Before commencing an approach to land, the commander shall be satisfied that, according to the information available to him/her, the weather at the intended aerodrome or operating site and the condition of the surface intended to be used would not prevent a safe approach and landing.

by day, taking-off and landing at the same aerodrome/landing site and always remaining in sight of that aerodrome/landing site, to fly the intended route and thereafter for at least 10 minutes at normal cruising altitude;

Gander is a smaller town but, because of its strategic importance during World War II and transatlantic commercial viability following that period, it continues to maintain its long runways, which made it the most logical choice for landing capacity.

Point (b) covers, e.g. the creation of completely false cards, as well as the altering of existing ones in order for them to be used fraudulently.

These include: - discussions with its two consultative groups (the Payments Systems Technical Development Group and the Payment Systems Users Liaison Group) on the ways in which the payment systems can best be prepared for the introduction of the Ecu - rapid progress, in the framework of an existing Task Force of government experts, on harmonising procedures for reporting cross- border credit transfers for the purposes of compiling balance of payments statistics (the Commission wants transactions below 10,000 Ecus exempted) - continuing discussions with Member State legal experts, central bank representatives and the EMI on harmonising the legal framework for cross-border payments, in particular settlement finality for credit transfers (a D ...[+++]irective on settlement finality could be proposed in 1995) - maintaining contact with interested parties on the establishment of linkages between automatic clearing houses (ACHs, which process payments transfers at the national level) to assess how best to contribute to progress in this area - consulting with the Commission's two consultative groups on the results of an independent study to be completed in June 1995 on the information given to customers when using payment cards for cross-border payments (so-called face-to-face payments), and assessing the appropriate follow-up measures - launching a study on the regulatory implications for the EU of the use of pre-paid payment cards, particularly as regards the stability of the banking system, consumer protection and the promotion of interoperable cross-border banking services.

The maps must be drawn up no later than five years after the entry into force of the Directive and will cover agglomerations with more than 250 000 inhabitants, major roads with more than 6 million vehicle passages per year, major railways with more than 60 000 trains passages per year and major civil airports where there are more than 50 000 traffic movements (take-offs and landings) per year.