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EUROCONTROL-SPEC-0101 IFPL Ed 1.3 EUROCONTROL Specification for the Initial Flight Plan

This EUROCONTROL Specification defines the procedures and requirements applicable to the
provision, processing and distribution of Flight Plans in the pre-flight phase i.e. the period preceding the
first delivery of air traffic control clearance, for flights departing from within the IFPS Zone, or in the
period preceding entry into the IFPS Zone for other flights. In particular it prescribes measures to
ensure, via the IFPS, the consistency of Flight Plan data between Aircraft Operators (AOs), Air Traffic
Flow and Capacity Management (ATFCM) and the Air Traffic Services Units (ATSUs). It is intended to
serve notably as a means of compliance to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 (as
amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/139) laying down the requirements on
procedures for flight plans in the pre-flight phase for the single European sky.