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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Ground Handling · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Article 1 – Article 6
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European…
Article 1 Subject matter
This Regulation establishes common requirements for the provision of ground handling services and organisations providing them at aerodromes within the…
Article 2 Scope
This Regulation shall apply to the ground handling organisations that provide any of the ground handling services specified in paragraph 2 at one or more…
GM1 Article 2(1) Scope
PROVISION OF GH SERVICES FROM AN OFF-AIRPORT LOCATION Organisations providing GH services from a location other than an aerodrome subject to Regulation…
GM1 Article 2(2) Scope
PASSENGER HANDLING The safety aspects of passenger handling covered by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 are the following:
GM2 Article 2(2) Scope
GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT The following items of GSE are within the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20, regardless of their level of…
GM3 Article 2(2) Scope
ACTIVITIES UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL The following activities take place before and after an aircraft is parked at the stand:
GM4 Article 2(2) Scope
ACTIVITIES UPON AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE These activities include, but are not limited to:
GM5 Article 2(2) Scope
CARGO AND MAIL HANDLING IN A CARGO WAREHOUSE (a) Cargo handling is a complex activity that involves various entities responsible for different segments…
GM6 Article 2(2) Scope
ORGANISATIONS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/20 THAT OPERATE GSE AROUND THE AIRCRAFT (a) Organisations that move GSE to…
GM1 Article 2(3) Scope
MARSHALLING OF AIRCRAFT (a) Organisations that provide aircraft marshalling services are required to comply with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No…
GM2 Article 2(3) Scope
FLIGHT DISPATCH Although the term ‘flight dispatch’ is included in the definition of ‘ground handling’ in Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, Commission Delegated…
GM3 Article 2(3) Scope
LOAD PLANNING, LOAD CONTROL MESSAGES AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ISSUANCE OF LOAD CONTROL DOCUMENTS (a) The scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)…
GM4 Article 2(3) Scope
GROUND SUPERVISION (a) Ground supervision may be contracted by an operator as an individual service.
GM5 Article 2(3) Scope
OIL HANDLING (a) Aircraft oil handling means replenishing the aircraft’s oil.
Article 3 Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
GM1 Article 3 Definitions
TERMS USED IN THE ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE AND GUIDANCE MATERIAL For the purpose of the AMC and GM to Regulation (EU) 2025/20, the following…
GM1 Article 3(1) Definitions
GROUND HANDLING ORGANISATION (a) GH services may be provided by different types of organisations.
GM1 Article 3(1b) Definitions
AERODROME OPERATOR PROVIDING FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/20 (a) An aerodrome operator…
GM1 Article 3(1c) Definitions
AIRCRAFT OPERATOR PROVIDING GH SERVICES (a) The term ‘aircraft operator’, when used in relation to selfhandling, should be understood as an aircraft…
GM1 Article 3(2) Definitions
SINGLE GROUND HANDLING ORGANISATION BUSINESS GROUPING The concept of single GH organisation business groupings is used in Commission Delegated Regulation…
GM1 Article 3(7) &(8) Definitions
AIRCRAFT GROUND DEICING AND ANTI ICING ICAO Doc 9640 provides the following definitions for the terms ‘antiicing’, ‘deicing’ and ‘deicing/antiicing’.
GM1 Article 3(14) Definitions
AIRCRAFT TOWING (a) Towing can be done using a towbar or a towbarless tractor.
GM1 Article 3(15) Definitions
AIRCRAFT PUSHBACK (a) Nosegearcontrolled pushback includes either the towbar method, where the rearward movement and steering of the aircraft are…
Article 4 Conditions and procedures for organisations providing ground handling services
The conditions and procedures for organisations providing ground handling services to declare their capability and the availability to them of the means…
Article 5 Transitional provisions
Organisations already providing ground handling services on 27 March 2025 shall submit a declaration in accordance with point ORGH.DEC.100 of Annex I to…
Article 6 Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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