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# guidance material (GM)

EASA defines “guidance material (GM)” in one regulation, with a separate wording for each case. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘guidance material (GM)’ means non-binding material developed by the Agency that helps to illustrate the meaning of a requirement or specification and is used to support the interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, its implementing rules and AMC;
>
> \[applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

Article 4 · Air Traffic Controllers' Licensing and Certification · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Easy Access Rules, 14 Jun 2024 revision · [Read Article 4](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/cover-regulation/commission-regulation-eu-2015-340#article-4)

> ‘guidance material (GM)’ means a non-binding material issued by the Agency, which helps to illustrate the meaning of delegated or implementing acts and which is used to support the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;
>
> \[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]

Article 4 · Air Traffic Controllers' Licensing and Certification · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Easy Access Rules, 14 Jun 2024 revision · [Read Article 4](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/cover-regulation/commission-regulation-eu-2015-340#article-4)

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