# Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division (a): Aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 that have the capability to operate data link communications and are required to be equipped with a CVR shall record on a recorder, where applicable:

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

(1) data link communication messages related to ATS communications to and from the aeroplane, including messages applying to the following applications:
(i) data link initiation;
(ii) controller–pilot communication;
(iii) addressed surveillance;
(iv) flight information;
(v) as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, aircraft broadcast surveillance;
(vi) as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, aircraft operational control data; and
(vii) as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, graphics;
(2) information that enables correlation to any associated records related to data link communications and stored separately from the aeroplane; and
(3) information on the time and priority of data link communications messages, taking into account the system’s architecture.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/VI/division/subpart+d/division/section+1/division/nccidea170/division/a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VI/division-subpart+d/division-section+1/division-nccidea170/division-a
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