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title: "Part 21 Light — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
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# Part 21 Light

EASA defines “Part 21 Light” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> “Part 21 Light” means the requirements and procedures for the certification or declaration of design compliance of aircraft other than unmanned aircraft intended primarily for sports and recreational use and of related products and parts, and declaration of design and production capability of organisations laid down in Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to this Regulation;

Article 1 · Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Nov 2025 revision · [Read Article 1](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/cover-regulation/general#article-1)

## Defined in the same article

- [article](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/article)
- [complex motor-powered aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/complex-motor-powered-aircraft)
- [control and monitoring unit (CMU)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/control-and-monitoring-unit)
- [control and monitoring unit component](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/control-and-monitoring-unit-component)
- [ELA1 aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ela1-aircraft)
- [ELA2 aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ela2-aircraft)
- [EPA](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/epa)
- [ETSO](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/etso)