‘ANNEX IV

RULES RELATING TO CIVIL AVIATION

The equivalent regulatory requirements and standards of European Union legislation referred to in this Agreement shall be delivered on the basis of the following acts. Where necessary, specific adaptations for each individual act are set out hereafter. The equivalent regulatory requirements and standards shall be applicable in accordance with Annex VI unless otherwise specified in this Annex or in Annex II on Transitional Provisions.

A. AVIATION SAFETY

A.1 List of air carriers subject to an operating ban

Israel shall, at the earliest possible, take measures corresponding to those taken by the EU Member States on the basis of the list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban due to safety reasons.

The measures will be taken according to the relevant rules regarding the establishment and publication of a list of air carriers, which are subject to an operating ban and the information requirements to air passengers of the identity of the air carrier operating the flights on which they travel, established in the following EU legislation:

Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 344, 27.12.2005, p. 15, as amended by:

— Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of 4 July 2018, OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p.1;

— Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of 20 June 2019, OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 241.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 13, Annex

Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2006 of 22 March 2006 laying down implementing rules for the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 8.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 6, Annexes A to C

Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 of 22 March 2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 14, as regularly amended by Commission Regulations.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 3, Annexes A to B

In case a measure raises serious concerns for Israel, Israel may suspend its application and shall, without undue delay, refer the matter to the Joint Committee pursuant to Article 22(11), point (f), of this Agreement.

A.2 Accident/incident investigation and occurrence reporting

A.2.1: Regulation (EU) No 996/2010

Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation and repealing Directive 94/56/EC (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 35, as amended by:

— Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of 3 April 2014, OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 18;

— Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of 4 July 2018, OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 5, Articles 8 to 18(2), Articles 20, 21, 23, Annex.

NB:

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1128 of 1 July 2019 on access rights to safety recommendations and responses stored in the European Central Repository and repealing Decision 2012/780/EU (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, p. 112.

A.2.2: Regulation (EU) No 376/2014

Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation, amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1321/2007 and (EC) No 1330/2007 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 18, as amended by:

— Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of 4 July 2018, OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 7; Article 9(3); Article 10(2) to (4); Article 11(1) and (7); Article 13 with the exception of paragraph 9; Articles 14 to 16; Articles 21 to 23; Article 24(3), Annexes I to III.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2034 of 6 October 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the common European risk classification scheme (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 416, 11.12.2020, p. 1.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018 of 29 June 2015 laying down a list classifying occurrences in civil aviation to be mandatorily reported according to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 163, 30.6.2015, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 2, Annexes I to V.

B. AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

BASIC REGULATIONS

Section A:

B.1: Regulation (EC) No 549/2004

Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of 21 October 2009, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.

Relevant provisions: Article 1(1) to (3), Article 2, Article 4(1) to (4), Articles 9, 10, Article 11(1), (2), (3)(b) and (d), (4) to (6), Article 13.

In order to implement the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004, Israel shall develop and put in place a national performance scheme including:

— National performance targets in the key performance areas of safety, environment, capacity and cost-efficiency. The targets shall be set by a governmental mechanism after taking into account input from the national supervisory authority;

— A performance plan consistent with the performance targets and including information on ATM investments, in particular those relating to the alignment with SESAR deployment plans including common projects. The performance plan shall be drawn up by the air navigation service provider after consultation of airspace users;

The consistency of the performance plan with the national performance targets shall be assessed by the national supervisory authority, which, in case of inconsistency, may decide to issue a recommendation that the ANSP propose revised performance targets and appropriate measures. Where the national supervisory authority finds that the revised performance targets and appropriate measures are not adequate, it may decide that the ANSP take corrective measures.

The reference period for the performance scheme shall be decided by Israel and will be reported to the Joint Committee.

The national supervisory authority shall carry out regular assessments of the achievement of the performance targets.

B.2: Regulation (EC) No 550/2004

Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of 21 October 2009, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.

Relevant provisions: Article 2(1), (2), and (4) to (6), Article 4, Article 7(1), (2), (4) to (5), and (7), Article 8(1), (3), and (4), Articles 9, 10, 11, Article 12(1) to (4), Article 18(1) and (2), Annex II

B.3: Regulation (EC) No 551/2004

Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of 21 October 2009, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.

Relevant provisions: Article 1, Article 3a, Article 4, Article 6(1) to (5), and (7), Article 7(1) and (3), Article 8

B.4: Regulation (EC) No 552/2004

Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (the interoperability Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of 21 October 2009, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 3, Article 4(2), Article 5 to 6a, Article 7(1), Article 8, Annexes I to V

NB: This Regulation (552/2004) has been repealed by Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 with effect from 11 September 2018. However, Articles 4, 5, 6, 6a and 7 of that Regulation and Annexes III and IV thereto shall continue to apply until the date of application of the delegated acts referred to in Article 47 of this Regulation and insofar as those acts cover the subject matter of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004, and in any case not later than 12 September 2023.

Regulations No 549/2004 to 552/2004 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 amending Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004 in order to improve the performance and sustainability of the European aviation system.

B.5: Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (Text with EEA relevance.), OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1, as amended by:

— Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1087 of 7 April 2021, OJ L 236, 5.7.2021, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 3, 40 to 54, Annex VIII

Section B:

B.2: Regulation (EC) No 550/2004

Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) (text with EEA relevance), OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of 21 October 2009, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.

Relevant provisions: Article 2(3), Article 7(6) and (8), Article 8(2) and (5), Article 9a(1) to (5), Article 13

B.3: Regulation (EC) No 551/2004

Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) (text with EEA relevance), OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of 21 October 2009, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34.

Relevant provisions: Article 3, Article 6(6)

Regulations No 549/2004 to 552/2004 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 amending Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004 in order to improve the performance and sustainability of the European aviation system.

B.5: Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (Text with EEA relevance.), OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1, as amended by:

— Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1087 of 7 April 2021, OJ L 236, 5.7.2021, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 3, 40 to 54, Annex VIII

IMPLEMENTING RULES

The following acts will be applicable and relevant unless otherwise specified in Annex VI with respect to the equivalent regulatory requirements and standards relating to the "Basic Regulations":

Service provision (Regulation (EC) No 550/2004)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, repealing Regulation (EC) No 482/2008, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1034/2011, (EU) No 1035/2011 and (EU) 2016/1377 and amending Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (text with EEA relevance), OJ L 62, 8.3.2017, p.1, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1338 of 11 August 2021, OJ L 289, 12.8.2021, p.12.

Israel may keep its meteorological services provider as a governmental body.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 of 3 May 2013 on the definition of common projects, the establishment of governance and the identification of incentives supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 123, 4.5.2013, p. 1, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116 of 1 February 2021, OJ L 36, 2.2.2021, p. 10.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116 of 1 February 2021 on the establishment of the Common Project One supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan provided for in Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2014 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 36, 2.2.2021, p. 10.

Airspace (Regulation (EC) No 551/2004)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 255/2010 of 25 March 2010 laying down common rules on air traffic flow management (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 80, 26.3.2010, p.10, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1006 of 22 June 2016, OJ L 165, 23.6.2016, p. 8,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2159 of 20 November 2017, OJ L 304, 21.11.2017, p. 45.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 281, 13.10.2012, p. 1, as amended by:

— Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February 2015, OJ L 63, 6.3.2015, p. 1,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 of 20 July 2016, OJ L 196, 21.7.2016, p. 3,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/886 of 26 June 2020, OJ L 205, 29.6.2020, p. 14.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005 of 23 December 2005 laying down common rules for the flexible use of airspace (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 20.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 of 24 January 2019 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of air traffic management (ATM) network functions and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 28, 31.1.2019, p. 1.

Interoperability Regulation (EC) 552/2004

Commission Regulation (EC) No 262/2009 of 30 March 2009 laying down requirements for the coordinated allocation and use of Mode S interrogator codes for the single European sky (text with EEA relevance), OJ L 84, 31.3.2009, p. 20, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2345 of 14 December 2016, OJ L 348, 21.12.2016, p. 11.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 633/2007 of 7 June 2007 laying down requirements for the application of a flight message transfer protocol used for the purpose of notification, coordination and transfer of flights between air traffic control units (text with EEA relevance), OJ L 146, 8.6.2007, p.7, as amended by:

— Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2011 of 22 March 2011, OJ L 77, 23.3.2011, p. 23.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1033/2006 of 4 July 2006 laying down the requirements on procedures for flight plans in the pre-flight phase for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 186, 7.7.2006, p. 46, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 428/2013 of 8 May 2013, OJ L 127, 9.5.2013, p. 23,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2120 of 2 December 2016, OJ L 329, 3.12.2016, p. 70,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/139 of 29 January 2018, OJ L 25, 30.1.2018, p. 4.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/2006 of 6 July 2006 laying down requirements for automatic systems for the exchange of flight data for the purpose of notification, coordination and transfer of flights between air traffic control units (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 186, 7.7.2006, p. 27, as amended by:

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 30/2009 of 16 January 2009, OJ L 13, 17.1.2009, p. 20.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 of 22 November 2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 305, 23.11.2011, p. 23, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020, OJ L 138, 30.4.2020, p. 1.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 of 22 November 2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 305, 23.11.2011, p. 35, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1028/2014 of 26 September 2014, OJ L 284, 30.9.2014, p. 7,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/386 of 6 March 2017, OJ L 59, 7.3.2017, p. 34,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020, OJ L 138, 30.4.2020, p. 1.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 of 16 January 2009 laying down requirements on data link services for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 13, 17.1.2009, p. 3, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/310 of 26 February 2015, OJ L 56, 27.2.2015, p. 30,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1170 of 8 July 2019, OJ L 183, 9.7.2019, p. 6,

— Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2012 of 29 November 2019, OJ L 312, 3.12.2019, p. 95,

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/208 of 14 February 2020, OJ L 43, 17.2.2020, p. 72.

The Joint Committee shall take a Decision on the date starting from which Israel must apply requirements and standards equivalent to Regulation (EC) No 29/2009. Until such Decision is adopted by the Joint Committee, Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 shall be considered as not being part of this Annex for the purposes of the evaluation provided for in point 5 of Annex II.

ATM/ANS requirements stemming from Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February 2015 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers' licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 63, 6.3.2015, p. 1.

Israel shall not be required to establish medical aerial centres as institutions. The equivalency assessment shall focus on the actual requirements for aeromedical examiners and medical standards.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, repealing Regulation (EC) No 482/2008, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1034/2011, (EU) No 1035/2011 and (EU) 2016/1377 and amending Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 62, 8.3.2017, p. 1, as amended by:

— Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1338 of 11 August 2021, OJ L 289, 12.8.2021, p.12.

Israel shall not be required to establish a provider of Communication, navigation or surveillance services (CNS) that is independent from the provider(s) of other air navigation services (ANSP), and to certify it independently from other ANSP provider(s). When certifying the ANSP who is also responsible for the provision of CNS, Israel shall verify if requirements provided for in Article 6 a-c and Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/373 are met, and shall not be required to verify the independence of the CNS provider from the provider(s) of other air navigation services.

C. ENVIRONMENT

C.1: Regulation (EU) No 598/2014

Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC, OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 65.

Relevant provisions: Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, Annex I and II

Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise, OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 of 22 October 2008, OJ L 311, 21.11.2008, p. 1,

— Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 of 19 May 2015, OJ L 168, 1.7.2015, p. 1,

— Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 of 5 June 2019, OJ L 170, 25.6.2019, p. 115,

— Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of 20 June 2019, OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 241,

— Commission Directive (EU) 2020/367 of 4 March 2020, OJ L 67, 5.3.2020, p. 132.

Relevant provisions: as necessary for the correct application of Regulation (EU) No 598/2014.

C.2: Directive 2006/93/EC

Directive 2006/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the regulation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 3, 5

D. AIR CARRIER LIABILITY

D.1: Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/97

Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 of 9 October 1997 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air, OJ L 285, 17.10.1997, p. 1, as amended by:

— Regulation (EC) No 889/2002 of 13 May 2002, OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 2.

Relevant provisions: Article 2(1)(a) and (c) to (g), Articles 3 to 6

E. CONSUMER RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

E.2: Regulation (EU) 2016/679

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Where relevant for civil aviation.

E.3: Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 46, 17.2.2004, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Articles 1 to 16

E.4: Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 1.

Relevant provisions: Article 1(1), Articles 2 to 16, Annexes I to II

F. SOCIAL ASPECTS

F.1: Council Directive 2000/79/EC

Council Directive 2000/79/EC of 27 November 2000 concerning the European agreement on the organisation of working time of mobile workers in civil aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 302, 1.12.2000, p. 57.

Relevant provisions: Clause 1(1) and Clauses 2 to 9 of the Annex