L 355/8 Official Journal of the European Union 12.12.2014 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1318/2014 of 11 December 2014 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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 passengers of the identity of the operating carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/CE ('), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 (3 established the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Union, referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005. (2)  In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005, some Member States and the European Avia- tion Safety Agency (EASA) communicated to the Commission information that is relevant in the context of updating that list. Relevant information was also communicated by certain third countries. On the basis of that information, the Community list should be updated. (3)  The Commission informed all air carriers concerned, either directly or through the authorities responsible for their regulatory oversight, about the essential facts and considerations which would form the basis for a decision to impose on them an operating ban within the Union or to modify the conditions of an operating ban imposed on an air carrier which is included in the Community list. (4)  The Commission gave the air carriers concerned the opportunity to consult the documents provided by the Member States, to submit written comments and to make an oral presentation to the Commission and to the Committee established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/1991 (*) (the ‘Air Safety Committee’). (5)  The Air Safety Committee has received updates from the Commission about the ongoing joint consultations, in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 and its implementing Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2006 (*), with competent authorities and air carriers of the states of Angola, Botswana, Georgia, the Republic of Guinea, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Sdo Tomé and Principe, Sudan and Zambia. The Air Safety Committee also received information from the Commission on Afghanistan, Ghana, Iran and North Korea. The Air Safety Committee also received from the Commission updates about technical consultations with the Russian Federation. (6)  The Air Safety Committee has heard presentations by EASA about the results of the analysis of audit reports carried out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in the framework of ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). Member States were invited to prioritise ramp inspections on air carriers licensed by states in respect of which Significant Safety Concerns (SSC) have been identified by ICAO or in respect of which EASA concluded that there are significant deficiencies in the safety oversight system. In addition to the consultations undertaken by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005, the prioritisation of ramp inspections will allow the acquisition of further information regarding the safety performance of the air carriers licensed in those states. () OJL344,27.12.2005,p. 15. (*) Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 of 22 March 2006 establishing 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 (OJ L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 14). (}) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/1991 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonization of the technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4). (*) 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 (O] L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 8).