# 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 SPO.IDE.A.105: Minimum equipment for flight

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

A flight shall not be commenced when any of the aeroplane's instruments, items of equipment or functions required for the intended flight are inoperative or missing, unless either of the following conditions is fulfilled:
(a) the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list (MEL);
(b) for complex motor-powered aeroplanes and for any aeroplane used in commercial operations, the operator is approved by the CAA to operate the aeroplane within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL) in accordance with point ORO.MLR.105(j) of Annex III;
(c) the aeroplane is subject to a permit to fly issued in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/VIII/division/subpart+d/division/section+1/division/spoidea105 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VIII/division-subpart+d/division-section+1/division-spoidea105
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