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title: "Article 3 Provision of air traffic control services — Cover Regulation, ATCO · Avioverse"
description: "Air traffic control services shall only be provided by air traffic controllers qualified and licensed in accordance with this Regulation."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/cover-regulation/commission-regulation-eu-2015-340/article-3"
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# Article 3 Provision of air traffic control services

Cover Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

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-traffic-controllers-licensing-and) · [EUR-Lex 2015/340 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32015R0340)

IR Implementing rule

## Article 3 Provision of air traffic control services

1\. Air traffic control services shall only be provided by air traffic controllers qualified and licensed in accordance with this Regulation.

2\. Member States may apply this Regulation to their military personnel providing services to the public.

\[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]

IR · Article 3 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/340](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/cover-regulation/commission-regulation-eu-2015-340)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Jun 2024, 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.