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PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL FAL COMMITTEE AND THE NATFP

The establishment of the National Air Transport Facilitation Committee (hereafter the National FAL Committee) and of the NATFP is required by an ICAO Standard; see Standard 8.19 and 8.17, respectively, in Annex 9 - Facilitation (thirteenth edition, July 2011) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

The objective of both the committee and the NATFP is to maintain a safe, secure civil aviation environment in which services are delivered in a reliable and efficient manner.

The purpose of the NATFP is to provide a framework to guide the improvement and optimization of aircraft, crew, passenger and cargo flows through airports and to improve customer service, while maintaining appropriate security requirements. The committee provides a forum for consultation and information-sharing about facilitation matters amongst government stakeholders, government representatives of other air transport-related communities and the private sector.

While committed to facilitating efficient clearance for arriving and departing aircraft, [name State] shall maintain highquality security, effective law enforcement and proficient customer service.

Activities aimed at accomplishing these and related tasks are described in the NATFP.