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# ML.A.905 Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union

Annex Vb (Part-ML) · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

IR Implementing rule

## ML.A.905 Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union

(a) When transferring within the Union an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) registration of an aircraft that has, at the time of application, an airworthiness certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, the applicant shall:

(1) first, notify the competent authority of the Member State of registry where the aircraft is registered of the name of the Member State in which the aircraft will be registered;

(2) subsequently, apply to the competent authority of the new Member State of registry for the issuance of a new airworthiness certificate in accordance with point 21.A.174(b)(3)(i) of Annex I (Part 21) or, as applicable, point 21L.A.143(e) of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.

(b) At the time of the application to the new Member State of registry:

(1) if the ARC is valid, it shall:

(i) remain valid until its expiry date, unless the conditions set out in point ML.A.902(c) are met;

(ii) be amended with the new nationality and registration marks by the competent authority of the new Member State of registry;

(2) if the ARC is either invalid or becomes invalid during the transfer process, the applicant shall take one of the following steps:

(i) ensure that the validity of the ARC is restored;

(ii) ensure obtaining a new ARC in accordance with point ML.A.901.

IR · ML.A.905 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

[All rules in SECTION A — TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-ml/section-a-technical-requirements)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 2 Sep 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.