4.5. 1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L115/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 925/1999 of 29 April 1999 on the registration and operation within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertificated as meeting the standards of volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 84(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Atrticle 189c of the Treaty (%), 1) Whereas one of the key objectives of the common transport policy is sustainable mobility; whereas such a policy can be defined as a global approach which aims at ensuring both the effective functioning of the Community’s transport systems and the protection of the environment; whereas it is appropriate to take technical measures which contribute to the achieve- ment of sustainable mobility; Whereas the Commission communication on the future development of the common transport policy: a global framework to the construction of a Community framework for sustainable mobility explicitly refers to the introduction of a non-addition rule for the noisiest aeroplanes; Whereas the fifth action programme of 1992 on the environment, the general approach of which was endorsed by the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, in their resolution of 1 February () OJ C 118, 17.4.1998, p. 20 and OJ C 329, 27.10.1998, p. 10. (3 OJ C 284, 149.1998, p. 1. () Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 September 1998 (O] C 313, 12.10.1998, p- 94), Council common position of 16 November 1998 (O] C 404, 23.12.1998, p. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 10 February 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal). 1993 (*) envisages further legislative measures aimed at reducing noise emissions from aeroplanes; whereas the said programme lays down the objective that no person should be exposed to noise levels which endanger health and quality of life; Whereas the growth in air transport activities at Community airports is increasingly subject to envir- onmental constraints; whereas the operation of less noisy aeroplanes at these airports can contribute to a better use of available airport capacity; Whereas older types of aeroplanes modified to improve their noise certification level have a noise performance which is significantly worse, mass for mass, than that of modern types of aeroplanes origi- nally certificated to meet the standards of Volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993); whereas such modifications prolong the life of an aeroplane that would normally have been retired; whereas such modifications tend to worsen the gaseous emissions performance and fuel burn of earlier technology aero engines; whereas aeroplanes may be re-engined to achieve a noise performance comparable to that of those originally certificated to meet Chapter 3 requirements; Whereas a rule which prohibits the addition of those older modified types of aeroplanes to Member States’ registers as from 1 April 1999 can be considered as a protective measure aimed at preventing a deteriora- tion of the noise situation around Community airports as well as improving the situation regarding fuel burn and gaseous emissions; () OJ C 138, 17.5.1993, p. 1.