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concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003 
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the openin g to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Communit y and the European Atom ic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
27.9.2003, p. 1), this fi le is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this 
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom  1. 
Februar 1983  über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. Septem ber 2003  
(ABI. L 243 vom 27. 9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit  
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KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER
K O M (84) 2 0 9  endelig udg. 
Bruxelles, den 13. april 1 9 8 4
MEDDELELSE TIL RÅDET FRA KOMMISSIONEN
Det amerikanske udenrigsministeriums reaktion på det tredje  
fællesskabsskridt, som retter indvendinger mod den amerikanske  
bestemmelse vedrørende begrænsninger af luftfartøjers driftstøj
KOM (84) 209 endelig udg.

MEDDELELSE TIL RÅDET FRA KOMMISSION'-,'!
Det amerikanske udenrigsministeriums reaktion på det tredje fælles­
skabsskridt, som retter indvendinger mod den amerikanske bestemmelse  
vedrørende begrænsninger af luftfartøjers driftstøj
Overvejelse af svar fra fællesskabet
Tidligere fællesskabsskridt
1. Den 28. juni 1980 fremsendtes et aide-memoire (1) til det amerikanske  
udenrigsministerium, til Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) og til  
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hvori var indeholdt Fælles­
skabets indvending mod gennemførelse af FFA's "Notice of Proposed 
Ruelmaking (NPRM) 80-7" (meddelelse om forslag til bestemmelser)  
vedrørende begrænsninger af luftfartøjers driftstøj.
Denne NPRM fastsatte, at fra 1. januar 1985 ville alle fremmed-  
registrerede jetfly, som lander i  USA, være underkastet amerikanske  
støjstandarder (FAR 36). Disse standarder er i  nogle henseender  
strengere end de internationale standarder, der er defineret i  bilag  
16 til ICAO-konventionen. De forenede Stater er medunderskrivere af  
denne konvention.
Ydermere havde Den internationale civile Luftfartsorganisation (ICAO) 
i  maj 1979 henstillet, at staterne ikke forbød beflyvning med ikke-  
støjcertificerede fremmedindregistrerede luftfartøjer før 1. januar 
1988. Denne rekommendati on blev forstærket ved ICAO-genera Iforsam-  
li ngens resolution A23-10 (oktober 1980).
(1) jf. dok. 8822/80 AER 20 ENV 140.

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FAA o f f e n t l i g g j o r d e  s i t  r e g u l a t i v  i novem ber 1r l j  uden a t ta g e  
v æ s e n tlig e  h e n syn  t i l  in d v e n d in g e rn e  f r a  F a ; l L e s s k a b e t , m edlem s­
s t a t e r n e  e l l e r  den e u ro p æ is k e  c i v i l e  l u f t f a r t s k o n f e r e n c e .
2 . Den I. j u l i  1981 enedes De f a s t e  re p ræ s e n ta n te rs  K o m ité  om, a t 
F æ lle s s k a b e t s k u l l e  fre m s æ tte  endnu en p r o t e s t  mod U S A 's e n s id ig e  
h a n d lin g  ( 2 ) .  Det a n d e t a id e -in e m o ire  b le v  f o r e l a g t  de a m e rik a n s k e  
m y n d ig h e d e r den 1 5 . j u l i  1 981.
De a m e rik a n s k e  m y n d ig h e d e r s v a re d e  den 12. a u g u s t 1 9 8 1 , a t de v i l l e  
b e h a n d le  i n d i v i d u e l l e  a n m o d n in g e r om d is p e n s a t io n  f r a  l u f t f a r t ­
s e ls k a b e r  i F æ lle s s k a b e t g r u n d ig t og b e h ø r ig t ( 3 ) .  De æ ndrede im id ­
l e r t i d  ik k e  d e re s  h o ld n in g  hvad a n g å r F æ lle s s k a b e ts  h o v e d in d v e n d in g e r: 
d v s . m anglend e a n v e n d e ls e  a f IC A O -s ta n d a rd e r på fre m m e d r e g is tr e r e d e  
l u f t f a r t ø j e r  og m a n g le n d e  o v e r h o ld e ls e  a f IC A O - r e s o lu tio n  A 2 3 -1 0 .
F æ lle s s k a b e ts  t r e d j e  s k r i d t
3 . Den 2 9 . ju n i 1983 enedes De f a s t e  re p ræ s e n ta n te rs  K o m ité  om en t r e d j e  
h e n v e n d e ls e  i fo rm  a f en p r o t e s t  t i l  de a m e rik a n s k e  m y n d ig h e d e r ( 4 ) .
Et a i de-m em oi re og en p e t i t i o n ,  h v o r t i l  u d k a s t b le v  u d a r b e jd e t og 
f o r e l a g t  R ådet a f K o m m issio n e n  ( 5 ) ,  b le v  o v e r r a k t  U SA's u d e n r ig s m in i­
s t e r iu m ,  i f æ l l i g  -  som ved de t i d l i g e r e  l e j l i g h e d e r  -  a f re p ræ s e n ­
t a n t e r  f o r  fo rm a n d s k a b e t i R ådet og f o r  K o m m is s io n e n s  d e le g a t io n  i 
W a s h in g to n  den 8 . a u g u s t 1 9 8 3 .
(2 ) j f .  d o k . 7 1 9 2 /8 1  AER 20 ENV 99 +  COR 1.
(3 ) d o k . 8 2 0 2 /8 1  AER 26 ENV 115.
(4 ) d o k . 7 4 2 6 /8 3  AER 12 ENV 91 +  ADD1.
(5 ) d o k . 6 3 5 5 /8 3  AER 8 ENV 59 - KOM (8 3 ) 194 e n d e lig  u d g .

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A id e -m e m o ire t g e n to g  de a lle r e d e  fr e m s a tte  h o v 'in d v e n d in g e r  og 
h e n le d te  d e sude n de a m e rik a n s k e  m y n d ig h e d e is  opmærksomhed på de 
s t ø > bestem m e I s e r ,  som e r f a s t l a g t  a f P o rt A u t h o r it y  o f New Y ork 
and New J e r s e y . D is s e  b e s te m m e ls e r e r s tr e n g e r e  end FAA1  s r e g u la t iv  
og stem m er h e l l e r  ik k e  o v e re n s  med IC A O -re k o m m e n d a tio n e rn e .
P e t it io n e n  f u l g t e  FAA's frem gangsm åde f o r  æ n d rin g  a f r e g u la t iv e r  
og f o r e s lo g  æ n d rin g e r t i l  FAR 9 1 , så d e t b r in g e s  på l i n j e  med i n t e r ­
n a t io n a l p r a k s is .
De a m e rik a n s k e  m y n d ig h e d e rs  s v a r
4 . I d e re s  s v a r , o v e r r a k t K o m m issio n e n s d e le g a tio n  i W a sh in g to n  den 
8 . decem ber 1983 ( j f .  b ila g  1 ) ,  f a s t h o ld e r  de a m e rik a n s k e  m yn d ig ­
h e d e r den i n d s t i l l i n g ,  a t USA ik k e  o v e rtræ d e r nogen i n t e r n a t io n a l 
a f t a l e ,  h v o r i de e r p a r t ,  og a f v i s e r  F æ lle s s k a b e ts  h o v e d in d v e n d in g e r 
angående a n v e n d e ls e  a f n a t io n a le  b e s te m m e ls e r på u d e n la n d s k e  l u f t ­
f a r t ø j e r  i s te d e t f o r  IC A O 's b ila g  16 - s ta n d a r d e r  og IC A O -g e n e ra l- 
fo r s a m lin g e n s  r e s o lu t io n  A 2 3 -1 0 . De a n fø r te  endnu e n g a n g , a t und­
t a g e ls e r  v i l l e  kunne indrøm m es i b e h ø r ig t b e g ru n d e d e , i n d i v i d u e ll e  
t i I f æ I d e .
De in fo rm e re d e  e n d v id e re  F æ lle s s k a b e t om, a t en f o r b u n d s d i s t r i k t s ­
d o m s to l på de f l e s t e  p u n k te r  havde s u s p e n d e re t de a f P o rt A u t h o r it y  
o f New Y ork and New J e rs e y  f a s t l a g t e  b e s te m m e ls e r.
O v e r v e je ls e  a f e t s v a r f r a  F æ lle s s k a b e t
5. Kom m issionen har o v e rv e je t de ju r id is k e  a s p e k te r a f USA's sva r og
k o n k lu d e re t, at y d e r lig e r e  fo rm e l p r o te s t næppe v i l  bære fr u g t
e l l e r  være t i  l n y tte .

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Tonen i u d e n r i g s m i n is t e r i e t s  s v a r på F æ lle s s k a b e s  h e n v e n d e ls e  e r 
i m i d l e r t i d  ik k e  a c c e p ta b e l. Det f o r e s lå s  d e r f o r ,  a t v i m e d d e le r, 
a t v i ik k e  kan t i l s l u t t e  os U S A 's h o ld n in g .
Et u d k a s t t i l  s v a r t i l  d e t a m e rik a n s k e  u d e n r ig s m in is t e r iu m  e r v e d ­
la g t denne m e d d e le ls e  ( b i l a g  2 ) . Det f o r e s lå s  a t fre m s e n d e  d e t t e  
fæ lle s s k a b s s v a r  t i l  U S A 's u d e n r ig s m in is t e r iu m .

A N N E X  1
AIDE-MEMOIRE
The Department of State refers to the Commission of 
the European Communities' aide-memoire of August 9,
1983, forwarded jointly by the Delegation of the 
Commission of the European Communities and the Embassy 
of Greece, concerning the relationship between aircraft 
noise regulations issued by the United States Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAAj.  That aide-memoire 
transmitted a petition for amendment of Federal 
Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 91, Subpart E, and 
stated the Communities' view that the amei1T3ment would 
bring FAR Part 91 "in line" with international 
agreements, including in particular the aircraft noise 
standards and recommended practices published by the 
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in
,i
Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil 
Aviation.
The United States Government, including in
particular the PAA, has carefully considered the
Communities' views on noise standards for aircraft«
engaged in international air transportation as 
expressed in the Communities' aide-memoire. The United 
States notes that, like the Communities, it regards the 
orderly establishment of noise standards as an 
important and serious matter. In this regard, it is 
the view of the United States Government that the 
provisions of FAR 91 and the FAA's timetable for its 
implementation are in full, accord with international 
agreements to which the United States is a party.

The United States cannot agree with the Communities
I
that the FAA should amend its noise regulations on 
account of Resolution A23-10 of the ICAO Assembly.
That Resolution constitutes a request by the ICAO 
Assembly that member states not require aircraft to 
meet the requirements of Annex 16 before 1988.
However, as the chairman of the United States 
delegation to the 23rd Assembly of the ICAO, the FAA 
Administrator, explained when the Resolution was 
adopted, the provisions of FAR 91, Subpart E, were 
mandated by the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act 
of 1979. In particular, the provision most affected by 
the petition, Section 91.303, was required by Section 
302 of the statute to be applied to both United States 
and foreign air carriers. The FAA cannot by rule 
countermand a statute enacted by Congress and is 
therefore precluded from exempting all foreign 
registered aircraft from the noise requirements of 
Parts 91 and 36. Thus, because consideration of the 
Communities' petition would be futile, the FAA does not 
plan to publish the petition in the Federal Register 
and solicit public comment.
However, as the FAA Administrator pointed out to
the ICAO Assembly, he may allow specific exemptions to
individual operators which have a legitimate need for 
«
temporary*relief from the timetable imposed by the 
regulations. The FAA will continue to consider such 
petitions, on a case-by-case basis in light of unusual 
or unique circumstances, to determine whether the 
granting of the temporary extension requested would be 
in the public or national interest.I
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Additionally, the United States Government notes 
that enforcement of noise rules imposed by the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey has in most 
respects been enjoined by the United States courts. 
Therefore, those rules are not being generally applied 
to aircraft operating into the Port Authority airports, 
and the FAA rules would apply instead.
D e p a r t m e n t  o f  3 t a t » ,

ANNEX II
DRAFT OF THE RESPONSE TO BE HANDED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The i · . :  ·  pe-in Community refers to the Department of State's Aide  
Mémoire of 8 December, 1983 concerning the European Community's  
objections to noise rules imposed on foreign registered civil  
subsonic jet aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
It regrets that the United States Government cannot take into  
account the amendment proposed by the Community petition, that the  
US Government considers the petition as futile on the ground that  
the FAA cannot act contrary to a statute enacted by Congress and  
that it has not seen fit to publish it in the Federal Register. It  
is felt that such publication might have elicited useful public  
comine 1 1 t . s  .
Without being convinced that the FAA is so bound as regards foreign  
registered aircraft, the European Community holds the view that  
these internal considerations do not alter the principle of comity  
in the field of aviation. The United States Government should have  
ensured that the FAA rule complied with international practice, as  
other nations did.
Given the shared interest of the European Community and the United  
Slates Covei-nineiiI in the ord'u ly development, o i  internation« 11  air 
transport, and esfnbl i  shnvi.t. of internat ion;il noise standards, the  
Community registers its disappointment with the Depart.ment of  
State's communication of 8 December 1983 and maintains its  
previously expressed objections to United States unilateral action,  
which is not in conformity with the resolution A23-10 of the  
International Civil Aviation Organisation or with international  
practice in this field.