Document ID: 32008R0008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 8/2008
of 11 December 2007
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 as regards common technical requirements and administrative procedures applicable to commercial transportation by aeroplane
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 provides that the Commission shall adopt the amendments to the common technical requirements and administrative procedures listed in Annex III thereto which are necessitated by scientific and technical progress.
(2)
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 containing common technical requirements and administrative procedures applicable to commercial transportation by aeroplane is based on a set of harmonised rules adopted by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) called Joint Aviation Requirements for Commercial Air Transportation (Aeroplanes) (JAR-OPS 1), as amended on 1 January 2005 (Amendment 8).
(3)
JAR-OPS 1 has been amended since 1 January 2005 (Amendments 9 to 12) to improve safety requirements contained therein. The new requirements should be applicable without delay, and in any case from the date of application of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91, i.e. 16 July 2008.
(4)
As the amendments are urgent in order to provide the concerned air operators and Authorities with the period necessary to adjust to the new requirements, the urgency procedure laid down in Article 12(4) of the same Regulation should apply.
(5)
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Air Safety Committee established by Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2007.

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