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Cover Regulation · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Article 1 – Article 11
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Article 1 Subject matter and scope
The objective of this Regulation is to establish the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air…
Article 2 Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
GM1 Article 2(27) Air traffic advisory service
GM1 Article 2(28) Air traffic control clearance
GM1 Article 2(34) Air traffic services reporting office
GM1 Article 2(38) Alternate aerodrome
GM1 Article 2(41) Approach control unit
GM1 Article 2(45) Area navigation (RNAV)
GM1 Article 2(48) Automatic dependent surveillance — contract (ADS-C)
GM1 Article 2(48a) ADS-C agreement
GM1 Article 2(51) Change-over point
GM1 Article 2(57) Controlled aerodrome
GM1 Article 2(58) Controlled airspace
GM1 Article 2(78) Flight level
GM1 Article 2(89a) Instrument approach operation
GM1 Article 2(90) Instrument approach procedure
GM1 Article 2(114) Runway-holding position
GM2 Article 2(114) Runway-holding position
GM1 Article 2(121) Significant point
GM1 to Article 2(129a) Toy aircraft
Directive 2009/48/EC (the Toy Safety Directive) requires that toys, including the chemicals they contain, shall not jeopardise the safety or health of…
Article 3 Compliance
The Member States shall ensure compliance with the common rules and provisions set out in the Annex to this Regulation without prejudice to the…
Article 4 Exemptions for special operations
The competent authorities may, either on their own initiative or based on applications by the entities concerned, grant exemptions to individual entities…
Article 4a Very-high frequency (VHF) emergency frequency
Without prejudice to paragraph 2, Member States shall ensure that the VHF emergency frequency (121.500 MHz) is only used for emergency purposes specified…
Article 5 Differences
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Article 6 Monitoring of amendments
Further to the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall establish, with the support of Eurocontrol and EASA, a permanent process:
Article 7 Amendments to the Annex
The Annex shall be amended in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004.
Article 8 Transitional and additional measures
Member States that have adopted prior to the entry into force of this Regulation additional provisions complementing an ICAO Standard shall ensure that…
Article 9 Safety requirements
Further to the entry into force of this Regulation and without prejudice to Article 7, Member States shall, in order to maintain or enhance existing…
Article 10 Amendments to Regulations (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 1265/2007, (EU) No 255/2010 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011
Regulation (EC) No 730/2006 is amended as follows: Article 2(3) and (4) shall be replaced by the following:
Article 11 Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 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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