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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/359 of 4 March 2020

Cover Regulation · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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## Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/359 of 4 March 2020

of 4 March 2020

1\. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2\. This Regulation shall apply from 8 April 2020.

3\. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply from 8 September 2021:

(a) points (1)(e), (4)(b), (5) to (7), (32), (34), (36)(d), (40)(a), (41); (42), (44), (46) to (48), (52)(f), (53)(a) to (53)(c) (53) (e), (53)(f), (54), (55), (56)(a) to (56)(c) and (57) of Annex I;

(b) point (b) of Annex II;

(c) point (10)(d)(ii) of Annex III.

4\. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Article 1 point (7) and points (49), (53)(d), (58)(b), (58)(d) and (58)(e) of Annex I shall apply from the day of entry into force of this Regulation.

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, 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.