Trolle,
Your second question above on third-country aircraft operated commercially into or within the Community is addressed by the Basic Regulation at Articles 4(1)(d) and 9.
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[1] "Basic Regulation" means Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008 of 20th February 2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 690/2009 of 30th July 2009, and Regulation (EC) No. 1108/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st October 2009. Accessible at
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