With regard to products, parts and appliances referred to in Article 4(1), the Agency shall, where applicable and as specified in the Chicago Convention or its Annexes, carry out on behalf of Member States the functions and tasks of the State of design, manufacture or registry when related to design approval.

This approval must be confirmed each year after the start of the conversion plan;

This approval must be confirmed each year after the start of the conversion plan.

the right to sponsor an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration.

examination and approval of plans for the discharge of radioactive effluents.

approving the port facility security plan (PFSP) and any subsequent amendments to a previously approved plan;

approving a PFSP or any subsequent amendments to a previously approved plan;

The approval of a plan of work for exploration shall be in accordance with Article 153(3) of the Convention.

Whereas the Netherlands has submitted for approval national contingency plans;

When considering an application for approval of a plan of work in the form of a contract, the Authority shall first ascertain whether:

This additional approval must be given in the form of an addition to the original EC design-examination certificate.

processing of applications for approval of plans of work for exploration in accordance with Part XI and this Agreement;

authorise payments to the beneficiaries according to the payment plan, on the basis of the monitoring reports.

The examination for EEC pattern approval shall be carried out on the basis of the plans and, where appropriate, on sample vessels.

3 ensuring the development, the submission for approval, and thereafter the implementation and maintenance of the ship security plan;.

Whereas certain Member States have submitted for approval national contingency plans;

Once the Commission has established their conformity, it shall submit the plans for approval in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 33.

Show compliance with the type-certification basis and environmental protection requirements incorporated by reference in the type-certificate or supplemental type-certificate, as applicable, or those in effect on the date of application (for repair design approval), plus any amendments to those certification specifications or special conditions the Agency finds necessary to establish a level of safety equal to that established by the type-certification basis incorporated by reference in the type-certificate or supplemental type-certificate.

The company security officer (CSO) has the responsibility of ensuring that a ship security plan (SSP) is prepared and submitted for approval.

"pension scheme" means a contract, an agreement, a trust deed or rules stipulating which retirement benefits are granted and under which conditions;

An application for approval of a plan of work for exploration shall be considered by the Council following the receipt of a recommendation on the application from the Legal and Technical Commission.

examination and approval of plans for installations involving an exposure risk, and of the proposed siting of such installations within the territory concerned, from the point of view of radiation protection;

If the Council does not take a decision on a recommendation for approval of a plan of work within a prescribed period, the recommendation shall be deemed to have been approved by the Council at the end of that period.

On approval of the PFSP, the Contracting Government should indicate which procedural or physical alterations have to be submitted to it for approval.

To this end, each Member State shall establish a sampling plan, indicating, inter alia, the distribution of samples from each geographical area, and transmit it to the Commission for approval.

The Competent Authority shall provide through planned continued surveillance that a production organisation approval is completely reviewed for compliance with this Part during a period of 24 months.

The Administration may entrust the review and approval of ship security plans, or of amendments to a previously approved plan, to recognised security organisations.

An application for approval of a plan of work for exploration, subject to paragraph 6(a)(i) or (ii), shall be processed in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 3(11) of this Annex.

The rules for the administration of financial cooperation should be determined, the procedure for programming, examining and approving aid should be decided and the detailed rules for supervising the use of aid should be laid down.

The processing of an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, including Annex III thereof, and this Agreement, and subject to the following:

Producers' organizations shall submit their draft plans for approval by the competent authority designated by the Member State, in the form shown at Annexe III and together with all the supporting documents.

notwithstanding the provisions of Resolution II(8)(a), a registered pioneer investor may request approval of a plan of work for exploration within 36 months of the entry into force of the Convention.

whereas, although the national authorities will be responsible for approving the plans, there must be consultation and administrative cooperation with the Commission so that the aims of the regulations are upheld and so that the Commission can, if necessary, request alterations to the draft plan or even refuse to approve the granting of national or Community financial aid;

The Authority shall develop rules, regulations and procedures which ensure the implementation of the provisions of this Section, including relevant rules, regulations and procedures governing the approval of plans of work.

A fee shall be levied for the administrative cost of processing an application for approval of a plan of work in the form of a contract and shall be fixed at an amount of USD 500 000 per application.

If, however, the applicant presents for approval a plan of work covering only the stage of exploration or the stage of exploitation, the approved plan of work shall confer such exclusive right with respect to that stage only.

In order to facilitate the establishment of rural development plans and their examination and approval by the Commission, common rules should be laid down for the structure and content of these plans, based in particular on the requirements set out in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.

If the solvency margin falls below the guarantee fund as defined in Article 29, the competent authority of the home Member State shall require the assurance undertaking to submit a short-term finance scheme for its approval.

The submission of a ship security plan, or of amendments to a previously approved plan, for approval shall be accompanied by the security assessment on the basis of which the plan, or the amendments, has been developed.

The nature of the changes to the ship security plan or the security equipment that have been specifically approved by the Administration, pursuant to section 9.5, shall be documented in a manner that clearly indicates such approval.

Each Member State shall establish a sampling plan to implement the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, indicating, inter alia, the distribution of observers among the geographical areas, and transmit it to the Commission for approval.

The Council shall approve a recommendation by the Legal and Technical Commission for approval of a plan of work unless by a two-thirds majority of its members present and voting, including a majority of members present and voting in each of the chambers of the Council, the Council decides to disapprove a plan of work.

With regard to the implementation of Annex III, Article 13(2), of the Convention, the fee for processing applications for approval of a plan of work limited to one phase, either the exploration phase or the exploitation phase, shall be USD 250 000.

Detailed rules should be introduced for the granting of compensation and its limitation in time where a recovery or management plan is decided on by the Council or emergency measures are decided on by the Commission or by one or more Member States.

In cases where the contractor exercises effective control over the owner, failure to acquire from the owner the legal right shall be considered relevant to the contractor's qualification for any subsequent application for approval of a plan of work;

An application for approval of a plan of work shall be accompanied by an assessment of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed activities and by a description of a programme for oceanographic and baseline environmental studies in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures adopted by the Authority.

The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia have submitted contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease for approval.

An operator who has an approved plan of work for exploration only, as provided in Article 3(4)(c) of this Annex shall have a preference and a priority among applicants for a plan of work covering exploitation of the same area and resources.

In any case, every five years each Member State shall update its contingency plan in particular in the light of real-time alert exercises referred to in Article 73, and submit it to the Commission for approval in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 89(2).

if the Commission recommends the approval of a plan of work, it shall be deemed to have been approved by the Council if no member of the Council submits in writing to the President within 14 days a specific objection alleging non-compliance with the requirements of Annex III, Article 6.