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title: "CS 23.2000 – CS 23.2010: SUBPART A — GENERAL (CS-23) — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "CS 23.2000 – CS 23.2010, CS-23. This Certification Specification prescribes airworthiness standards for the issuance of type certificates, and changes to…"
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# SUBPART A — GENERAL

Normal-Category Aeroplanes (CS-23) · CS-23 · CS 23.2000 – CS 23.2010

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1. ## [CS 23.2000 Applicability and definitions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2000)

   This Certification Specification prescribes airworthiness standards for the issuance of type certificates, and changes to those certificates, for…

   [AMC1 23.2000 Applicability](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2000#amc1-23-2000)

2. ## [CS 23.2005 Certification of normal-category aeroplanes](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2005)

   Certification in the normal category applies to aeroplanes with a passenger seating configuration of 19 or less and a maximum certified take-off mass of…

3. ## [CS 23.2010 Accepted means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2010)

   An applicant must comply with this CS using an acceptable means of compliance (AMC) issued by EASA, or another means of compliance which may include…

   [GM1 23.2010 Accepted means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2010#gm1-23-2010)

   [GM2 23.2010 Accepted means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2010#gm2-23-2010)

   [GM3 23.2010 Accepted means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-a/cs-23-2010#gm3-23-2010)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 May 2026, 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.

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