Article 49 - Air traffic controllers

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 found in: Basic Regulation EU 2018/1139 (Jan 2023)

##### Article 49 – Air traffic controllers Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 1. Air traffic controllers shall be required to hold an air traffic controller licence and an air traffic controller medical certificate appropriate for the service to be provided. 2. The air traffic controller licence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued upon application, when the applicant for the licence has demonstrated that he or she complies with the implementing acts referred to in Article 50 adopted to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in [Article 48](#_DxCrossRefBm1884563589). 3. The air traffic controller medical certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued upon application, when the air traffic controller has demonstrated that he or she complies with the implementing acts referred to in [Article 50](#_DxCrossRefBm1884563591) adopted to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in [Article 48](#_DxCrossRefBm1884563589). 4. The air traffic controller licence and the air traffic controller medical certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall specify the privileges granted to the air traffic controller. That air traffic controller licence and air traffic controller medical certificate may be amended to add or remove privileges, in accordance with the implementing acts referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of [Article 50(1)](#_DxCrossRefBm1884563591). 5. The air traffic controller licence and the air traffic controller medical certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be limited, suspended or revoked when the holder no longer complies with the rules and procedures for issuing and maintaining a licence or a medical certificate, in accordance with the implementing acts referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of [Article 50(1)](#_DxCrossRefBm1884563591).