‘private pleasure-flying’ and ‘private pleasure-sea-navigation’ means the use of an aircraft or a sea-going vessel by its owner or the natural or legal person who enjoys its use either through hire or through any other means, for purposes other than commercial and in particular other than for the carriage of passengers or goods or for the supply of services for consideration or for the purposes of public authorities.

I am worried. Take the instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) rating, which I myself hold: the certification that allows UK private pilots to fly by using a plane’s instruments to fly in more unfavourable weather conditions – well, I understand that is now under threat from EASA.

For the purposes of this Directive ‘private pleasure-flying’ shall mean the use of an aircraft by its owner or the natural or legal person who enjoys its use either through hire or through any other means, for other than commercial purposes and in particular other than for the carriage of passengers or goods or for the supply of services for consideration or for the purposes of public authorities.

energy products supplied for use as fuel for the purpose of air navigation other than in private pleasure-flying.

We recently experienced tragic complications in Italy, for example, which prohibited private Greek ships which were not flying the Greek flag from entering Italy, while others were allowed to do so. Absurd incidents based, I believe, on the fact that we do not have clear, proper, efficient, Community legislation on shipping registers.

(c) energy products supplied for use as fuels for the purpose of air navigation other than private pleasure-flying for as long as such products are obliged to be exempted under international obligations.For the purposes of this Directive "private pleasure-flying" shall mean the use of an aircraft by its owner or the natural or legal person who enjoys its use either through hire or through any other means, for other than commercial purposes and in particular other than for the carriage of passengers or goods or for the supply of services for consideration or for the purposes o ...[+++]f public authorities.Member States may limit the scope of this exemption to supplies of jet fuel (CN code 2710 00 51);