L 179/46 Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2013 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 628/2013 of 28 June 2013 on working methods of the European Aviation Safety Agency for conducting standardisation inspections and for monitoring the application of the rules of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 (1), and in particular Article 24(5) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 24(1) and Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 require the European Aviation Safety Agency (hereinafter ‘the Agency’), to assist the Commission in monitoring the application of its provisions, as well as its implementing rules, by Member States’ competent authorities, by conducting standardisation inspections. (2)  Article 54(4) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 stipulates that where an inspection of a Member State competent authority entails an inspection of an undertaking or an association of undertakings, the Agency should follow the provisions of Article 55. (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 (%) lays down the working methods of the Agency for conducting stan- dardisation inspections (hereinafter ‘the current working methods). (4)  Six years have passed since the adoption of the current working methods. Considerable changes to the common rules have been adopted; a number of international agreements have also been adopted; the Agency and the Member States have also accumulated valuable experience that needs to be accounted for. (5)  When Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 was adopted, the common rules in the field of civil aviation were limited to initial and continuing airworthiness. Commission Regulation (EC) No 17022003 (}) laid down imple- () OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1. () O] L 129, 17.5.2006, p. 10. () O] L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 6. menting rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations; Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 (*) laid down implementing rules for the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks. (6)  Since that time, Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 has replaced Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency () and the common rules have been extended twice: first to include air crew, air operations and ramp inspections; secondly to include air traffic management and air navi- gations services (ATM/ANS) as well as airport safety, as a consequence of which the Commission has adopted several implementing rules corresponding to those new fields of competence such as Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 of 10 August 2011 laying down detailed rules for air traffic controllers’ licences and certain certificates (°), Commission Implementing Regu- lation (EU) No 1034/2011 (’) laying down administrative procedures for the safety oversight of air traffic management and air navigation services, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 of 17 October 2011 laying down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services (%), Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 of 29 July 2010 laying down a performance scheme for air navi- gation services and network functions and amending Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 laying down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services (%), 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 (1%), amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 859/2008 ('), Directive 2004/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports (12, amended by Commission Directive 2008/49/EC of 16 April 2008 amending Annex II to Directive 2004/36/EC of the European = 315, 28.11.2003, p. 1. 240, 7.9.2002, p. 1. 206, 11.8.2011, p. 21. 271, 18.10.2011, p. 15. 271, 18.10.2011, p. 23. 201, 3.8.2010, p. 1. 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4. 254, 20.9.2008, p. 1. 143, 30.4.2004, p. 76. ] ] SEETBEEEEE cLooLoLLoLLo Sl o e e >