1 GENERAL
A shortlist of civil aviation legislation is mentioned below.
It is essential that persons engaged in air operations within the area of responsibility of the Netherlands are acquainted with the relevant regulations.
Official publication of the relevant regulations can be found online at the following website: https://www.officielebekendmakingen.nl/
Copies of the documents may be obtained, for a fee, from:
Post:
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
De Werkmaatschappij
Kennis- en exploitatiecentrum Officiële Overheidspublicaties
Postbus 20011
2500 EA Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)70 700 0526
Email: [email protected]
1.1 Acts on civil aviation
- Aviation Act (Luchtvaartwet), State Journal 1958, No 47, as amended;
- Act on Aviation (Wet luchtvaart), State Journal 1992, No 368, as amended.
1.2 Governmental Decrees on civil aviation
- Governmental Decree on Air Traffic 2014 (Besluit luchtverkeer 2014).
1.3 Ministerial Regulations on civil aviation
- Ministerial Regulation on air traffic service provision, as amended (Regeling luchtverkeerdienstverlening);
- Ministerial Regulation on the restriction or prohibition of civil aviation in certain areas (Regeling beperking en verbod uitoefening burgerluchtverkeer in bepaalde gebieden en aanwijzing bijzonder luchtverkeersgebied 2014);
- Ministerial Regulation containing exemptions on the Governmental Decree on Air Traffic 2014 (Vrijstellingsregeling Besluit luchtverkeer 2014).
1.4 International agreements/conventions
- Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention).
- Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft.
- Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (the Tokyo Convention).
- Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (the Hague Convention).
- Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (the Warsaw Convention).
- International Air Services Transit Agreement.
- Multilateral Agreement relating to Certificates of Airworthiness for Imported Aircraft.
- Regulation (EU) No 216/2008 (the EASA Basis Regulation) and its implementing regulations among which Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 (SERA).
- Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 (the Framework Regulation), Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 (the Service Provision Regulation), Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 (the Airspace Regulation), Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 (the Interoperability Regulation) and their implementing regulations.