A4-0279/98

Proposal for a Council Directive on the registration and use within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertified as meeting the standards of Volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993) (COM(98)0098 - C4-0212/98 - 98/0070(SYN))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Title

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Proposal for a Council Directive on the registration and use within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertified as meeting the standards of Volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993)

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Proposal for a Council

Regulation on the registration and use within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertified as meeting the standards of Volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993)

This amendment to apply throughout the text

(Amendment 2)

Recital 2a (new)

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Whereas forecast growth in the air transport sector and the associated increase in noise pollution around airports make it necessary for the Commission to submit, by 31 December 2001 at the latest, a proposal for a Directive concerning new and more stringent noise emission standards for all aeroplanes; whereas this also seems necessary if competition is not to be distorted;

(Amendment 3)

Recital 6a (new)

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Whereas the danger of a substantial increase in the number of registered 'hushkitted' Chapter 2 aeroplanes by 1 April 1999 indicates the need for the Commission to observe this trend closely and, if necessary, to initiate measures to prevent the operation of such aeroplanes after 2002;

(Amendment 4)

Recital 9a (new)

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Whereas, if excessive noise pollution is to be avoided, it seems necessary to prohibit the abuse of the exemptions granted under Article 4(1); whereas exemptions in the context of humanitarian aid measures should therefore be the exception rather than the rule;

(Amendment 5)

Article 3(1)

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1. Member States shall ensure that certified civil subsonic jet aeroplanes cannot be registered in their territory as from 1 April 1999.

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Member States shall ensure that certified civil subsonic jet aeroplanes cannot be entered in the register of aeroplanes for use in the territory of the Community as from 1 April 1999.

(Amendment 7/rev)

Article 3(3a) (new)

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3a. Member States are entitled to regulate that from 1 January 2000 civil subsonic jet aeroplanes classified as Chapter 3 aeroplanes are not operated at airports in their territory between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. if the difference between the sum of the certified noise value and the sum of the Chapter 3 noise limit values is 5 EPNdB or less.

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive on the registration and use within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertified as meeting the standards of Volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993) (COM(98)0098 - C4-0212/98 - 98/0070(SYN))(Cooperation procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0098 - 98/0070(SYN) ((OJ C 118, 17.4.1998, p. 20.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 189c and 84(2) of the EC Treaty (C4-0212/98),

- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A4-0279/98),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament's amendments in the common position that it adopts in accordance with Article 189c(a) of the EC Treaty;

3. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.