Published on Friday 9 December 2022
Aerial work operations excluded from the scope of European regulations and carried out in France with aircraft registered in a non-EASA Member State (non-EASA Member States correpond to non EU/EFTA countries) are subject to a special and temporary authorisation in accordance with Article L6211-1 of the French Transport Code and Circular n°2005-15 of 9 February 2005.
Exclusion criteria of the European regulation
In order for aerial work operations to be excluded from EU regulations, one of the following three criteria must be met :
- either the aircraft corresponds to one of the aircraft mentioned in Annex I of the basic Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139,
- the activity is listed in Article 2(3)(a) of the above-mentioned basic Regulation or in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 ("AirOPS"), or
- the operator's principal place of business is in a non-EASA Member State.
Operational rules for these operations
These operations correspond to case B (case A, which corresponds to aerial work with an aircraft registered in an EASA Member State, is not covered by this page). Depending on the operator's principal place of business, the operational rules applicable to these aerial work operations in France are as follows:
| CAS | Exploitant | Type de Contrat | Règles Opérationnelles | Autorisation |
| BI | Based in France | Dyr lease-in | Arrêté du 24 juillet 1991 relatif aux conditions d'utilisation des aéronefs civils en aviation générale |
Special and temporary authorisation |
| BII | EASA Member State operator | Service supply or wet lease-in |
Operator's country regulation | Special and temporary authorisation |
| BIII | Non-EASA Member State operator | Service supply or wet lease-in |
Arrêté du 24 juillet 1991 relatif aux conditions d'utilisation des aéronefs civils en aviation générale |
Special and temporary authorisation |
Application for authorisation
The application for the special and temporary authorisation required for these operations must be made by the operator using the "Application for an aerial work permit for B cases". The list of documents required for the examination of the application is given at the end of this form.
Applications must be sent at least 30 days before the desired start of operations to the Air Transport Directorate (DTA/SDS1) at the following address : dta-compagnies-bf@aviation-civile.gouv.fr
See as well
- Airworthiness: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/aeronefs-etrangers
- Foreign pilot's licence: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/titres-aeronautiques-etranger
