COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 100/2012
of 3 February 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 on the list of aircraft operators that performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on or after 1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operator also taking into consideration the expansion of the Union emission trading scheme to EEA-EFTA countries
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 18a(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) amended Directive 2003/87/EC to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the European Union.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 (3) establishes a list of aircraft operators which had performed an aviation activity within the meaning of Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC on or after 1 January 2006.
(3)
The list aims to reduce the administrative burden on aircraft operators by providing information on which Member State will be regulating a particular aircraft operator.
(4)
The inclusion in the Union's emissions trading scheme is dependent upon the performance of an aviation activity as set out in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC and is not dependent on the inclusion in the list of aircraft operators established by the Commission on the basis of Article 18a (3) of that Directive.
(5)
Directive 2008/101/EC was incorporated into the Agreement on the European Economic Area by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 6/2011 of 1 April 2011, amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (4).
(6)
The extension of the aviation provisions of the Union emission trading scheme to EEA-EFTA countries implies that the criteria set under Article 18a (1) of Directive 2003/87/EC to determine aircraft operator's administering Member State must be continuously taken into account, thus, certain aircraft operators should be allocated to the EEA-EFTA countries for administration.
(7)
In establishing the updated list of the aircraft operators, the Commission has taken account of the fleet list declarations provided to it by operators and service companies. However, a number of management or service companies and aircraft registration markings appear in the updated list due to a lack of information provided.
(8)
Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 748/2009 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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, 3 February 2012.