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On 4 October, CLECAT’s Air Freight Institute met to discuss legislative and non-legislative developments relating to the EU Aviation Acquis, as well as aviation security, sustainability, digitalisation, and the impact of the energy crisis on the air freight forwarding industry. During the meeting, members exchanged views on the revision of the EU Slots Regulation and the Groundhandling Directive, highlighting the need for a fair, transparent and market-oriented system for the allocation of slots, as well as the urgent need to increase the quality of groundhandling services through appropriate monitoring of compliance with KPIs. Discussions were also held on the progress in implementing e-freight, as well as the progress in relation to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (ReFuel EU Aviation), and the EU ETS for Aviation.

Later in the day, CLECAT’s Supply Chain Security Institute met to discuss developments in land transport, aviation, and cybersecurity. The Institute’s discussion focused on the ongoing preparations of the European Commission and the freight forwarding industry for Release 2 of the Import Control System 2.0 (ICS2) for general air cargo in March 2023, as well as Release 3 for road, rail and maritime in March 2024. In that regard, members discussed open issues which need to be addressed in the ongoing implementation, as well as the need to ensure that economic operators in third countries are prepared. Furthermore, the Institute discussed developments in cargo crime, and the way forward for increasing the number of Safe and Secure Parking Area (SSTPA) in the EU to address the significant shortage.