#ATDA2518917AOrder of July 9, 2025, Organizing the Directorate of Civil Aviation Security
AI-generated summary for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. See the original source for the authoritative text.
The law dated July 9, 2025, structures the organization of the Directorate for Civil Aviation Security in France. It establishes a central level and regional levels (interregional directorates) to oversee aviation security across metropolitan France, overseas departments, and specific collectivities like Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The law defines various roles and responsibilities within the central structure, including strategic development, regulatory cooperation, pilot qualifications, aircraft navigation, airport operations, and security enforcement.
AI-generated summary. May contain errors. Refer to official sources for legal decisions.
Key Changes
- Reorganization of the Directorate for Civil Aviation Security with clear delineation of roles and responsibilities.
- Establishment of multiple interregional directorates to manage aviation security across different regions.
- Abrogation of the previous organization law from December 18, 2019.
Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain a central level directorate (échelon central) and nine regional interregional directorates (DSAC-AG, DSAC-CE, DSAC-N, DSAC-NE, DSAC-O, DSAC-OI, DSAC-S, DSAC-SE, DSAC-SO) distributed across metropolitan France, overseas departments, and specific collectivities
DSAC/SRI must propose strategic orientations, identify resource and information system needs, develop competency management policies in coordination with the General Secretariat, and organize social dialogue within the directorate
DSAC/ERS must prepare technical regulatory texts in the domains of aircraft safety, aerodromes and their operation, and civil aviation personnel; coordinate DSAC actions in European and international instances
DSAC/PN must develop, implement, and manage security policy on qualifications and competencies of flying personnel in accordance with international, European, and national standards, and assist the European Union Agency for Aviation Safety
DSAC/NO must develop, implement, and manage security policy for technical approvals and surveillance of air transport enterprises, aircraft maintenance organisms, and dangerous goods transport authorization; assist the European Union Agency for Aviation Safety