Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012Show full title

Article 4 Exemptions for special operations

1. At the request of the entities conducting the following activities, the competent authorities may grant exemptions from the specific requirements of this Regulation to those entities for the following activities of public interest and for the training necessary to carry out the activities safely:

(a) police and customs missions;

(b) traffic surveillance and pursuit missions;

(c) environmental control missions conducted by, or on behalf of public authorities;

(d) search and rescue;

(e) medical flights;

(f) evacuations;

(g) fire fighting;

(h) exemptions required to ensure the security of flights by heads of State, Ministers and comparable State functionaries.

2. The competent authority authorising these exemptions shall inform EASA of the nature of the exemptions at latest two months after the exemption has been approved.

3. This Article is without prejudice to Article 3 and may be applied in the cases where the activities listed under paragraph 1, cannot be carried out as operational air traffic or where they otherwise may not benefit from the flexibility provisions contained in this Regulation.