Applying for exemptions and alternative verification procedures to European aviation law

You can submit applications in connection with exemptions and alternative verification procedures under European aviation law online, by post or by fax.

Online application:

• Go to the federal portal and select the online form. This will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
• You can upload the required documents directly in the form.
• You can then send the application digitally.
• Depending on the legal basis on which your application is based, your application will be forwarded to the relevant specialist unit at the LBA.
• If anything is unclear or information is missing, the LBA will contact you.
• If all requirements are met, the LBA will send you the result documents.

Application by post:

• Call up the federal portal and select the online form. This will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
• Once you have completed the form, print it out and send it to the LBA by post together with the required documents.
• The next steps are the same as for the online application.

Application by fax:

• Call up the federal portal and select the online form. This will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
• Once you have completed the form, print it out and fax it to the LBA together with the required documents.
• The next steps are the same as for the online application.

Flexibility provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139:

• You are a natural or legal person.
• You indicate the provision from which you are requesting the exemption.
• You need the authorization due to urgent, unforeseeable circumstances or urgent operational requirements.
  • You cannot adequately take these circumstances or requirements into account.
• Safety, environmental protection and compliance with the applicable essential requirements are ensured despite the derogation.
• The scope and duration of the exemption are limited to what is strictly necessary.
• You apply the exemption in a non-discriminatory manner
• There is no risk of distortion of market conditions.

For alternative means of compliance (AltMoC):

• You are a natural or legal person.
• You specify the provision of the AMC (Acceptable Means of Compliance) for which you are applying for an alternative means of compliance.
• There is a significant relevant difference between the AltMoC and the AMC in question.
• You maintain an equivalent level of safety of the AltMoC compared to the AMC.
• Risk assessment demonstrating compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts and an equivalent level of safety compared to the AMC
• You specify at least a start date for the exemption; optionally the period of the alternative verification procedure

For exemptions from European aviation law under the flexibility provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139:

• Proof of urgent and unforeseeable circumstances or urgent operational needs
• Description of the nature and scope of the exemption
• if applicable, type designation, serial number and registration number of the aircraft concerned
• if applicable, measures to exclude any impairment of the safety level
• EASA project number and classification, if applicable
• If applicable, number of the airworthiness directive and revision status of the airworthiness directive
• Declarations of no objection, if applicable

For alternative verification procedures (AltMoC):

• Description of the alternative certification procedure
• Description of the safety level of the alternative verification procedure:
  • For example, FMEA documents, risk assessments or similar
• If applicable, proof of or reference to an already approved alternative verification procedure

There are no costs.

There is no deadline.

• Article 71(1) Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
• ORA.GEN.120 Regulation (EU) No. 1178/2011
• ORO.GEN.120 Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012
• 145.A.120, CAMO.A.120, CAO.A.017 Regulation (EU) No. 1321/2014
• 21.A.124A, 21.A.134A Regulation (EU) No 748/2012

• Contradiction
  Further information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.

There are no indications or special features.

11.06.2024