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title: "Mass and balance documentation — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 3, Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24: ‘mass and balance documentation’ means documents containing data about the aircraft mass and balance…"
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# mass and balance documentation

EASA defines “mass and balance documentation” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘mass and balance documentation’ means documents containing data about the aircraft mass and balance, centre of gravity, aircraft load, notification to captain (NOTOC) for dangerous goods, loading instructions, load information.

Article 3 · Ground Handling · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Easy Access Rules, 5 Nov 2025 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/cover-regulation#article-3)

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