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title: "21.A.134A Means of compliance — Annex I, Initial Airworthiness · Avioverse"
description: "An organisation may use any alternative means of compliance to establish compliance with this Regulation."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-i/section-a-technical-requirements/21-a-134a"
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# 21.A.134A Means of compliance

Annex I · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

IR Implementing rule

## 21.A.134A Means of compliance

(a) An organisation may use any alternative means of compliance to establish compliance with this Regulation.

(b) If an organisation wishes to use an alternative means of compliance, it shall, prior to using it, provide the competent authority with a full description. The description shall include any revisions to manuals or procedures that may be relevant, as well as an explanation indicating how compliance with this Regulation is achieved.

The organisation may use those alternative means of compliance subject to prior approval from the competent authority.

IR · 21.A.134A — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2022/201 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Nov 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.