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)

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
,
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 aeroplanes 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,
(1) Whereas Article 3 of Directive 92/14/EEC exempts the aeroplanes 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 amendments 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),