Correcting Errors in European Aviation Regulations

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The European Commission issued a regulation on July 14, 2025, to correct errors in the Estonian and Swedish language versions of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. The errors, introduced by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2076, affected the substance of the provisions related to civil aviation aircrew.

Key Takeaways:

  • The regulation corrects errors in the Estonian and Swedish language versions of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, specifically in points FCL.140.H(a) and FCL.210.A.
  • The errors, introduced by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2076, affected the substance of the provisions, particularly in relation to recency requirements and instructions for applicants for a PPL(A) and PPL(H).
  • The other language versions of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 are not affected by these corrections.
  • The measures in the regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 127(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.
  • The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
  • The regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Statistics:

  • 15 July 2025: The date on which the European Commission issued the regulation correcting errors in the Estonian and Swedish language versions of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.
  • 14 July 2025: The date on which the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, signed the regulation.
  • 20 days: The period after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union during which the regulation entered into force.

Sources:

  • COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2025/1345 of 14 July 2025
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 of 24 July 2024
  • Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018
  • Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council