6.3.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 66/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 235/2007 of 5 March 2007 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 ('), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 4742006 (?) 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 2111/2005. 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 I 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 2111/2005, 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. (4 The Commission informed all air carriers concerned either directly or, when this was not practicable, through the authorities responsible for their regulatory oversight, indicating the essential facts and considerations which would form the basis for a decision to impose on () O] L 344, 27.12.2005, p. 15. (®» OJ L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 14. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1543/2006 (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 27). () O] L 84, 23.3.2005, p. 8. 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 harmonisation 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. Air West (7)  There is verified evidence of serious safety deficiencies on the aircraft IL-76, registration marks ST-EWX, which is the only aircraft of Air West authorised to operate to the Community. These deficiencies have been identified by Germany, during a ramp inspection performed under the SAFA programme (°). (8)  Germany has communicated to the Commission that it has adopted an immediate operating ban on the whole fleet of Air West taking into account the common criteria, in the framework of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005. (9)  In addition, Germany has submitted to the Commission a request to update the Community list in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005, and as prescribed by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 473/2006, in view of extending the operating ban to the European Community for the whole fleet of Air West. (" OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1900/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 377, 27.12.2006, p. 176). () LBA/D-2006-510.