Aeronautical industry and environment: civil subsonic jet aeroplanes, registration and use. Civil aviation Convention

PURPOSE: to lay down rules to prevent deteriorations in the overall noise impact in the Community of recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplanes while at the same time limiting other environmental damage. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council regulation 925/1999/EC. CONTENT: the main elements of the regulation are as follows: - civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been recertificated may not be registered in a Member State as from 04/05/2000. This provision does not apply to civil subsonic jet aeroplanes already registered in a Member State before 01/04/1999; - As of 04/05/2000, the use of civil subsonic aeroplanes which have been recertificated and are registered in a third country are forbidden from operating at airports on Community territory, unless the operator of such aeroplanes can prove that they were on the register of that third country on 01/04/1999 and prior to that date have been operated, between 01/04/1995 and 01/04/1999, into the territory of the Community; - civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been recertificated and are registered in a Member State may not be operated at airports on Community territory as of 04/05/2000, unless they have been operated in that territory before 01/04/1999. Temporary exemptions may exceptionally be granted by Member States. Given their geographical situation, airports in the French overseas departments are not covered by the Treaty. Application of the regulation to Gibraltar airport will be suspended until a bilateral agreement has been reached between the Members concerned regarding the use of this airport. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 04/05/1999. The regulation will aply from 04/05/2000.�