1. Member States, national supervisory authorities, the PRB and the Network Manager, as well as the Agency with regard to its tasks under Article 21, paragraphs 3 and 4, and Article 38(1), shall establish consultation mechanisms for appropriate consultation of stakeholders.
2. The Commission shall establish a mechanism at Union level to consult the relevant stakeholders on matters related to the implementation of this Regulation.
The specific Sectoral Dialogue Committee set up under Decision 98/500/EC shall be involved in the consultation. For the purpose of point (e) of paragraph 3 of this Article, when consultation relating to military aspects is required, the Commission shall, in addition to Member States, consult the European Defence Agency and national military authorities.
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, at least the following operational and non-operational stakeholders shall be consulted if relevant:
(a) air navigation service providers or groups representing them;
(b) the Network Manager;
(c) airport operators or relevant groups representing them;
(d) airspace users or relevant groups representing them;
(e) the military;
(f) the manufacturing industry;
(g) professional staff representative bodies;
(h) relevant national authorities;
(i) airport slot coordinators;
(j) non-governmental organisations with an interest in aviation or ATM.
Article 50
Relations with third countries
The Union and its Member States shall aim at and support the extension of the Single European Sky to countries that are not members of the European Union. To that end, they shall endeavour, within the framework of agreements concluded with neighbouring third countries, in particular in the Eurocontrol area or in the ICAO EUR region, to extend the Single European Sky to those countries. In addition, they shall endeavour to cooperate with those countries either in the context of agreements on cross-border service provision with third countries, on cooperation on ATM modernisation, on network functions, or in the framework of the Agreement between the Union and Eurocontrol providing a general framework for enhanced cooperation, reinforcing the pan-European dimension of ATM.
This Article is without prejudice to decisions of Member States on whether the Single European Sky should be extended to their overseas countries and territories or autonomous territories in other ICAO regions.
Article 51
Support by other bodies
The Commission may request support from other bodies for the fulfilment of its tasks under this Regulation, including from Eurocontrol in the framework of the Agreement between the Union and Eurocontrol providing a general framework for enhanced cooperation.
Article 52
Confidentiality
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