(2) Where some of the information specified in subsection (1) is not provided for an aircraft, the calculation of charges shall be based on the maximum permissible take-off weight or the maximum seating capacity for the type of aircraft in question, as appropriate.

flights performed by aircraft with a certified maximum take-off mass of less than 5 700 kg.

the implications of the exclusion thresholds as specified in Annex I in terms of certified maximum take-off mass and number of flights per year performed by an aircraft operator.

6. Without prejudice to the application of the principles referred to in Articles 14 and 15 of the service provision Regulation, Member States may decide not to calculate terminal charges as stipulated in Article 11 of this Regulation and not to set terminal unit rates as referred to in Article 13 of this Regulation in respect of air navigation services provided at aerodromes with less than 150 000 commercial air transport movements per year, regardless of the maximum take-off mass and the number of p ...[+++]assenger seats, movements being counted as the sum of take-offs and landings and calculated as an average over the previous three years.

This activity shall not include: (a) flights performed exclusively for the transport, on official mission, of a reigning Monarch and his immediate family, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Government Ministers, of a country other than a Member State, where this is substantiated by an appropriate status indicator in the flight plan (b) military flights performed by military aircraft and customs and police flights (c) flights related to search and rescue, fire-fighting flights, humanitarian flights and emergency medical service flights authorised by the appropriate competent authority (d) any flights performed exclusively under visual flight rules as defined in Annex 2 to the Chicago Convention (e) flights terminating at the aerodrome f ...[+++]rom which the aircraft has taken off and during which no intermediate landing has been made (f) training flights performed exclusively for the purpose of obtaining a licence, or a rating in the case of cockpit flight crew where this is substantiated by an appropriate remark in the flight plan provided that the flight does not serve for the transport of passengers and/or cargo or for the positioning or ferrying of the aircraft (g) flights performed exclusively for the purpose of scientific research or for the purpose of checking, testing or certifying aircraft or equipment whether airborne or ground-based (h) flights performed by aircraft with a certified maximum take-off mass of less than 5 700 kg (i) flights performed in the framework of public service obligations imposed in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on routes within outermost regions, as specified in Article 299(2) of the Treaty, or on routes where the capacity offered does not exceed 30 000 seats per year (j) flights which, but for this point, would fall within this activity, performed by a commercial air transport operator operating either:

(h)the implications of the exclusion thresholds as specified in Annex I in terms of certified maximum take-off mass and number of flights per year performed by an aircraft operator.