L 19736 Official Journal of the European Union 25.7.2008 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 715/2008 of 24 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 December 2005 on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 4742006 of 22 March 2006 established the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 21112005 (2). (20  In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 and Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2006 of 22 March 2006 laying down imple- menting rules for the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 (}), a Member State requested to update the Community list. (3)  In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 21112005, some Member States communicated to the Commission information that is relevant in the context of updating the Community list. Relevant information was also communicated by third countries. On this basis, the Community list should be updated. (40 The Commission informed all air carriers concerned either directly or, when this was not practicable, through the authorities responsible for their regulatory () O] L 344, 27.12.2005, p. 15. (®» OJ L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 331/2008 (OJ L 102, 12.4.2008, p. 3). () O] L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 8. oversight, indicating the essential facts and considerations which would form the basis for a decision to impose on them an operating ban within the Community or to modify the conditions of an operating ban imposed on an air carrier which is included in the Community list. (5)  Opportunity was given by the Commission to the air carriers concerned to consult the documents provided by Member States, to submit written comments and to make an oral presentation to the Commission within 10 working days and to the Air Safety Committee estab- lished by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonization of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (*). (6)  The authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight over the air carriers concerned have been consulted by the Commission as well as, in specific cases, by some Member States. (7)  Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. Mahan Air (8)  As envisaged in recital 41 of Commission Regulation No 331/2008 and following the invitation of the carrier Mahan Air, a team of European experts conducted a fact-finding mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 16 to 20 June 2008 to verify the implementation by the carrier of corrective actions meant to address the previously identified safety deficiencies. The report shows that significant progress has been made by the carrier following its inclusion in the Community list, and confirmed that the carrier has completed the corrective actions needed to address all safety deficiencies which led to the ban. (9)  The report also shows that some other deficiencies could still affect the continuing airworthiness of parts of the fleet of the carrier, with the exclusion of the two aircraft of type Airbus A-310 registered in France (F-OJHH and F-OJHI). A number of ongoing measures, such as the introduction of new software, and the appointment of a new engineering manager and a new quality manager, are meant to prevent such anomalies to reoccur in the future. The Commission also took note of the intention of the carrier to operate to the Community the two French-registered aircraft only. () O) L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 8/2008 (OJ L 10, 12.1.2008, p. 1).