Every month, the Commission publishes an update of its infringements taken again Member States, as the institution is charged with ensuring that EU law is properly given effect to in the Member States. In November 2023, the European Commission opened a new infringement proceeding against Denmark, commencing with a letter of formal notice.
Within the last decade, two pieces of EU secondary law have been adopted: Regulation 1321/2014 (on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks), and Regulation 748/2012 (laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations).
The Commission claims that Denmark has failed to fully transpose all the applicable content within. In particular, it claims that there are identified shortcomings concerning the lack of appropriately qualified staff (inspectors), and the implementation of oversight procedures and the acceptance and approval of manuals of aviation companies, in breach of the two aforementioned Regulations.
The next step is that Denmark has a two-month window to respond to the Commission, before the Commission deciding whether or not to proceed further with a reasoned opinion.
The infringement, INFR(2023)2150, can be found on the Commission’s infringement database here.