Introduction
- If a path request is submitted, if the complexity of the path request takes more time than expected (according to the deadlines set in their national agreements), the IMs/ABs will not be able to coordinate the whole path request at once before reaching the deadline then they have the opportunity to submit partial harmonized requests.
- If the deadline for draft offers is passed according to the RNE timetabling calendar and not all IMs have set their acceptance indicators to green, the IMs are forced by national legislation to send the offer. PCS does not prevent the IMs from finalizing and submitting the draft offer later.
Processes
Partial harmonization is supported in all process types but it is not supported in the below process types:
- Adhoc Pre Accepted
- Rolling Planning
Phases
Switch to partial harmonisation is possible in the below phases:
- Path elaboration
- Post-processing
Switch
The "Switch to partially harmonized offer" button is available on "Control" for all involved IMs/ABs.
If an IM has to switch to a partial offer, do the following:
- IM has to enter information about the legal requirement for switching the dossier to partial offer now, without all IM acceptance indicators green.
- Go to "Control" and press the "Switch to Partially Harmonized Offer" button
- Enter the "Reason for the action" which is saved in the "Comment" area. At this moment the dossier is still in the Path Elaboration phase.
In the Control area, involved Applicant pairs split into separate processes indicating that the partial harmonization request started.
Applicant/IM pairs of the same dossier now might be in different phases and can start working independently until the Final offer phase.
Constraints
- The partial harmonization process is not supported for dossiers with PaPs
- Switch to Partial Harmonization is disabled on Control when there are non-PCS member agencies involved
Notifications
If an IM switches to a partially harmonized offer, PCS send notifications to all involved IMs.
Promotions
From Path elaboration to Observation
Automatic promotion:
Deadline promotion: it happens once on the DRAFT OFFER DEADLINE
Daily promotion: one month after the deadline, the system checks at 3:00 o'clock every night whether the IMs / ABs / RFCs lights are green and promotes the dossiers from the Path Elaboration phase to the Observation. This promotion will run for a month.
- Manual promotion: In "Control" press the "Submit Partial Draft Offer" then the dossier reaches the Observation phase. In the Observation phase, Applicants can start their observations. It is highly recommended for the IMs to submit an offer in PCS manually!
From Observation to Post-processing phase
- Automatic promotion: from the beginning of August the system checks at 3:00 o'clock every night whether the Applicant lights are green and promotes the dossiers from the Observation to the Post-processing phase. The promotion runs until the last day of the timetable period.
From Post-processing to Final Offer
- Automatic promotion:
Deadline promotion: it happens once on the Post Processing deadline
Daily promotion: after the Observation deadline the system checks at 3:00 o'clock every night whether the IMs / ABs / RFCs lights are green and promotes the dossiers from the Post-processing phase to the Final Offer. The promotion runs until the last day of the timetable period.
- Manual promotion: In "Control" press the "Submit Partial Final Offer" then the dossier reaches the Final Offer phase. In the Observation phase. It is highly recommended for the IMs to submit an offer in PCS manually!
Merging partially harmonized offers to fully harmonized again if:
- All IM lights were green before the draft offer deadline
- All IM lights were green before the final offer deadline
Printout
In the Printout, the field "Dossier type" indicates the partial offer process.
