Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 1, the following point is added: ‘7. “Belarusian air carrier” means an air transport undertaking holding a valid operating licence or equivalent issued by the competent authorities of Belarus.’; (2) the following articles are inserted: ‘Article 8b 1. It shall be prohibited for any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers, including as a marketing carrier in code-sharing or blocked-space arrangements, to land in, take off from or overfly the territory of the Union. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of an emergency landing or an emergency overflight. Article 8c 1. By way of derogation from Article 8b, the competent authorities in the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise an aircraft to land in, take off from or overfly the territory of the Union if those competent authorities have determined that such landing, take-off or overflight is required for humanitarian purposes or any other purpose consistent with the objectives of this Regulation. 2. The Member State or Member States concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.’.