ATM research and development governance and incentive mechanisms for the to the denl ¢ oh deployment of SESAR (Single European Sky Air Traffic 0 fthe deployment phase. Management Research and development) based on Article 15a of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004. These mechanisms include common  projects, which should (8)  The ATM Master Plan outlines the essential operational assist the successful implementation of the ATM Master changes that are required to help achieve the Single ePiEtlzrill;lithid:ncgingir;lgCofrfarrrrll(zzr\ifofliojf)cr;[S’ h‘:;gkhcoiﬂgg Eurl();;ean Sky (SES) 1performancde objecctlives.hlt li)s a kfey tool for SESAR deployment and provides the basis for projects can support such implementation; and timely, coordinated and synchronised deployment of the governance mechanisms which should ensure timely, new ATM functionalities. coordinated and synchronised deployment by setting out a clear allocation of responsibilities amongst stake- holders. (9 Deployment objectives and priorities should take into () O] L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10. () O] L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1. () COM(2011) 923 final. account also aspects of Network operations defined in the Network Strategy Plan, which includes the performance targets consistent with the European