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title: "ORO.GEN.135 Continued validity of an AOC — Part-ORO · Avioverse"
description: "The operator’s certificate shall remain valid subject to all of the following:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-gen/oro-gen-135"
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# ORO.GEN.135 Continued validity of an AOC

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

IR Implementing rule

## ORO.GEN.135 Continued validity of an AOC

(a) The operator’s certificate shall remain valid subject to all of the following:

(1) the operator remaining in compliance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated an implementing acts, taking into account the provisions related to the handling of findings as specified under ORO.GEN.150 of this Annex;

(2) the competent authority being granted access to the operator as defined in point ORO.GEN.140 of this Annex to determine continued compliance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;

(3) the certificate not being surrendered or revoked.

(b) Upon revocation or surrender the certificate shall be returned to the competent authority without delay.

IR · ORO.GEN.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART GEN: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-gen)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.