S.L. 499.25 Art. 14Centralised infrastructures.

(1) On an application from the managing body of an airport, the Director may decide to reserve for the managing body of the airport or for another person the management of the centralised infrastructures used for the supply of groundhandling services whose complexity, cost or environmental impact does not allow for division or duplication, such as baggage sorting, de-icing, water purification and fuel distribution and storage systems.

(2) Where the management of a centralised infrastructure has been reserved by the Director pursuant to subregulation (1), a supplier of groundhandling services or a self-handling airport user at that airport shall not use any apparatus, equipment, system or other thing for the supply of the groundhandling services concerned as an alternative to that centralised infrastructure.

(3) The person for whom the management of a centralised infrastructure has been reserved pursuant to subregulation (1) shall ensure that the management of that infrastructure is transparent, objective and non-discriminatory and, in particular, that it does not hinder the access of suppliers of groundhandling services or self-handling airport users within the limits provided for in these regulations.

(4) On his own proposal or on an application made to him by -

(a) the managing body of the airport concerned,

(b) the person for whom the management of the centralised infrastructures in question has been reserved, where that person is not the managing body of the airport concerned,

(c) a supplier of groundhandling services, or

(d) an airport user, the Director may vary from time to time or revoke a decision made pursuant to subregulation (1).