Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/455 of 14 March 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 as regards the update of the list of aircraft operators which 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/455of 14 March 2022amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 as regards the update of the list of aircraft operators which 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(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 system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/ECOJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32., and in particular Article 18a(3)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1)Aviation activities are included in the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union ("EU ETS").(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 of 5 August 2009 on the list of aircraft operators which performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC on or after 1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operator (OJ L 219, 22.8.2009, p. 1). establishes a list of aircraft operators which performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC on or after 1 January 2006.(3)That 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 of an aircraft operator in the EU ETS is dependent upon the performance of an aviation activity listed 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)The list of the aircraft operators is based on the latest data provided by Eurocontrol.(6)Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: