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ORGH.GEN.120 Means of compliance

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

IRImplementing rule

ORGH.GEN.120Means of compliance

(a)The ground handling organisation may use alternative means of compliance (AltMoC) to the acceptable means of compliance (AMC) adopted by the Agency to demonstrate compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts.

(b)If the ground handling organisation uses AltMoC, it shall provide the competent authority with the list of those AltMoC and shall make them available to the competent authority in due time for oversight purposes.

(c)If an organisation providing ground handling services in more than one Member State and having its principal place of business in a Member State applies an AltMoC only to aerodromes in one Member State, the organisation shall inform only the competent authority of that Member State. If such an organisation applies AltMoC to all its stations in the Member States, it shall inform the competent authority designated by the Member State where its principal place of business is located.

IR · ORGH.GEN.120 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 ORGH.GEN.120Means of compliance

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DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE

(a)To demonstrate that the implementing rules are complied with, the GH organisation should complete and document a safety risk assessment for the AltMoC used. The result of this safety risk assessment should demonstrate that those AltMoC enable the achievement of a level of safety that is equivalent to that established by the AMC adopted by the Agency.

(b)The GH organisation should ensure that the competent authority receives the safety risk assessment for the AltMoC it uses in due time before an audit or inspection.

AMC · AMC1 ORGH.GEN.120 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · ED Decision 2025/007/R · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC2 ORGH.GEN.120Means of compliance

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INFORMATION AND COORDINATION

(a)The GH organisation should inform the aircraft operators or aerodrome operators concerned if its AltMoC have an impact on the procedures or instructions applicable to the provision of GH services under the current requirements.

(b)The GH organisation should also coordinate with the organisation affected by those AltMoC and agree with them on any necessary measures to ensure that those AltMoC have no unintended consequence on the activities of the other organisation.

(c)If an AltMoC is applicable only at certain stations, those stations should be mentioned in the relevant AltMoC.

AMC · AMC2 ORGH.GEN.120 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · ED Decision 2025/007/R · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

GMGuidance material

GM1 ORGH.GEN.120Means of compliance

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SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT

(a)The GH organisation submits its list of AltMoC to the competent authority, as identified in point ORGH.GEN.105.

(b)It is recommended that the GH organisation conduct the safety risk assessment of the AltMoC used at the headoffice level, so that the assessment is valid and applicable to all stations. This is intended to avoid inconsistencies between the stations where the GH organisation provides services.

GM · GM1 ORGH.GEN.120 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · ED Decision 2025/007/R · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

All rules in Annexes

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 5 Nov 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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