# Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation and repealing Directive 94/56/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Subject matter

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

1. This Regulation aims to improve aviation safety by ensuring a high level of efficiency, expediency, and quality of United Kingdom civil aviation safety investigations, the sole objective of which is the prevention of future accidents and incidents without apportioning blame or liability .... It also provides for rules concerning the timely availability of information relating to all persons and dangerous goods on board an aircraft involved in an accident. It also aims to improve the assistance to the victims of air accidents and their relatives.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/996/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-996/article-1
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