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title: "IAM.GEN.055 Competent authority — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The competent authority of the IAM operator shall be the authority designated by the Member State where that operator has its principal place of business…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a/iam-gen-055"
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# IAM.GEN.055 Competent authority

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965)

IR Implementing rule

## IAM.GEN.055 Competent authority

The competent authority of the IAM operator shall be the authority designated by the Member State where that operator has its [principal place of business](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/principal-place-of-business) or its place of residence, or the Agency in accordance with Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

IR · IAM.GEN.055 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.