L 306/44 Official Journal of the European Union 23.11.2010 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1071/2010 of 22 November 2010 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 thereof, Whereas: O] 0] Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 of 22 March 2006 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 21112005, 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. 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 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. Opportunity was given by the Commission to the air carriers concerned to consult documents provided by Member States, to submit written comments and to 344, 27.12.2005, p. 15. 84, 23.3.2006, p. 14. = make an oral presentation to the Commission within 10 working days and to the Air Safety Committee estab- lished by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/1991 of 16 December on the harmonization of the technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (3). 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. The Air Safety Committee has heard presentations by the European Aviation Safety Agency and by the Commission on the main operational conclusions agreed in the course of the last meeting of the European SAFA Steering Group (ESSG) held in Vienna on the 28 and 29 October 2010. In particular, it has been informed about the endorsement by the ESSG of the introduction on a voluntary basis of a minimum annual quota of inspections to be carried out by Member States as of 2011. The Air Safety Committee has heard presentations on the analysis of reports of comprehensive safety audits carried out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in the framework of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) and on the results of cooperation activities between the Commission and ICAO in the areas of safety and in particular on the possibilities to the exchange safety information regarding the level of compliance with international safety standards and recommended practices. Following the conclusions of ICAO general assembly, the Commission mandated the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to coordinate the regular analysis of the reports of comprehensive safety audits carried out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in the framework of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) carried out with experts of Member States in the framework of a working group set up by the Air Safety Committee. Member States are invited to nominate experts to contribute to this important task. () OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4.