# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 668/2008 of 15 July 2008 amending Annexes II to V of Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 laying down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services, as regards working methods and operating procedures (Text with EEA relevance) ## Preamble THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) [^1] , and in particular Articles 4 and 6 thereof, Whereas: **(1)** Annexes II, III, IV and V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 of 20 December 2005 laying down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services [^2] refer to various annexes of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Since the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 those annexes have been amended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation as indicated in State letters 2001/74 dated 10 August 2001; 2003/29 dated 28 March 2003; 2004/16 dated 26 March 2004; 2005/35 and 2005/39 dated 24 March 2005; 2006/38 dated 24 March 2006; 2006/64 dated 18 August 2006; 2007/11, 2007/13, 2007/19, 2007/20, 2007/23 and 2007/24 dated 30 March 2007. The references in Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 should be updated in order to meet the international legal obligations of Member States and ensure coherence with the international regulatory framework. **(2)** Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly. **(3)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ## **Article 1** Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 is amended as follows: | 1. | (a): Annex 2 on rules of the air in its 10th edition of July 2005, including all amendments up to No 40, | (a) | Annex 2 on rules of the air in its 10th edition of July 2005, including all amendments up to No 40, | (b) | Annex 10 on aeronautical telecommunications, Volume II on communication Procedures including those with PANS Status in its sixth edition of October 2001, including all amendments up to No 82, | (c) | Annex 11 on air traffic services in its 13th edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 45.’; | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | Annex 2 on rules of the air in its 10th edition of July 2005, including all amendments up to No 40, | | | | | | | | (b) | Annex 10 on aeronautical telecommunications, Volume II on communication Procedures including those with PANS Status in its sixth edition of October 2001, including all amendments up to No 82, | | | | | | | | (c) | Annex 11 on air traffic services in its 13th edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 45.’; | | | | | | | | 2. | (a): Annex 3 on meteorological service for international air navigation in its 16th edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 74, | (a) | Annex 3 on meteorological service for international air navigation in its 16th edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 74, | (b) | Annex 11 on air traffic services in its 13th edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 45, | (c) | (i): Volume I on aerodrome design and operations in its fourth edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 9, | (i) | Volume I on aerodrome design and operations in its fourth edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 9, | (ii) | Volume II on heliports in its second edition of July 1995, including all amendments up to No 3.’; | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | Annex 3 on meteorological service for international air navigation in its 16th edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 74, | | | | | | | | | | | | (b) | Annex 11 on air traffic services in its 13th edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 45, | | | | | | | | | | | | (c) | (i): Volume I on aerodrome design and operations in its fourth edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 9, | (i) | Volume I on aerodrome design and operations in its fourth edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 9, | (ii) | Volume II on heliports in its second edition of July 1995, including all amendments up to No 3.’; | | | | | | | | (i) | Volume I on aerodrome design and operations in its fourth edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 9, | | | | | | | | | | | | (ii) | Volume II on heliports in its second edition of July 1995, including all amendments up to No 3.’; | | | | | | | | | | | | 3. | (a): Annex 3 on meteorological service for international air navigation in its 16th edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 74, | (a) | Annex 3 on meteorological service for international air navigation in its 16th edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 74, | (b) | Annex 4 on aeronautical charts in its 10th edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 54, | (c) | Annex 15 on aeronautical information services in its 12th edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 34.’; | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | Annex 3 on meteorological service for international air navigation in its 16th edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 74, | | | | | | | | (b) | Annex 4 on aeronautical charts in its 10th edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 54, | | | | | | | | (c) | Annex 15 on aeronautical information services in its 12th edition of July 2004, including all amendments up to No 34.’; | | | | | | | | 4. | (a): Volume I on radio navigation aids in its sixth edition of July 2006, including all amendments up to No 82, | (a) | Volume I on radio navigation aids in its sixth edition of July 2006, including all amendments up to No 82, | (b) | Volume II on communication procedures including those with PANS status in its sixth edition of October 2001, including all amendments up to No 82, | (c) | Volume III on communications systems in its second edition of July 2007 including all amendments up to No 82, | (d) | Volume IV on surveillance radar and collision avoidance systems in its fourth edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 82, | (e) | Volume V on aeronautical radio frequency spectrum utilisation in its second edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 82.’ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (a) | Volume I on radio navigation aids in its sixth edition of July 2006, including all amendments up to No 82, | | | | | | | | | | | | (b) | Volume II on communication procedures including those with PANS status in its sixth edition of October 2001, including all amendments up to No 82, | | | | | | | | | | | | (c) | Volume III on communications systems in its second edition of July 2007 including all amendments up to No 82, | | | | | | | | | | | | (d) | Volume IV on surveillance radar and collision avoidance systems in its fourth edition of July 2007, including all amendments up to No 82, | | | | | | | | | | | | (e) | Volume V on aeronautical radio frequency spectrum utilisation in its second edition of July 2001, including all amendments up to No 82.’ | | | | | | | | | | | ## **Article 2** This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* . ## Final provisions This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2008. *For the Commission* Antonio TAJANI *Vice-President* [^1] [OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_096_R_TOC) . [^2] [OJ L 335, 21.12.2005, p. 13](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_335_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 482/2008 ( [OJ L 141, 31.5.2008, p. 5](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2008_141_R_TOC) ). [^1]: . [^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 482/2008 ().