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agreement ad referendum has been reached between the EU Council and the EU Parliament, which includes an opt-out for aircraft under 600kg MTOM. This will leave any increase in the MTOM of microlights to the discretion of NAAs.
7a. A Member State may decide to exempt from the provisions of this Regulation the design, production, maintenance and operation activities in respect of one or more of the following categories of aircraft:
(i) aeroplanes, other than unmanned aeroplanes, which have no more than two seats, measurable stall speed or minimum steady flight speed in landing configuration not exceeding 45 knots calibrated air speed and a maximum take-off mass (MTOM), as recorded by the Member State, of no more than 600kg for aeroplanes not intended to be operated on water or 650kg for aeroplanes intended to be operated on water; ...
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