COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 04.06.1997 
COM(97) 253 final 
97/0209 (SYN) 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 
amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered 
by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil 
Aviation, second edition (1988) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 

Explanatory memorandum 
During its plenary session on 11 March 1997 the European Parliament approved the 
proposal for a Council Directive presented by the Commission aimed at amending 
Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, 
Chapter 2, Volume I of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 
second edition (1988). It also adopted nine amendments to the text put forward. 
The Commission accepted the amendments concerning Recital 7 a (new) and Article 1 (4 
a) new, since they strengthen the conditions under which an exemption granted to an 
aeroplane registered in a developing nation continues to remain valid 
However, the Commission was unable to accept the amendments concerning 
• recitals 3,3 a (new) and Article 1(2), since they would be contrary to the balanced 
approach adopted in Directive 92/14/EEC 
• recital 10 and Article 1 (7), because they would make it obligatory for the 
Commission to propose another amending Directive instead of using the Committee 
procedure in order to include in the Annex a small number of aeroplanes from 
developing nations, which could be considered for an exemption in the year 2000, the 
year in which those aeroplanes will reach 25 years of age. 
• Article 1(1) and the Annex, because Saudi Arabia is included in the official 
international list of developing nations and its aeroplanes included in the Annex meet 
the criteria laid down in Article 3 of Council Directive 92/14/EEC as amended by this 
proposal for a Directive. 
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Amended proposal for a Council Directive 
amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes 
covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1, of Annex 16 to the Convention on • 
International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) 
Original text Amended text 
Whereas it is necessary to respect the 
initial intention of the exemption for 
aeroplanes on the registers of developing 
nations; whereas the relevant provisions of 
the Directive should therefore be clarified 
so that the Directive may produce its full 
benefits in terms of restricting the number 
of movements by certain types of civil 
subsonic jet aeroplanes; Whereas it is necessary to respect the 
initial intention of the exemption for 
aeroplanes on the registers of developing 
nations; whereas the relevant provisions of 
the Directive should therefore be clarified 
so that the Directive may produce its full 
benefits in terms of restricting the number 
of movements by certain types of civil 
subsonic jet aeroplanes; 
Whereas an exemption granted for an 
aeroplane from a developing nation shall 
only benefit that nation; 
Article 1, Point 4 
AMENDMENTS 
Directive 92/14/EEC is hereby amended as Directive92/14/EEC is hereby amended as 
follows : follows : 
4. Article 3(b) is replaced by the following: 4. Article 3(b) is replaced by the following: 
'(b) These aeroplanes were on the register 
of the developing nation shown for that 
aeroplane in the Annex in the reference 
year and continue to be operated by natural 
or legal persons established in that nation.' '(b) These aeroplanes were on the register 
of the developig nation shewn for that 
aeroplane in the Annex in the reference 
year and continue to be operated by natural 
or legal persons established in that nation.' 
(c) The exemption shall not apply in case 
the aeroplane is leased to a natural or legal 
person established in a country other than 
the one mentioned for that aeroplane in the 
Annex. 

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