Activites

• 1998/04/07 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1998/20
  • OJ L 107 07.04.1998, p. 0004
• #2079
• 1998/03/30 Council Meeting
• 1998/03/30 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1998/03/30 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1998/02/17 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0070 summary

    The Commission re-examined the proposal and accepted two amendments by the European Parliament relating to the annexe. - However, the Commission was unable to accept the amendment 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 annexe to Council Directive 92/14/EEC and because the aircraft listed in the annex comply with the criteria set out in Article 3 of Directive 92/14/EEC as amended by this directive. �

• 1998/01/13 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0001/1998 summary

    In adopting the recommendation for second reading by Mr Rijk VAN DAM (I-EDN, NL), the European Parliament amended the common position of the Council on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes more than 25 years old ('Chapter 2' aircraft). It called for the derogation which may be granted to developing countries not to be granted to Lebanon for one aircraft or to Saudi Arabia for seven aircraft. It requested a derogation for one Pakistan aircraft. �

• 1998/01/12 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    The rapporteur reiterated his opinion that Saudi Arabia should not be included, as a rich country, in the list of poor countries benefiting from exemptions. He also said that Member States should limit the operation of the noisiest aeroplanes at all Community airports. Commissioner Kinnock agreed with Amendments Nos 2 and 3 because they made useful technical adjustments to the annex. However, he rejected Amendments Nos 1 and 4 as he did not agree with excluding Saudi Arabia which was included in the United Nations list of developing countries and a review of the criteria on which this list was based would require a disproportionate effort in relation to the objectives of the base proposal.

• 1997/12/09 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0404/1997
• 1997/10/23 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2031
• 1997/10/09 Council Meeting
  • 10068/1/1997 summary

    The common position reflects the Commission's aim of making the necessary amendments to the Annex to Directive 92/14/EEC and incorporating a number of definitions to ensure a more strict interpretation of the Directive. The Council's text includes two amendments accepted by the Commission in its amended proposal, covering: - the conditions under which an exemption granted to an aeroplane registered in a developing nation remains valid; - the issue of leased aeroplanes, to prevent the abuse of the exemption status granted to aeroplanes from developing nations. By contrast, the common position: - deletes the provision which allowed Member States to ban Chapter 2 aeroplanes from one or more airports which are part of an airport system; - introduces a provision which allows Member States to maintain, within the framework of their existing arrangements with third country carriers, an exemption for phasing out Chapter 2 aeroplanes similar to that granted to Community air carriers; - makes provision for a regulatory committee, rather than an advisory committee, to update the Annex to the Directive. �

• 1997/06/04 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0253 summary

    The amended proposal of the European Commission took over two amendments tabled by the European Parliament seeking to specify the conditions under which an exemption could be granted to an aircraft registered in a developing nation. It was thus stated that an exemption granted to an aircraft from a developing country was only valid in that country and did not apply when the aircraft was leased to a natural or legal person established in a country other than the one referred to for that aircraft in the Annex. The other amendments were not taken over by the Commission. �

• #1992
• 1997/03/11 Council Meeting
  • 1992 summary

    The Council reached provisional political agreement concerning a draft common position on the proposal for a Directive amending Council Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of certain aircraft ("Chapter 2 aeroplanes"). The Council instructed the Permanent Representatives Committee to finalize the draft common position in the light of the Opinion of the European Parliament, with a view to its formal adoption. �

• 1997/03/11 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0080/1997 summary

    In adopting the report by Mr Leen van der WAAL (EDN, NL) Parliament amended the proposal seeking to amend Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes at airports in the Union because of noise. Parliament accepts continuation of an exemption from the ban on flights by the noisiest aeroplanes for developing countries but is opposed to the exemption applying to seven Saudi machines. It considers that the Member States should be able to limit access by the noisiest aeroplanes. It also hopes that the exemption granted to an aeroplane of a developing country will not apply where 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. Lastly, concerned by the fact that the setting up of an advisory committee would allow subsequent modifications to the list of exemptions without consultation of the Council and Parliament, Parliament has restricted the power of this committee to the deletion of aeroplanes from the annex. �

• 1997/03/10 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    Commissioner Monti said that Amendments Nos 3 and 7 could be accepted as they tightened up the provisions in favour of developing countries without compromising the directive’s balanced approach. However, this was not the case with Amendments Nos 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 which, if taken over by the Commission, would oblige it to propose a further amending directive in order to restrict the annex with regard to the number of aeroplanes operated by developing countries which could benefit from the exemption up to the year 2000. Finally, with regard to the Saudi Arabian aeroplanes covered by Amendments Nos 5 and 9, Mr Monti said that the exemption should be maintained as this country was included in the official international list of developing countries and its aeroplanes listed in the annex complied with the criteria laid down in the directive as amended by this proposal.

• 1997/02/26 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0063/1997
• 1996/10/23 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1996/09/04 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1996)0413 summary

    OBJECTIVE: To amend Directive 92/14/EEC, the purpose of which is to restrict the operation of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes. SUBSTANCE: The Commission proposes to make amendments to Directive 92/14/EEC seeking to: - offer Member States which operate an airport system the possibility to limit or exclude the operation of certain noisier types of aircraft at one or more of the airports forming part of the airport system; - update the Annex to the directive by including a number of Chapter 2 aeroplanes from developing nations which qualify for an exception and by deleting some Chapter 2 aeroplanes which were on the initial annex and have been sold or destroyed since.; - provide for an advisory committee to assist the Commission in future updating of the amended Annex; - require the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that the Community rules are applied in practice. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0413
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0063/1997
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Debate in Council: 1992
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0080/1997
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0253
• Council position published: 10068/1/1997
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0404/1997
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0001/1998
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0070
• : Directive 1998/20
• : OJ L 107 07.04.1998, p. 0004

History

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