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Secretary of State for Transport and the Sea,
In view of the International Civil Aviation Convention of 7 December 1944, together the Protocols which amended it, and in particular the Protocol of 24 September 1968 on the authentic trilingual text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation;
In the light of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 Concerning the access of Community air carriers to intra-Community routes, and in particular Article 8.2;
In view of the Civil Aviation Code, in particular Articles L. 227-4 and R. 221-3;
In view of the environmental code, in particular Article L. 571-13;
Having regard to the order of 17 July 1992 on general air traffic procedures for the use of aerodromes by aircraft;
Having regard to the order of 12 May 1997 on technical operating conditions Aircraft by a public air transport undertaking (OPS1);
In view of the opinion of the Environmental Advisory Committee of the aerodrome of Toulouse-Blagnac as of 26 June 2002;
In view of the opinion of the Noise Control Authority Airports as of October 18, 2002,
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To reduce noise pollution around the Toulouse-Blagnac aerodrome, operating restrictions The following are decided on this platform:
I.-For the purposes of this Order, it is defined as:
- " Operator ", the operator of an aircraft;
-" The most noisy aircraft in Chapter 3, aircraft equipped with turbojet engines Whose sound certification meets the standards set out in Chapter 3 of Part Two of the first volume of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation of 7 December 1944 and which have a cumulative margin of Certified noise levels, relative to the allowable limits defined in this chapter, less than 5 EPNdB;
- " Noisy aircraft in Chapter 3 ", aircraft equipped with turbo-actors whose acoustic certification meets the standards Set out in Chapter 3 of Part Two of the first volume of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation of 7 December 1944 and which have a cumulative margin of certified noise levels, in relation to the limits Eligible defined in this chapter, greater than or equal to 5 EPNdB and less than 8 EPNdB;
- " Engine tests ", any operation carried out on an aircraft at the end of which its engines operate for more than five minutes or At a power greater than that used for the driving and driving sequences.
II. -Subject to the provisions laid down in III of this Article and in Article 4 of this Order, none of the most noisy aircraft in Chapter 3 can, on the Toulouse-Blagnac airfield:
-land between 22 hours and 6 hours, hours Local arrival on the parking area;
-take off between 22 hours and 6 hours, local hours of departure from the parking area.
On the same reservations and within the same time range, no noisy aircraft in Chapter 3 can Land or take off at the aerodrome of Toulouse-Blagnac, unless the operator of that aircraft can prove that the aircraft was operated on that aerodrome less than five years before the date of publication of this
. -On a transitional basis, the time range set out in II of this article shall extend to:
-from 23 hours to 6 hours between 30 March 2003 and 27 October 2003;
-from 22.30 to 6 hours between 28 October 2003 and 30 March
. -At landing, thrust reversers and propeller-pitch inverters can only be used beyond idling for operational and safety reasons.
V.-On the Toulouse-Blagnac aerodrome, no engine test May be performed between 22 hours and 6 hours, local hours.
Subject to the provisions of Article 4 of the Order:
I.-Aircraft operating in accordance with the rules of flight to instruments must comply with the specific procedures developed with a view to limiting noise and brought to the attention of users by means of Aeronautical information.
II. -Crews must adhere to the operating manuals of operating manuals to minimize the sound impact of landings and takeoffs. These instructions shall be in accordance with ICAO PANS-OPS, Volume 1.
III. -Aircraft operating in accordance with visual flight rules shall comply with the specific instructions developed with a view to limiting noise and to the knowledge of users through aeronautical information.
All operators engaged in commercial flights departing or arriving at the Toulouse-Blagnac aerodrome must publish, In their operating manuals, the classification of their aircraft in relation to the definitions contained in I of Article 1.
I. -The provisions laid down in Articles 1 and 2 of this Order shall not preclude the landing or taking off, on an exceptional basis, of the following aircraft:
-aircraft performing health missions
-aircraft in emergency situations due to flight safety reasons;
-aircraft referred to in Article L. 110-2 of the Civil Aviation Code;
-aircraft engaged in government flights.
II. -The commander shall not depart from the rules laid down in Article 1 of this Order unless he deems it absolutely necessary for reasons of flight safety.
A review of movements under Article 4 of this Order shall be presented by the Civil Aviation Services at each meeting of the Advisory Committee on The environment of the Toulouse-Blagnac aerodrome and made public at least once a year.
The orders of 9 September 1998 and 31 August 1999 restricting the use of the aerodrome of Toulouse-Blagnac (Haute-Garonne) are repealed.
Date Entry into force of this Order shall be fixed at 30 March 2003.
The Director General of Civil Aviation and the Prefect of The Midi-Pyrénées region, prefect of the Haute-Garonne, is responsible, each as far as it is concerned, for the execution of this Order, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Done at Paris, March 21, 2003.
Dominique Bussereau
