Division 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE DEROGATION

Slovakia may, by derogation from points (c) and (d) of FCL.625 ‘IR — Validity, revalidation and renewal’ of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, allow Part-FCL licence holders who have been flying recently using a valid IR held on a third country licence issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 to comply with the renewal criteria for the Part-FCL IR set out in point (c) of FCL.625 by fulfilling the revalidation criteria set out in point (b) of FCL.625. In addition it may allow these Part-FCL licence holders who held a third country IR that is not any longer valid but has been revalidated or renewed within the preceding 7 years, to comply only with the renewal criteria for the Part-FCL IR set out in point (c) of FCL.625, without requiring to pass again the theoretical knowledge examinations as set out in point (d) of FCL.625.