Directive 1983/206 - Amendment of Directive 80/51/EEC on the limitation of noise emissions from subsonic aircraft - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 1983/206
Original proposal	COM(1981)512
CELEX number i	31983L0206

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Council Directive 83/206/EEC of 21 April 1983 amending Directive 80/51/EEC on the limitation of noise emissions from subsonic aircraft

Official Journal L 117 , 04/05/1983 P. 0015 - 0017

Spanish special edition: Chapter 07 Volume 3 P. 0162

Portuguese special edition Chapter 07 Volume 3 P. 0162

Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 4 P. 0122

Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 4 P. 0122

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

of 21 April 1983

amending Directive 80/51/EEC on the limitation of noise emissions from subsonic aircraft

(83/206/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the draft Directive submitted by the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas changes made by the International Civil Aviation Organization to Annex 16 of the Convention on international civil aviation, which specifies aircraft noise emission standards, and other action in the international area on aircraft noise have made it necessary to make certain amendments to Council Directive 80/51/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the limitation of noise emissions from subsonic aircraft (3).

Whereas it is necessary to clarify the intention of Articles 1 and 5 of Council Directive 80/51/EEC;

Whereas civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which are not registered in the territories of Member States and which do not comply with the relevant international standards should be prevented from operating in those territories after 31 December 1987, subject to possible temporary exemptions until 31 December 1989;

Whereas it would not seem necessary to extend this ban to Greenland in view of its geographical location and sparse population;

Whereas an exception to the rules on noise certification should be made for a small number of specially designed aircraft used for transport for the aeronautical industry in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 80/51/EEC shall be amended as follows:

• 1. 

  Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 1

Each Member State shall ensure that any civil subsonic jet or propellor-driven aeroplane registered in its territory and falling within one of the categories set out in Volume I (Aircraft Noise) of Annex 16 to the Convention on international civil aviation, as applicable from 26 November 1981, in accordance with Amendment 5, (hereinafter referred to as Annex 16/5) may not be used in the territory of Member States unless it has granted noise certification on the basis of satisfactory evidence that the aeroplane complies with requirements which are at least equal to the applicable standards specified in Part II, Chapters 2, 3, 5 or 6 of Volume I of Annex 16/5.'

• 2. 

  In Article 2 (1):

• - 

  the word 'aircraft' shall each time be replaced by the word 'aeroplane'.

• - 

  in (e) the word 'weights' shall be replaced by the word 'mass'.

• 3. 

  Article 3 (1) shall be replaced by the following:

'1. Each Member State shall ensure that all civil propellor-driven aeroplanes with a maximum certificated take-off mass not exceeding 5 700 kg and all civil subsonic jet aeroplanes if they do not fall within one of the categories set out in Volume I of Annex 16/5, but use aerodromes situated in any Member State, are certificated in accordance with requirements which are at least equal to the applicable standards specified in Part II, Chapter 2 or 6 of Volume I of Annex 16/5 when being newly registered in its territory.'

• 4. 

  In Article 4 the word 'aircraft' shall be replaced each time by the word 'aeroplanes'.

• 5. 

  Article 5 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 5

• 1. 

  Without prejudice to Article 1, each Member State...

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