L 84/8 Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 473/2006 of 22 March 2006 laying down implementing 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (6)  The Commission should receive adequate information on 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), (hereinafter referred to as ‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas: (1) Chapter II of the basic Regulation lays down procedures for updating the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community as well as procedures allowing the Member States, in certain circumstances, to adopt exceptional measures imposing operating bans within their territory. (2) It is appropriate to adopt certain implementing measures in order to provide detailed rules in respect of these procedures. (3)  In particular, it is appropriate to specify the information to be provided by the Member States when they request the Commission to adopt a decision under Article 4(2) of the basic Regulation to update the Community list by imposing a new operating ban, lifting an existing ban or modifying the attached conditions. (4) It is necessary to lay down conditions for the exercise of the rights of defence of the carriers subject to the decisions adopted by the Commission in order to update the Community list. (5)  In the context of updating the list, the basic Regulation requires the Commission to take due account of the need for decisions to be taken swiftly and, where appropriate, provide a procedure for urgent cases. () O] L 344, 27.12.2005, p. 15. any operating ban imposed by the Member States as exceptional measures under Articles 6(1) and 6(2) of the basic Regulation. (7  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Air Safety Committee (3), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Subject matter This Regulation lays down detailed rules in respect of the procedures referred to in Chapter II of the basic Regulation. Atticle 2 Requests by Member States to update the Community list 1. A Member State that requests the Commission to update the Community list in accordance with Article 4(2) of the basic Regulation shall provide to the Commission the information indicated in Annex A to this Regulation. 2. The requests mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be addressed in writing to the Secretariat General of the Commission. In addition, the information described in Annex A shall be communicated simultaneously to the competent services of the Directorate General for Energy and Transport of the Commission electronically. If no suitable electronic procedure is available, the same information shall be provided by the fastest practicable alternative means. 3. The Commission shall inform the other Member States through their representatives in the Air Safety Committee in accordance with the procedures provided in the Committee’s internal rules, as well as the European Aviation Safety Agency. (3) Established by Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (O] L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4).