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Ladies and gentlemen, generally speaking, we all agree that steps aimed at enhancing safety in air transport are beneficial. One can only applaud, for example, the fact that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is able to contribute towards ensuring the free movement of air technology products, of transport services and of crew, on account of the fact that various licenses, permits and other documents issued via the agency or national offices, on the basis of their own rules, will be automatically accepted in other Member States.
I therefore wish to express my support for the proposed regulation and for the rapporteur’s work, on the basis of the many years I spent as a pilot. Nevertheless, ladies and gentlemen, measures can sometimes, despite the best intentions, be controversial or even detrimental to some of those affected. One example is the fact that enforcing the EASA in respect of aircraft up to 600 kg does not fundamentally improve aviation, but rather leads to extraordinary costs and a greater administrative load. Manufacturing ultralight aircraft represents an opportunity for our SMEs that have a strong export side to make their mark in difficult world markets including that of the USA.
Given that the annex to the regulation unfortunately does not exempt this specialised sector of aviation technology from the implementation of the regulation, unlike a number of other cases, the document will have untold consequences for the competitiveness of manufacturers. It will lead to discrimination in the market, which is certainly not among the objectives of the new legislation and the legal amendments adopted by Parliament.
I also find the issues surrounding the imposition of fines confusing. I feel that it would be better to retain the previous practice of taking away licences or not awarding them in the first place. Fines are not a standard measure and there could be a risk of their misuse in the drive to boost the revenues of those in receipt of resources that are collected in this way.
One further point is that some of the proposals in the document affect Member State sovereignty, even though they are unconnected to the criteria of air transport safety. Consequently, we should monitor more carefully all of the consequences of our measures on all citizens and businesses in the EU, as part of the overall fight for greater safety. Thank you."@en1
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