5.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 100/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 290/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew 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 technical criteria. Those technical requirements and administrative procedures should therefore be provided for. Union, (4)  According to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, cabin crew are to be continuously fit and competent to exercise their Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European assigned safety duties. Those involved in commercial Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on operations are to hold an attestation as initially set out common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a in Annex II, Subpart O, point (d) of OPS 1.1005 to European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and 1991 on the harmonisation of technical requirements Directive 2004/36/EC (), and in particular Articles 7(6), 8(5) and administrative procedures in the field of civil and 10(5) thereof, aviation (}). Rules on cabin crew qualifications and related attestations should therefore be provided for. Whereas: (5)  Oversight capabilities of competent authorities are not o ) provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. This (1) Commission Regulation (EU). No 117.8/ 2011 (%) lays Regulation therefore amends Regulation (EU) No down detallgd rules for certain Pﬂots’ .hcences and for 1178/2011 to include administration and management the conversion of national pilots' licences and  of system of competent authorities and organisations. In national flight engineers’ licences into pilots’ licences, as accordance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, rules well as the conditions for the acceptance of licences from on an information network between the Member third countries. Rules for pilots’ medical certificates, the States, the Commission and the Agency should also be conditions for the conversion of national medical included in Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. certificates and the certification of aero-medical examiners are also set out in that Regulation. In addition, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 includes ) ) . ) provisions on medical fitness of the cabin crew. (6) It is necessary to provide sufficient time for the aero- nautical industry and Member State administrations to adapt to the new regulatory framework and to ()  According to Regulaon (EC) No 216/2008, pilot recognise unc.ler certain cpnditions the Validity of c.ertifi— training organisations and aero-medical centres are to cates, including attestations of safety training, issued g ored o . : before this Regulation applies. hold a certificate. The certificate is to be issued upon ¢ & pp fulfilment of certain technical and administrative require- ments. Rules on the administration and management system of these organisations should therefore be (7)  In order to ensure a smooth transition and a high 0J L 0J L 311, 25.11.2011, provided for. Flight simulation training devices used for pilot training, testing and checking are to be certified against a set of 79, 13.3.2008, p. 1. 1, p. 1. uniform level of civil aviation safety in the Union, imple- menting measures should reflect the state of the art, including best practices, and scientific and technical progress in the field of aircrew training. Accordingly, Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 as well as technical requirements and administrative procedures agreed by () OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4.