European Union Aviation Safety Agency

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European Union Aviation Safety Agency

The offices of the agency in Cologne, Germany
Agency overview
Formed	12 July 2002 (2002-07-12)
Jurisdiction	EU and EFTA members[1]
Headquarters	Cologne, Germany
Agency executive	Florian Guillermet, Executive director
Key document	Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Website	easa.europa.eu
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Cologne European Union Aviation Safety Agency (European Union)

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Commission with responsibility for civil aviation safety in the European Union. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitoring.^[2]: §4.3 It collects and analyses safety data, drafts and advises on safety legislation and co-ordinates with similar organisations in other parts of the world.^[2]: §4.3

The idea of a European-level aviation safety authority goes back to 1996, but the agency was legally established only in 2002; it began its work in 2003.^[2]: §4.3