Re-examined 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)
Date: 1998-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: International Civil Aviation Organisation, aircraft, civil aviation, developing countries, noise

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 17.02.1998 

COM(1998) 70  final 

96/0209 (SYN) 

Re-examined 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 c (d) 
of the EC Treaty) 

HE-EXAMINED  PROPOSAL FUR  A 

COUNCIL  DMECTIVE 

AMENDING  DIRECTF/E  92/14/EEC  ON TETE LIMITATION  OF  THE 
OPERATION  OF AEROPLANES  COVERED  FY  PART H, CHAPTER 2, 
VOLUME  1 OF ANNEX  16 TO THE  CONVENTION  ON  INTERNATIONAL 
CIVIL AVIATION., SECOND EDITION  (1988) 

Explanatory  memorandum 

At  its Plenary  session  of  13 January  1998 the  European  Parliament  approved  at  second 
reading  the  common  position  formally  adopted  by  the  Council  on  9  October  1997 
relating to a Council  Directive aimed  at 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 (1983). 

The European Parliament adopted 4 amendments to the proposed  text. 

The  Commission  has  accepted  two  amendments  relating  to  the  Annex  since  these  are 
useful technical adjustments to this Annex, which have the support of the Council. 

The Commission was unable to accept the amendments concerning : 

»  Article  1(1) and the Annex since  Saudi Arabia is included  in the official  international 
list of  developing  nations which was used  in drawing up  the  initial  Annex  to  Council 
Directive  92/14/EEC  and  its  aeroplanes  in  the  Annex  meet  the  criteria  laid  down  in 
Article 3 of Council Directive 92/14/EEC as amended by this Directive. 

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Original test 

Re-examined proposal 

ANNEX  : LEBANON 

Serial N° 

Type 

Registration 

Operator 

Serial N° 

Type 

Registration 

Operator 

20259 
20260 
19966 
19967 
19589 
19515 
20170 
19516 
19104 
19105 
18939 
19214 
19269 
19274 

B707-3B4C 
E707-3B4C 
B707-347C 
E707-347C 
B707-323C 
B707-323C 
BTG7-323B 
B-707-323C 
B707-327C 
B707-327C 
B707-323C 
E707-33LC 
B707-32IC 
E707-32IC 

OD-AFD 
OD-AFE 
OD-AGU 
OD-AOV 
OD-AHC 
OD-AHD 
OD-AHF 
OB-AHE 
OD-AGX 
OD-AGY 
OD-AGD 
OD-AGS 
OD-AGG 
OD-AGP 

MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 

20259 
20260 

19967 
19589 
19515 
20170 
19516 
19104 
19105 
18939 
L9214 
19269 
19274 

3707-3 B4C 
B707-3B4C 

CD-AFD 
•'.JD-AFL: 

E707-347C 
3707-323C 
B707-323C 
B707-323B 
B-707-323C 
E707-327C 
B7C7-327C 
B707-323C 
B707-331C 
B707-321C 
B7C7-32IC 

OD-AGV 
OD-AHC 
OD-AHD 
OD-AHF 
OD-AHE 
OD-AGX 
OD-AGY 
OD-AGD 
OD-AGS 
OD-AGO 
OD-AGP 

MEA 
MEA 

MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
MEA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 
TMA 

ANNEX  : after NIGERIA  (new) 

Pakistan 

Serial Nb 

Type 

Registration 

Operator 

20488 

B707-340C 

AF-AXG 

PIA 

Common  position  of the  Council 

Amendment 

(Amendment  1) 
ARTICLE  1(1) 
Article  1(3), definition  4a (new) (Directive 92/14/EEC) 

to 

'Developing  nation'  means  a  country  which, 
according 
the  OECD  Development 
Assistance  Committee,  belongs  to  income 
group  L  (low).  LM  (low  middle)  or  UM 
(upper middle). 

(Amendment  4) 
ANNEX, Saudi Arabia 

Saudi  Arabia 

Deleted 

Serial  Nb. 

Type 

Registration 

Operator 

20574 
20575 
20576 
20577 
20578 
20882 
20883 

B737-263C 
B737-268C 
B737-268 
B737-268 
B737-268 
B737-268 
B737-268 

HZ-AGA 
HZ-AGB 
HZ-AGC 
HZ-AGD 
HZ-AGE 
HZ-AGF 
HZ-AGG 

Saudia 
Saudia 
Saudia 
Saudia 
Saudia 
Saudia 
Saudia 

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