Selection of the service provider (criterion 4

Selection of the service provider (fourth condition

The selection procedure for the service provider of the measure

Procedural delays to select the supplier and sign the procurement contract

the role of airspace users representatives in selecting the service provider.

The Application of Community rules to the selection of the Provider

The Application of Community rules to the selection of the Provider [28]

The Applicant is solely responsible for the selection of the Intervener he contacts.

It also contributes to defining the criteria used for selecting the provider.

the role of airspace users representatives in the selection process of the air navigation service provider.

For the relevant periods, the Commission therefore does not have the necessary comparative data to assess whether the criterion has been satisfied in respect of the selection of the service provider.

When selecting the provider due regard should be given to the respective applicable public procurement rules and to the principles of transparency, openness and non- discrimination in the selection procedure.

Therefore any mechanism concerning the selection of the service provider must be decided in such a way that the level of compensation is determined on the basis of these elements.

The Service User is solely responsible for selecting the Service Provider who they will contact and they undertake to comply with the legislation in force when drawing up the contracts between them.

Choosing a reliable service provider at the best price is not always a simple task for the owner of the property, especially in a foreign country.

The Commission considers that the application of these principles and rules to the selection of the provider can only have beneficial effects for the users as well as for the economic operators.