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# SPO.GEN.100 Competent authority

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

IR Implementing rule

## SPO.GEN.100 Competent authority

The competent authority shall be the authority designated by the Member State in which the operator has its [principal place of business](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/principal-place-of-business), is established or is residing.

IR · SPO.GEN.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 SPO.GEN.100 Competent authority

DETERMINING THE PLACE WHERE AN OPERATOR IS RESIDING

For the purpose of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, the concept of ‘place where the operator is residing’ is mainly addressed to a natural person.

The place where the operator resides is the place where the operator complies with his or her tax obligations.

Several criteria can be used to help determining a person’s place of residence. These include, for example:

(a) the duration of a person’s presence on the territory of the countries concerned;

(b) the person’s family status and ties;

(c) the person’s housing situation and how permanent it is;

(d) the place where the person pursues professional or non-profit activities;

(e) characteristics of the person’s professional activity; and

(f) Member State where the person resides for taxation purposes.

GM · GM1 SPO.GEN.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2019/019/R · 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-spo/subpart-a)

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.