# Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: Categories of manned aircraft to which this Regulation does not apply:

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

(a)historic aircraft meeting the following criteria:
(i)aircraft whose:
initial design was established before 1 January 1955, and
production has been stopped before 1 January 1975;
or
(ii)aircraft having a clear historical relevance, related to:
a participation in a noteworthy historical event,
a major step in the development of aviation, or
a major role played into the armed forces ...;
or
(b)aircraft specifically designed or modified for research, experimental or scientific purposes, and likely to be produced in very limited numbers;
(c)aircraft, including those supplied in kit form, where at least 51 % of the fabrication and assembly tasks are performed by an amateur, or a non-profit making association of amateurs, for their own purposes and without any commercial objective;
(d)aircraft that have been in the service of military forces, unless the aircraft is of a type for which a design standard has been adopted by the CAA;
(e)aeroplanes having measurable stall speed or the minimum steady flight speed in landing configuration not exceeding 35 knots calibrated air speed (CAS), helicopters, powered parachutes, sailplanes and powered sailplanes, having no more than two seats and a maximum take-off mass (MTOM), as recorded by the Member States, of no more than:
Aeroplane/Helicopter/Powered parachute/powered sailplanes
Sailplanes
Amphibian or floatplane/helicopter
Airframe mounted total recovery parachute
Single-seater
300 kg MTOM
250 kg MTOM
Additional 30 kg MTOM
Additional 15 kg MTOM
Two-seater
450 kg MTOM
400 kg MTOM
Additional 45 kg MTOM
Additional 25 kg MTOM
When an amphibian or a floatplane/helicopter is operating both as a floatplane/helicopter and as a land plane/helicopter, it must fall below the applicable MTOM limit.
(f)single and two-seater gyroplanes with a MTOM not exceeding 600 kg;
(g)replicas of aircraft meeting the criteria of points (a) or (d), for which the structural design is similar to the original aircraft;
(h)balloons and airships having a single or double occupancy and a maximum design volume of, in the case of hot air not more than 1 200 m3, and in the case of other lifting gas not more than 400 m3;
(i)any other manned aircraft which has a maximum empty mass, including fuel, of no more than 70 kg.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1139/annex/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1139/annex-I/division-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.