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title: "ATM/ANS.AR.A.015 Means of compliance — REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES — OVERSIGHT OF SERVICES AND OTHER ATM NETWORK FUNCTIONS, ATM/ANS · Avioverse"
description: "The Agency shall develop acceptable means of compliance (AMC) that may be used to establish compliance with the requirements of this Regulation."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atm-ans/requirements-for-competent-authorities-oversight/subpart-a/atm-ans-ar-a-015"
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# ATM/ANS.AR.A.015 Means of compliance

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES — OVERSIGHT OF SERVICES AND OTHER ATM NETWORK FUNCTIONS · Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

IR Implementing rule

## ATM/ANS.AR.A.015 Means of compliance

(a) The Agency shall develop acceptable means of compliance (AMC) that may be used to establish compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. When AMC are complied with, the applicable requirements of this Regulation shall be deemed to have been met.

(b) Alternative means of compliance (AltMOC) may be used to establish compliance with the requirements of this Regulation.

(c) The competent authority shall establish a system to consistently evaluate that all AltMOC used by itself or by the service providers under its oversight allow the establishment of compliance with the requirements of this Regulation.

(d) The competent authority shall evaluate all AltMOC proposed by a service provider in accordance with point ATM/ANS.OR.A.020 by analysing the documentation provided and, if considered necessary, conducting an inspection of the service provider.

When the competent authority finds that the AltMOC are sufficient to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of this Regulation it shall without undue delay:

(1) notify the applicant that the AltMOC may be implemented and, if applicable, amend the certificate of the applicant accordingly;

(2) notify the Agency of their content, including copies of all relevant documentation;

(3) inform other Member States about the AltMOC that were accepted.

(e) When the competent authority itself uses AltMOC to achieve compliance with the applicable requirements of this Regulation, it shall:

(1) make them available to all service providers under its oversight;

(2) notify the Agency without undue delay.

The competent authority shall provide the Agency with a full description of the AltMOC, including any revisions to procedures that may be relevant, as well as an assessment demonstrating that the applicable requirements of this Regulation are met.

IR · ATM/ANS.AR.A.015 — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ATM/ANS.AR.A.015 Means of compliance

GENERAL

Alternative means of compliance used by a competent authority or by organisations under its oversight may be used by other competent authorities or service providers only if processed again in accordance with ATM/ANS.AR.A.015(d) and (e).

GM · GM1 ATM/ANS.AR.A.015 — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2017/001/R · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ATM/ANS.AR.A.015(d)(3) Means of compliance

GENERAL

The information to be provided to other Member States following approval of an alternative means of compliance (AltMoC) should contain a reference to the acceptable means of compliance (AMC) to which such means of compliance provides an alternative, where such AMC exists, as well as a reference to the corresponding implementing rule (IR), indicating, as applicable, the point(s) covered by the AltMoC.

AMC · AMC1 ATM/ANS.AR.A.015(d)(3) — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2017/001/R · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

[All rules in SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atm-ans/requirements-for-competent-authorities-oversight/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 12 Mar 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.