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International aviation: Lebanon
On 9 October 2008, the Council of the European Union adopted a Decision authorising the European Commission to open negotiations with Lebanon on a Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement, as a part of the process of creating a wider Common Aviation Area with its eastern and southern neighbours. The Decision follows the Council Conclusions of 27 June 2005 and the Communication from the Commission "A Common Aviation Policy Towards its Neighbours".
Negotiations on a comprehensive agreement are on-going. It has a double objective: on the one hand, the liberalisation of aviation market between the EU and Lebanon and, on the other hand, the completion of the process of regulatory convergence in the main aviation areas such as safety, security, environment, air navigation, passenger rights and competition.
A "horizontal agreement" was signed on 7 July 2006. This agreement brings all existing bilateral air service agreements between EU Member States and Lebanon in line with EU law. Most importantly, it will remove nationality restrictions in the bilateral agreements and thereby allows any EU airline to operate flights between Lebanon and any EU Member State where it is established if traffic rights under the relevant bilateral agreement are available.
Related documents
Legislation
Communication from the Commission "A Common Aviation Policy Towards its Neighbours" [COM(2004)74] 
Council Conclusions on developing an agenda for the Community’s external aviation policy 
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Press room
Extract of the Press release on Lebanon negotiations [76 KB]
Links
External relations with Lebanon
The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Events
Euro-Arab Aviation Conference, 20-21 October 2009, Muscat