The EU Air Safety List (ASL) common criteria include the elements to take into account when considering the imposition of a ban (or of operational restrictions). The Commission is now updating these common criteria and proposes a new point II of the Annex on the lifting of a ban. With this proposal, the Commission intends to improve the EU ‘tool box’ for the safety oversight of third country carriers and enhance the synergies between the ASL Regulation and the TCO Regulation.