# Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 of 16 January 2009 laying down requirements on data link services for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Subject matter and scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Regulation lays down requirements for the ... introduction of data link services based on air-ground point-to-point data communications as defined in Article 2(5).
2. This Regulation shall apply to:
(a) flight data processing systems, their constituents and associated procedures, and human-machine interface systems, their constituents and associated procedures, serving air traffic control units providing services to general air traffic;
(b) airborne human-machine interface constituents and associated procedures;
(c) air-ground communication systems, their constituents and associated procedures.
3. This Regulation shall apply to all flights operating as general air traffic in accordance with instrument flight rules within the airspace above FL285 under the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
4. This Regulation shall apply to air traffic service providers (hereinafter ATS providers) providing services to general air traffic within the airspace referred to in paragraph 3 and in accordance with the relevant dates of application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/29/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-29/article-1
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