Article 13 Leasing

the F9UK air carrier demonstrates to the satisfaction of the competent authority that all safety standards equivalent to those imposed by F10... national law are met; and

F11unless otherwise provided for in an international agreement on wet-leasing signed by the F12United Kingdom which is based on an Air Transport Agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party and which was signed before 1 January 2008, one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

1. (i)

   the F13UK air carrier justifies such leasing on the basis of exceptional needs, in which case an approval may be granted for a period of up to seven months that may be renewed once for a further period of up to seven months;

2. (ii)

   the UK air carrier demonstrates that the leasing is necessary to satisfy seasonal capacity needs, which cannot reasonably be satisfied through leasing aircraft registered within the Community F14or the United Kingdom, in which case the approval may be renewed; or

3. (iii)

   the UK air carrier demonstrates that the leasing is necessary to overcome operational difficulties and it is not possible or reasonable to lease aircraft registered within the Community or the United Kingdom, in which case the approval shall be of limited duration strictly necessary for overcoming the difficulties.