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# Article 5 European Aviation Safety Programme

Basic Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · EAR revision 16 Jan 2023

IR Implementing rule

## Article 5 European Aviation Safety Programme

1\. The Commission shall, after consulting the Agency and the Member States, adopt, publish and update as required a document describing the functioning of the European aviation safety system, containing the rules, activities and processes which are used to manage the safety of civil aviation in the Union in accordance with this Regulation (the ‘European Aviation Safety Programme’).

2\. The European Aviation Safety Programme shall include at least the elements related to State safety management responsibilities described in the [international standards and recommended practices](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/international-standards-and-recommended-practices).

The European Aviation Safety Programme shall also describe the process for the development, adoption, update and implementation of the European Plan for Aviation Safety referred to in Article 6, which shall closely involve the Member States and relevant stakeholders.

IR · Article 5 — Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · Basic Regulation Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Jan 2023

[All rules in CHAPTER II – AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/basic-regulation/chapter-ii-aviation-safety-management)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 16 Jan 2023, 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.