International Agreements

Legal basis:
Act of July 3, 2002 – Aviation Law (O.J. of 2016, item 605 with further amendments);
Act of April 14, 2000 on International Agreements (O.J. No 39, item 443, of 2002 No 216, item 1824, of 2010 No 213, item 1395 and of 2011 No 117, item 676);
Regulation of the Council of Ministers of August 28, 2000 on the execution of some stipulations of the Act on International Agreements (O.J. No 79, item 891);
Regulation (EC) No 847/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29, 2004 on the negotiation and implementation of air service agreements between member states and third countries (O.J. L 157/7).

Bilateral Air Service Agreements
The texts of governmental agreements on, inter alia, air transport are available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. In order to find a definite agreement on air services, please enter a given third country as a State / Party to the agreement and in the “Subject” cell, select “Transport and communication”.
The Internet treaty base can be found at:

https://traktaty.msz.gov.pl/bape.php

Aviation Agreements Negotiated at EU Level
Signed Agreements (comprehensive)
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport, signed in Luxembourg on June 21, 1999.

Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA), signed in Luxembourg on June 9, 2006
Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, signed in Brussels on December 12, 2006

Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand, signed in Brussels on April 25, 2007 and in Washington on April 30, 2007.

Protocol to amend the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part, and the United States of America, of the other part , signed on April 25 and 30, 2007, signed in Luxembourg on June 24, 2010.

Ancillary Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the first part, Iceland, of the second part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the third part, on the application of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America, of the first part, the European Union and its Member States, of the second part, Iceland, of the third part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the fourth part signed in Luxembourg on June 16, 2011 and in Oslo on June 21, 2011.

Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, signed in Brussels on December 17, 2009.

Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, signed in Brussels on December 2, 2010.

Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, signed in Brussels on December 15, 2010.

Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, signed in Brussels on June 26, 2012.

Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the Government of the State of Israel, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on June 10, 2013

Agreements under negotiations (comprehensive)
Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part
Comprehensive Agreement on EU-ASEAN Air Transport
Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part
Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the Republic of Turkey, of the other part
Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the Ukraine, of the other part
Agreement on Air Transport between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the United Arab Emirates, of the other part

Horizontal Agreements
Horizontal agreements are concluded by the European Union with third states. Their purpose is to bring bilateral agreements on air transport concluded between the EU Member States and a definite third state to European Union law. Negotiations are conducted by the European Commission.

Information on horizontal agreements and other agreements negotiated at the EU level are available on the European Commission website (tab on international aviation):

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/international_aviation/country_index_en

Contact:
Responsible Unit: International Agreements and European Coordination Unit
tel. +48 22 520 73 10
fax. +48 22 520 73 11