
Article 1 
Annex 2 to Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 July 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Annex 2 to Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 is amended as follows:

((1)) point ART.210(a) is replaced by the following:
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(a) 

((1)) it is satisfied that the third country operator holds a valid AOC or equivalent document and associated operations specifications issued by the State of the operator;
((2)) it is satisfied that the third country operator is authorised by the State of the operator to conduct operations into the EU;
((3)) it is satisfied that the third country operator has established:

((i)) compliance with the applicable requirements of Part-TCO;
((ii)) transparent, adequate and timely communication in response to a further assessment and/or an audit of the Agency, if applicable; and
((iii)) a timely and successful corrective action submitted in response to an identified non-compliance, if any;
((4)) there is no evidence of major deficiencies in the ability of the State of the operator or the State of registry, as applicable, to certify and oversee the operator and/or aircraft in accordance with the applicable ICAO standards; and
((5)) the applicant not being subject to an operating ban pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005.
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((2)) Appendices I and II are deleted.
