L 333/6 Official Journal of the European Union 17.12.2010 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1191/2010 of 16 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 laying down a common charging scheme for air navigation services (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 (the service provision Regulation) (') and in particular Article 15(4) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof (3), Whereas: (1) ~ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 (°) lays down the necessary measures for the development of a charging scheme for air navigation services that is consistent with the Eurocontrol Route Charges System. The development of a common charging scheme for air navigation services provided during all phases of flight is of the utmost importance for the implementation of the single European sky. The scheme should achieve greater transparency with respect to the determination, imposition and enforcement of charges to airspace users and cost efficiency in providing air navigation service. It should also encourage efficiency of flights while maintaining an optimum safety level and stimulate integrated service provision. (2)  In order to ensure that the overall objective of improving the cost efficiency of air navigation services is effective, the charging scheme should promote the enhancement of cost and operational efficiencies in consistency with and in support of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 17942006 needs to be updated in order to translate the financial consequences of the performance scheme into the charging scheme, particularly with regard to the cost and traffic risk sharing mechanisms as well as the incentive schemes () O] L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10. () O] L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1. () O] L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 3. described in Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 of 29 July 2010 laying down a performance scheme for air navigation services and network functions and amending Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 laying down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services (¥). Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. (4)  Appropriate provisions should be provided to ensure a smooth transition to the updated charging scheme. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 is amended as follows: 1) Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. This Regulation lays down the necessary measures for the development of a common charging scheme for air navigation services that is consistent with the Eurocontrol Route Charges System.. (b) Paragraphs 5 and 6 are replaced by the following: ‘5. Subject to Article 1(3) third sentence of Commission  Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 (%), Member States may decide not to apply this Regulation to air navigation services provided at airports with less than 50 000 commercial air transport movements per year, regardless of the maximum take-off mass and the number of passenger seats. Member States shall inform the Commission of that decision. The Commission shall periodically publish an updated list of those airports where Member States have decided not to apply this Regulation to air navigation services. (4 O] L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 1.