Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014

In forceThis text since 7 Aug 2026law://eu/reg/2014/1321/art_8__para_2a@2026-11-12

Contents

2a.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the requirements for aircraft used for commercial specialised operations and CAT other than those by air carriers licenced in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, set out in Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 379/2014^note, shall apply from 21 April 2017.Until that time:

—The provisions of Annex I, point M.A.201(f) shall apply to complex motor-powered aircraft used by operators requested by a Member State to hold a certificate for commercial operations other than licence air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 and to commercial ATOs;

—The provisions of Annex I, point M.A.201(h) shall apply to other than complex motor-powered aircraft, used by operators requested by a Member State to hold a certificate for commercial operations other than licence air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 and to commercial ATOs;

—The provisions of Annex I, point M.A.306(a) shall apply to aircraft used by licence air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 and aircraft used by operators requested by a Member State to hold a certificate for commercial operations;

—The provisions of Annex I, point M.A.801(c) shall apply to ELA1 not used by licence air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 and not used by commercial ATOs;

—The provisions of Annex I, point M.A.803(b) shall apply to non-complex motor-powered aircraft of 2730 kg MTOM and below, sailplane, powered sailplane or balloon, not used by licence air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, or by operators requested by a Member State to hold a certificate for commercial operations, or by commercial ATOs;

—The provisions of Annex I, point M.A.901(g) shall apply to ELA1 aircraft not used by licence air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, or by operators requested by a Member State to hold a certificate for commercial operations, or by commercial ATOs.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Type: Regulation · Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · EEA relevant
Adopted: 26 Nov 2014
In force: 6 Jan 2015
Text current to: 7 Aug 2026
Made by: European Commission
Official: EUR-Lex 32014R1321 · ELI

Topics

aircraft air safety maintenance professional qualifications roadworthiness tests technical standard vocational training Internal market - Principles Transport

History · 1 version

7 Aug 2026Reading
changed by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1536

Connections

See on a map

Amended by 1: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1536
Cited by 3: this act2 provisions; Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/201219 provisions; Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/20124 provisions
Cites 3: Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance); Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014; Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012

Defined terms · 33

Show every defined term

aeroplane
means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings;
aircraft
means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than reactions of the air against the earth's surface;
Applicable
means relevant to any aircraft, component or process specified in the organisation’s terms of approval and in any associated capability list.
applicable maintenance data
means any of the following:
Authorised person
means the officials of the competent authorities, the Agency and the Member State who has responsibility for the oversight of the maintained aircraft or component.
Certification authorisation
means the authorisation issued to certifying staff by the organisation and which specifies the fact that those staff may sign certificates of release to service within the limitations stated in such authorisation on behalf of the approved organisation.
certifying staff
means personnel responsible for the release of an aircraft or a component after maintenance;
commercial air transport (CAT) operation
means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or other valuable consideration;
commercial specialised operations
means those operations subject to the requirements of Part-ORO, Subpart-SPO set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
competition flight
means ‘competition flight’ as defined in Article 2(10) of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
complex motor-powered aircraft
means:
component
means any engine, propeller, part or appliance;
continuing airworthiness
means all of the processes ensuring that, at any time in its operating life, the aircraft complies with the airworthiness requirements in force and is in a condition for safe operation;
controlled environment
means an environment where the following can be established and verified: (a) the identity of the students;
critical maintenance task
means a maintenance task that involves the assembly or any disturbance of a system or any part on an aircraft, engine or propeller that, if an error occurred during its performance, could directly endanger the flight safety;
flying display
means ‘flying display’ as defined in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
helicopter
means a type of rotorcraft supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on up to two power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes;
independent certifying staff
means certifying staff who does not work on behalf of an approved maintenance organisation and who complies with, alternatively:
introductory flight
means ‘introductory flight’ as defined in Article 2(9) of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
involved in actual relevant aircraft or component maintenance
means that the person has worked in an aircraft or component maintenance environment and has either exercised the privileges of the certification authorisation and/or has actually carried out maintenance on at least some of the aircraft type or aircraft group systems specified in the particular certification authorisation.
JAA
means ‘Joint Aviation Authorities.’;
JAR
means ‘Joint Aviation Requirements’;
limited operations
means the operations of other-than-complex motor-powered aircraft for: For the purpose of this Regulation, ‘limited operations’ are not considered as CAT operations or commercial specialised operations;
maintenance
means any one or combination of the following activities: overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement, modification or defect rectification of an aircraft or component, with the exception of pre-flight inspection;
maintenance organisation
means an organisation holding an approval issued in accordance with, alternatively:
management systems harmonisation
means the coordinated process by which the management systems of two or more organisations interact and share information and methods to reach common or consistent safety and compliance monitoring objectives;
non-conventional aircraft
means an aircraft other than an aeroplane, helicopter, sailplane, balloon or airship.
organisation
means a natural person, a legal person or part of a legal person.
owner
means the person responsible for the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft, including, alternatively:
pre-flight inspection
means the inspection carried out before flight to ensure that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight;
principal place of business
means the head office or the registered office of the undertaking within which the principal financial functions and operational control of the activities referred to in this Regulation are exercised;
rotorcraft
means a power-driven, heavier-than-air aircraft that depends principally for its support in flight on the lift generated by up to two rotors;
Support staff
means those staff holding an aircraft maintenance licence under Annex III (Part-66) in category B1, B2, B2L, B3 and/or L with the appropriate aircraft ratings, working in a base maintenance environment while not necessarily holding certification privileges.