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# ATM/ANS.AR.B.015 Record-keeping

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.B.015 Record-keeping

(a) The competent authority shall establish a system of record-keeping providing for adequate storage, accessibility, and reliable traceability of:

(1) the management system's documented policies and procedures;

(2) training, qualification, and authorisation of personnel as required by point ATM/ANS.AR.B.001(a)(2);

(3) the allocation of tasks, covering the elements required by point ATM/ANS.AR.B.005, as well as the details of tasks allocated;

(4) certification and/or declaration processes;

(5) designations of air traffic services and meteorological services providers, as appropriate;

(6) certification and oversight of service providers exercising activities within the territory of the Member State, but certified by the competent authority of another Member State or the Agency, as agreed between those authorities;

(7) the evaluation and notification to the Agency of AltMOC proposed by service providers and the assessment of AltMOC used by the competent authority itself;

(8) compliance of service providers with the applicable requirements of this Regulation after the issuance of the certificate or, where relevant, submission of a declaration, including the reports of all audits, covering findings, corrective actions, and date of action closure, and observations as well as other safety-related records;

(9) enforcement measures taken;

(10) safety information, safety directives and follow-up measures;

(11) the use of flexibility provisions in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.

(b) The competent authority shall maintain a list of all service provider certificates issued and declarations received.

(c) All records shall be kept for a minimum period of 5 years after the certificate ceases to be valid or the declaration is withdrawn, subject to the applicable data protection law.

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

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ATM/ANS.AR.B.015(a)(2) Record-keeping

DURATION OF RETENTION PERIOD OF RECORDS

Records related to the training and qualification of the personnel of the competent authority should be kept until the end of their employment.

AMC · AMC1 ATM/ANS.AR.B.015(a)(2) — 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.B.015(a)(8) Record-keeping

RECORD-KEEPING FOR FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

The competent authority should keep a record of all the change management procedures, modifications and deviations it has approved in accordance with ATM/ANS.AR.C.030(a) and those that have been rejected, together with a rationale. The competent authority should be able to cross-reference them to the requirement of the associated requirement in the Regulation that they intend to comply with.

AMC · AMC1 ATM/ANS.AR.B.015(a)(8) — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2017/001/R · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

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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.