Article 2 3.

A person operating commercial air transport flights who is not covered by Article 3, point (3), may decide to be treated as an aircraft operator for the purposes of this Regulation. A person operating flights other than commercial air transport flights within the meaning of Article 3, point (4), may decide to be treated as an aircraft operator for the purposes of this Regulation. A person covered by Article 3, point (3), may decide that its non-commercial air transport flights are also to be covered by this Regulation. Any such person shall notify its decision to the Member State whose competent authority or authorities are responsible for that aircraft operator in accordance with Article 11(5). That Member State shall notify that decision to the Commission and the Agency at least six months before the beginning of the reporting period from which that decision applies.