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title: "Licensing authority — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "MED.A.010, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011: ‘licensing authority’ means the competent authority of the Member State that issued the licence, or to which a…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/licensing-authority"
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# licensing authority

EASA defines “licensing authority” in 2 regulations, worded for each regulation's scope. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘licensing authority’ means the competent authority of the Member State that issued the licence, or to which a person applies for the issuance of a licence, or, when a person has not yet applied for a licence, the competent authority as determined in accordance with FCL.001 of Annex I (Part-FCL);

MED.A.010 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · [Read MED.A.010](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-med/subpart-a#med-a-010)

> ‘Licensing authority’ means the competent authority of the Member State that issued the licence, or to which a person applies for the issue of a licence, or, when a person has not yet applied for the issue of a licence, the competent authority in accordance with this Part;

ATCO.MED.A.010 · Air Traffic Controllers' Licensing and Certification · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Easy Access Rules, 14 Jun 2024 revision · [Read ATCO.MED.A.010](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-med-medical-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-a#atco-med-a-010)

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