Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 646/2012
of 16 July 2012
laying down detailed rules on fines and periodic penalty payments pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)
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CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subject-matter and scope
Article 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER II

NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE
SECTION 1

Inquiry

The non-compliance procedure
Article 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requests for information
Article 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notification
Article 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inquiries
Article 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Voluntary compliance
Article 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Statement of objections
Article 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oral hearing
Article 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Time limits
Article 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Report
Article 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 2

Decision-making

Requests for information
Article 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New period of inquiry
Article 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 3

Decisions on fines and periodic penalty payments

Fines and periodic penalty payments and maximum amounts
Article 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contents of decisions
Article 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Criteria governing the application and quantification of fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 4

Non-cooperation

Periodic penalty payments for non-cooperation
Article 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure
Article 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Complementarity of procedures
Article 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 5

Recovery of fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III

ACCESS TO THE FILE, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, CONFIDENTIALITY AND TEMPORAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1

Rights of defence

Access to the file
Article 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Legal representation
Article 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality, professional secrecy and right to remain silent
Article 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 2

Temporal provisions

Application of time-limits
Article 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limitation periods for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limitation periods for the collection of fines and periodic penalty payments
Article 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Application
Article 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 2 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)