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# 21.B.215 Means of compliance

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

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-initial-airworthiness-and-environmental) · [EUR-Lex 2012/748 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0748)

IR Implementing rule

## 21.B.215 Means of compliance

(a) The Agency shall develop acceptable means of compliance (‘AMC’) that may be used to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts.

(b) Alternative means of compliance may be used to establish compliance with this Regulation.

(c) Competent authorities shall inform the Agency of any alternative means of compliance used by organisations under their oversight or by themselves for establishing compliance with this Regulation.

IR · 21.B.215 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2022/203 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

[All rules in SECTION B — PROCEDURES FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-i/section-b-procedures-for-competent-authorities)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Nov 2025, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.