Commission Directive 1999/28/EC of 21 April 1999 amending the Annex to Council 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) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, aircraft, civil aviation, international transport, technical standard, third country

6. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 118/53

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/28/EC

of 21 April 1999

amending the Annex to Council 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)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/14/EEC of 2
March 1992 on the limitation of the operation of aero-
planes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex
16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation,
second edition (1988) (1), as last amended by Directive
98/20/EC (2), and in particular Article 9a thereof,

aeroplanes

(1) Whereas Article 3 of Directive 92/14/EEC exempts
the
listed in the Annex thereto,
provided, in particular, that they continue to be
used by natural or legal persons established in the
nation of registration of the reference period;

(2) Whereas Article 9a of Directive 92/14/EEC
provides for a simplified procedure for amend-
ments to the Annex with a view to ensuring full
conformity with the eligibility criteria;

(3) Whereas, some aeroplanes included in the Annex
have been destroyed and others have been removed
from the register of the relevant developing nation,
and amendments
to the Annex are therefore
required;

(4) Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in
accordance with the opinion of the Aviation Safety
Regulation Committee established by Council
Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (3) (4), as amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/96 (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 92/14/EEC is hereby amended as
set out in the Annex to this Directive.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with this Directive by 1 September 1999 at the latest.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall
contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accom-
panied by such reference at the time of their official
publication. The procedure for such reference shall be
adopted by Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commis-
sion the text of the main provisions of domestic law that
they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 April 1999.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 107, 7.4.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4.
(4) Aviation Safety Regulation Committee meeting of 2 February

1999.

(5) OJ L 291, 14.11.1996, p. 15.

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ANNEX

In the Annex, the following aeroplanes shall be deleted:

EGYPT

Serial number

Type

Registration

Operator

19843

B-707-336C

SU-PBA

Air Memphis

LEBANON

Serial number

Type

Registration

Operator

20260

19967

B-707-3B4C

B-707-347C

OD-AFE

OD-AGV

MEA

MEA

LIBERIA

Serial number

Type

Registration

Operator

45686

DC8F-55

EL-AJQ

Liberia World Airlines

MOROCCO

Serial number

Type

Registration

Operator

20471

21214

21215

21216

B727-2B6

B737-2B6

B737-2B6

B737-2B6

CN-CCG

CN-RMI

CN-RMJ

CN-RMK

Royal Air Maroc

Royal Air Maroc

Royal Air Maroc

Royal Air Maroc

NIGERIA

Serial number

Type

Registration

Operator

19664

B707-338C

5N-VRG

Air Tours

ZIMBABWE

Serial number

Type

Registration

Operator

18930

45821

B707-330B

DC8F-55

Z-WKU

Z-WMJ

Air Zimbabwe

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