Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 15 July 2002
on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency
(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER II
SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS
Article 4
Basic principles and applicability
1. Aircraft, including any installed product, part and appliance, which are:
(a) designed or manufactured by an organisation for which the Agency or a Member State ensures safety oversight; or
(b) registered in a Member State; or
(c) registered in a third country and used by an operator for which any Member State ensures oversight of operations;
shall comply with this Regulation unless their regulatory safety oversight has been delegated to a third country and they are not used by a Community operator.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to aircraft referred to in Annex II.

ANNEX II

Aircraft referred to in Article 4(2)
Aircraft to which Article 4(1) does not apply are aircraft for which a type-certificate or a certificate of airworthiness has not been issued on the basis of this Regulation and its implementing rules, and which fall in one of the following categories:
(a) aircraft having a clear historical relevance, related to:
(i) participation in a noteworthy historic event; or
(ii) a major step in the development of aviation; or
(iii) a major role played in the armed forces of a Member State;
and meeting one or more of the following criteria:
(i) its initial design is established as being more than 40 years old;
(ii) its production stopped at least 25 years ago;
(iii) fewer than 50 aircraft of the same basic design are still registered in the Member States;

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