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title: "ATCO.MED.A.001 Competent authority — ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ATCO · Avioverse"
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# ATCO.MED.A.001 Competent authority

ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

IR Implementing rule

## ATCO.MED.A.001 Competent authority

For the purpose of this Part, the competent authority shall be:

(a) for aero-medical centres (AeMCs):

(1) the authority designated by the Member State where the AeMC has its principal place of business;

(2) the Agency, when the AeMC is located in a third country.

(b) for aero-medical examiners (AMEs):

(1) the authority designated by the Member State where the AMEs have their principal place of practice;

(2) if the principal place of practice of an AME is located in a third country, the authority designated by the Member State to which the AME applies for the issue of the certificate.

IR · ATCO.MED.A.001 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-med-medical-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-a)

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