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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81 )512 final
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Council Directive 80/51/EEC of20December 1979
onthe limitation ofnoise emissions from subsonic aircraft
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
INTRODUCTION k
1.Several relatively recent international actions onaircraft noise have
resulted inanecessity toamend theCouncil Directive 80/51/EEC(1 )of
20December 1979 .Atthe same time theopportunity isbeing taken to
correct asmall defect inthewording oftheDirective ,which hasbeen
.brought totheattention oftheCommission .
Amendment toallow for changes toAnnex 16
2.Thefirst ofthese international actions wasbytheCouncil ofthe
Interhational Civil Aviation Organization CICAO )which on11May 1981
adopted extensive amendments toAnnex 16totheConvention oninterna­
tional civil aviation .These amendments stem principally from the
recommendations ofthe Sixth Meeting ofthe ICAO Committee onAircraft
Noise .They aretechnical innature anddonot affect theprinciples
oftheDirective orthereferences intheDirective tothespecified
aircraft noise standards ^They introduce into those parts ofAnnex 16
that are ,referred tointheDirective ,improvements inthenoise certi­
fication requirements forconventional propeller-driven aeroplanes and
subsonic jetaeroplanes and introduce units ofmeasurement inSystem '
International (SI),inconformity with theprovisions ofAnnex 5(fourth
edition )tothe Convention oninternational civil aviation .The amend­
ments also introduce areorganization oftheAnnex sothat allprovisions
related toenvironmental aspects ofaviation arecovered inonedocument .
Theamendments were approved ,bythe representatives ofMember States
whowere attheconcerned ICAO meetings .They areapplicable on
26November .1981 andtogive effect tothechanges ,itisproposed -to
amend Articles 1,2,3and 5oftheDirective .
(1)O.J. N°L18,24/1/80,p.26

Amendment toprevent non~noise certificated jets from outside theCommunity
using theTerritory ofMember States
3.The second international action isthat the United States ofAmerica
issued anoise rule on28November 1980 which bans the use from 31Dec .
1984 inthe United States ofcommercial subsonic aircraft which donot
meet the United States noise standards .This could result inthe sale
tocountries outside the Community ofsubsonic jetaircraft that are
not noise certificated toAnnex 16Standards and their subsequent con­
tinued use (outside the USA)for aconsiderable period .Inaddition ,
the aircraft made redundant inthe Community bythe Directive 80/51/EEC
could also besold andused inasimilar way .Member States are not required
bytheDirective asatpresent drafted toprevent these aircraft ,andthose
similar ones already pntheregisters oftheconcerned countries ,from
operating toand from theterritories ofMember States . , - ■ '
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4.The third international action isthat the 23rd General Assembly of
the ICAO passed aresolution No.A23-10 which requests contracting
states nottoprohibit before 1Jan .1988 theoperation offoreign
registered subsonic jetaircraft ,notconforming toChapter 2of
Annex 16,into andoutoftheir territories ;and then only atthose
airports which have been identified ashaving declared noise problems .-
5.Inthe light ofparagraphs 3and 4above itisproposed ,,byasuitable
addition toArticle 5para 2andArticle 7oftheDirective ,torequire
Member States toprevent non-noise certificated subsonic jetaircraft
which arenot registered ina.Member State operating intheir territo­
ries from 1January 1988 ;with anexemption ,ifthey sowish ,to
31December 1988 toalign with therelaxation given toCommunity sub­
sonic jetaircraft byparagraph 2article 5oftheDirective .
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Elimination ofthe20tonnelowerlimitinArticle5oftheDirective .
6.Thefourthinternational actionoccuredintheEuropeanCivil
AviationConference (ECAC)whichatits48thMeetingon17April198Q,
extendedtheapplication ofitsRecommendation ECAC/10-18of13December
1978ontheprohibition ofuseofnon-noisecertificated subsonicjet
aircraft,toaircraftwithamaximumweightoflessthan20tonnes.
ThisRecommendation canbeacceptedbytheCommunitybyanamendment
topara1ofArticle5oftheDirective..
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CorrectiontoconformwiththeobjectivesoftheDirective
7.TheattentionoftheCommission hasbeendrawntothefactthatthe
"ProposedDirective"approvedon6December1979bytheCouncilused
-thewords"MemberStates"inarticles 1and5,whereasthefinalversion
oftheDirective,issuedafterarequiredmeetingon12December1979
ofthelegalandlinguisticexperts,usedthewords"EachMemberState".
Thischangecouldbeconsideredascreatingapossibletechnical _loop­
.hole,becausetakeninconjunction withtheremainderofthearticles
itwouldpermitaMemberStatetoallowanaircraft,whichdidnot
meetAnnex16andwhichwasonitsregister,tobeusedbetweenother.
MemberStates,whereastheoriginalwordingwasintendednottoallow
suchanaircrafttobeusedanywhereintheCommunity.Forexample,
suchanaircraftonthe.registerofaMemberStatefcouldbeteasedso
thatitwouldbeusedintheCommunityaslongasitdidnotlandin
theStateofRegistry.Toovercomethispossibility anamendmenthas
beenproposedforArticles 1and5.
Consultation
8.Sincethe;EuropeanParliamentandEconomicandSocialCommitteewere
consultedontheoriginalDirectivetheyshouldbeconsultedonthis
.proposedamendment.
, .^ .Recommendation
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9.TheCommissionthereforerecommendsthattheCounciladopttheannexed
proposedDirective. '

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
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AmendingCouncilDirective 80/51/EECof20December1979onthelimitation
/'ofnoiseemissions fromsubsonicaircraft

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ^ ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
andinparticular Article 84(2 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission / '
Having regard tothe -opinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas changes made bytheInternational Civil Aviation Organization to
thedocument specifying aircraft noise emission standards ,andother ..
progressive action intheinternational area ofaircraft noise have made
itnecessary tomake certain amendments toCouncil Directive 80/51/EECof
20December 1979 onthe limitation ofnoise emissions from subsonic
aircraft (1)
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Whereas itisnecessary toclarify theintention ofArticles 1and 5of
Council Directive .80/51/EEC;
Whereas itisnecessary toprevent civil subsonic aircraft which arenot
registered intheterritories ofMember States andwhich donotcomply with
the relevant international standards from operating inthose territories
after 31December 1987 ,subject toapossible temporary exemption where the
aircraft concerned arebeing replaced ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE
Article 1
Thetext ofarticle 1ofDirective 80/51/EECshall bereplaced bythe
following : i
"Each Member State shaCl ensure that 'any civil aircraft registered in
itsterritory andfalling within oneofthecategories setout inVolume I
(Aircraft Noise )ofAnnex 16to ;theConvention oninternational civil
aviation ,asapplicable from 26November 1981/inraccordance with
Amendment 5,maynotbeused intheterritory ofMember States unless
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ithasgrantednoisecertification onthebasisofsatisfactory evidence
thattheaircraftcomplieswithrequirements whichareatleastequalto
theapplicablestandardsspecifiedinPartII,Chapter2,3,5or6of
thatAnnex.
Article2
ittfjafayraijlt 1(<?)ofArticle1ofDirective8G/51/EEQtheword"weights"shall
bereplacedbytheword"mass". '
Article3
Inparagraph 1ofArticle3ofDirective80/51/EEC,thewords"Annex16
totheConvention oninternational civilaviation,thirdedition(July1978)"
shallbereplacedbythewords:
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"VolumeI(AircraftNoise)ofAnnex16totheConvention oninternational
civilaviation,asapplicable from26November1981,inaccordancewith
Amendment 5". -
Article4
Thetextofarticle5ofDirective 8D/51/EECshallbereplacedbythe
following:
"1.Withoutprejudicetoarticle1,eachMemberStateshallensurethat
after31December1986civilsubsonicjetaeroplanesregisteredinits
territorymaynotbeusedintheterritoryofMemberStatesunlessithas
grantednoisecertification onthebasisofsatisfactory evidencethatthe
»aeroplanecomplieswithrequirements whichareatleastequaltothestan­
dardsspecifiedinPartII,Chapter2VolumeI(AircraftNoise)ofAnnex16'
totheConvention oninternational civilaviationasapplicable from26
November1981,inaccordancewithAmendment 5.

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2.Thecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStatesmaygranttemporary
exemptionsfromparagraph 1ofthisarticleandparagraph2ofarticle7
iftheoperatorundertakestoreplacetheaeroplanesconcernedby31
December1988atthelatestbyotheraeroplanesavailableonthemarket
whichcomplywithrequirements whichareatleastequaltothenoise
standardsspecifiedinPartII,Chapter3ofVolume!(AircraftNoise)
ofAnnex16totheConvention oninternational civilaviationasappli­
cablefrom26November1981-inaccordancewithAmendment 5."
Article5'
Theexistingtextofarticle7ofDirective80/51/EECshallbenumbered
Paragraph 1.
Thefollowingparagraphshallbeadded:v
"2,After31December1987MemberStatesshallnotpermittheoperation
intheirterritories ofcivilsubsonicjetaeroplanes whicharenot ,
registeredinaMemberStateandwhichdonotcomplywithrequirements
whichareatleastequaltothe*noisestandardsspecifiedinPart.II,
Chapter2VolumeI(AircraftNoise)ofAnnex16totheConvention on
international civilaviationasapplicablefrom26November1981,in
accordancewithAmendment 5."
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Article6
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcetheprovisionsnecessarytocomply
withthisDirectivenotlaterthansixmonthsafteritsnotification
andshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof. '
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatthetextsofthemainprovisionsof
9nationallawwhichtheyadoptinthefieldgovernedbythisDirective
"arecommunicated tothe'Commission.

Article 7
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States
Done atBrussels .