Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC^f1, and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014^f2 establishes implementing rules on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks.

It is necessary to reduce the complexity of those implementing rules in order to adapt them with regard to the risks associated to the different categories of aircraft and types of operation and, in particular, to the lower risks associated to general aviation aircraft, so as to realise alleviations in the maintenance procedures leading to greater flexibility and a reduction of costs for the owners of the affected aircraft.

In addition, since some certificates, as laid down in the Appendices to the Annexes to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003^f3, refer to that Regulation, which was recast by Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, it is necessary to update those references.

Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Aviation Safety Agency submitted pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 65 of the Regulation (EC) No 216/2008,

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