24.42014 Official Journal of the European Union L 1231 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 ('), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) Operators and personnel involved in the operation of certain aircraft have to comply with the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008. (2)  In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 the Commission should adopt the necessary implementing rules for establishing the conditions for the safe operation of aircraft. Those rules should primarily take into account the complexity of aircraft, organisations and aircraft operations, as well as the risks associated with the different types of operations. (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (%) establishes implementing rules for commercial air transport oper- ations with aeroplanes and helicopters. Rules for commercial air transport operations with balloons and sailplanes should also be provided in order to comply with the basic principles and applicability of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008. In addition, the specificities of certain commercial operations with aeroplanes and helicopters, starting and ending at the same aerodrome or operating site, need to be appropriately addressed according to their scale and scope and the risk involved. (4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 (}) amends Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 to include rules for non- commercial operations according to the complexity of aircraft. It is also necessary to amend Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 in order to reflect the current state of the art and to ensure proportionate measures for certain strictly defined activities with other-than-complex aircraft and the organizations involved. () OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1. (%) Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 296, 25.10.2012, p. 1). (}) Commission Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 of 14 August 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 227, 24.8.2013, p. 1).