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EASA Basic Regulation (Civil Aviation Safety) In force since 4 July 2018

Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91
32018R1139 · official text on EUR-Lex

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Articles

Chapter I PRINCIPLES

• Article 1 — Subject matter and objectives
• Article 2 — Scope
• Article 3 — Definitions
• Article 4 — Principles for measures under this Regulation

Chapter II AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT

• Article 5 — European Aviation Safety Programme
• Article 6 — European Plan for Aviation Safety
• Article 7 — State Safety Programme
• Article 8 — State Plan for Aviation Safety

Chapter III SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS

Section I Airworthiness and environmental protection

• Article 9 — Essential requirements
• Article 10 — Compliance
• Article 11 — Design of products
• Article 12 — Design of parts
• Article 13 — Design of non-installed equipment
• Article 14 — Individual aircraft
• Article 15 — Organisations
• Article 16 — Personnel
• Article 17 — Implementing acts as regards airworthiness
• Article 18 — Derogations
• Article 19 — Delegated powers

Section II Aircrew

• Article 20 — Essential requirements
• Article 21 — Pilots
• Article 22 — Cabin crew
• Article 23 — Implementing acts as regards pilots and cabin crew
• Article 24 — Training organisations and aero-medical centres
• Article 25 — Flight simulation training devices
• Article 26 — Instructors and examiners
• Article 27 — Implementing acts as regards training, testing, checking and medical assessment
• Article 28 — Delegated powers

Section III Air operations

• Article 29 — Essential requirements
• Article 30 — Aircraft operators
• Article 31 — Implementing acts as regards air operations
• Article 32 — Delegated powers

Section IV Aerodromes

• Article 33 — Essential requirements
• Article 34 — Aerodrome certification
• Article 35 — Safety related aerodrome equipment
• Article 36 — Implementing acts as regards aerodromes and safety-related aerodrome equipment
• Article 37 — Organisations
• Article 38 — Protection of aerodrome surroundings
• Article 39 — Delegated powers

Section V ATM/ANS

• Article 40 — Essential requirements
• Article 41 — ATM/ANS providers
• Article 42 — Organisations involved in the design, production or maintenance of ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents
• Article 43 — Implementing acts as regards ATM/ANS providers and organisations involved in the design, production or maintenance of ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents
• Article 44 — Implementing acts as regards the use of airspace and the design of airspace structures
• Article 45 — ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents
• Article 46 — Design of airspace structures
• Article 47 — Delegated powers

Section VI Air traffic controllers

• Article 48 — Essential requirements
• Article 49 — Air traffic controllers
• Article 50 — Implementing acts as regards air traffic controllers
• Article 51 — Air traffic controller training organisations and aero-medical centres
• Article 52 — Instructors, assessors and aero-medical examiners
• Article 53 — Implementing acts as regards training, testing, checking and medical assessment
• Article 54 — Delegated powers

Section VII Unmanned aircraft

• Article 55 — Essential requirements for unmanned aircraft
• Article 56 — Compliance of unmanned aircraft
• Article 57 — Implementing acts as regards unmanned aircraft
• Article 58 — Delegated powers

Section VIII Aircraft used by a third-country operator into, within or out of the Union

• Article 59 — Applicable rules
• Article 60 — Compliance
• Article 61 — Delegated powers

Chapter IV JOINT CERTIFICATION, OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM

• Article 62 — Certification, oversight and enforcement
• Article 63 — Pool of European aviation inspectors
• Article 64 — Reallocation of responsibility upon request of Member States
• Article 65 — Reallocation of responsibility upon request of organisations operating in more than one Member State
• Article 66 — Oversight support mechanism
• Article 67 — Validity and recognition of certificates and declarations
• Article 68 — Acceptance of third-country certification
• Article 69 — Qualified entities
• Article 70 — Safeguard provisions
• Article 71 — Flexibility provisions
• Article 72 — Information gathering, exchange and analysis
• Article 73 — Protection of the source of information
• Article 74 — Repository of information

Chapter V THE EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY

Section I Tasks

• Article 75 — Establishment and functions of the Agency
• Article 76 — Agency measures
• Article 77 — Airworthiness and environmental certification
• Article 78 — Aircrew certification
• Article 79 — Certification of Safety-Related Aerodrome Equipment
• Article 80 — ATM/ANS
• Article 81 — Air traffic controller training organisations certification
• Article 82 — Third-country aircraft operators and international safety oversight
• Article 83 — Investigations by the Agency
• Article 84 — Fines and periodic penalty payments
• Article 85 — Monitoring of Member States
• Article 86 — Research and innovation
• Article 87 — Environmental protection
• Article 88 — Interdependencies between civil aviation safety and security
• Article 89 — Interdependencies between civil aviation safety and socioeconomic factors
• Article 90 — International cooperation
• Article 91 — Aviation Crisis Management
• Article 92 — Aviation training
• Article 93 — Implementation of Single European Sky

Section II Internal structure

• Article 94 — Legal status, seat and local offices
• Article 95 — Staff
• Article 96 — Privileges and immunities
• Article 97 — Liability
• Article 98 — Functions of the Management Board
• Article 99 — Composition of the Management Board
• Article 100 — Chairperson of the Management Board
• Article 101 — Meetings of the Management Board
• Article 102 — Voting rules of the Management Board
• Article 103 — Executive Director
• Article 104 — Responsibilities of the Executive Director
• Article 105 — Powers of the Board of Appeal
• Article 106 — Members of the Board of Appeal
• Article 107 — Exclusion and objection
• Article 108 — Decisions subject to appeal
• Article 109 — Persons entitled to appeal
• Article 110 — Time limit and form
• Article 111 — Interlocutory revision
• Article 112 — Examination of appeals
• Article 113 — Decisions on appeal
• Article 114 — Actions before the Court of Justice

Section III Working methods

• Article 115 — Procedures for the development of opinions, certification specifications and other detailed specifications, acceptable means of compliance and guidance material
• Article 116 — Procedures for taking decisions
• Article 117 — Annual and multi-annual programming
• Article 118 — Consolidated annual activity report
• Article 119 — Transparency and communication

Section IV Financial requirements

• Article 120 — Budget
• Article 121 — Implementation and control of the budget
• Article 122 — Combating fraud
• Article 123 — Security rules on the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified information
• Article 124 — Evaluation
• Article 125 — Financial rules
• Article 126 — Fees and charges

Chapter VI FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 127 — Committee procedure
• Article 128 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 129 — Participation of European third countries
• Article 130 — Headquarters Agreement and operating conditions
• Article 131 — Penalties
• Article 132 — Processing of personal data
• Article 133 — Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005
• Article 134 — Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008
• Article 135 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010
• Article 136 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014
• Article 137 — Amendments to Directive 2014/30/EU
• Article 138 — Amendments to Directive 2014/53/EU
• Article 139 — Repeal
• Article 140 — Transitional provisions
• Article 141 — Entry into force