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Article 5Acceptance of certificates#
1.The competent authority of a Member State may accept air traffic controller licences and associated ratings, endorsements or certificates issued in accordance with the laws of a third country for the purpose of providing instruction and assessment, provided that the applicant meets both of the following conditions:
(a)they hold an air traffic controller licence issued by a third country in accordance with Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed on 7 December 1944 in Chicago (‘the Chicago Convention’) with a rating and, if applicable, rating endorsement corresponding to the one for which they are authorised to instruct or assess;
(b)they have demonstrated to the competent authority referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/340 that they have received training and successfully passed examinations and assessments equivalent to those required by Subpart D, Section 5, of Annex I (Part ATCO) to that Regulation.
2.The privileges referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to providing instruction and assessment for air traffic controller training organisations certified to provide initial training.
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