{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-785/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-785/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/785",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-785",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Insurance in respect of liability for third parties",
  "text": "1. In respect of liability for third parties, the minimum insurance cover per accident, for each and every aircraft, shall be:\nCategory\nMTOM(kg)\nMinimum insurance(million SDRs)\n1\n< 500\n0,75\n2\n< 1000\n1,5\n3\n< 2700\n3\n4\n< 6000\n7\n5\n< 12000\n18\n6\n< 25000\n80\n7\n< 50000\n150\n8\n< 200000\n300\n9\n< 500000\n500\n10\n≥ 500000\n700\nIf at any time insurance cover for damage to third parties due to risks of war or terrorism is not available to any air carrier or aircraft operator on a per-accident basis, such air carrier or aircraft operator may satisfy its obligation to insure such risks by insuring on an aggregate basis. The UK competent authority shall closely monitor the application of this provision in order to ensure that such aggregate is at least equivalent to the relevant amount set out in the table.\n2. The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend the values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article where amendments to the relevant international agreements make this necessary.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Civil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1363), regs. 1, 10(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Civil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1363), regs. 1, 10(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/692, regs. 1, 2(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/785/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:37.194444+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}