AMC1 ORGH.GEN.125 Use of industry standards

• ED Decision 2025/007/R found in: Ground Handling (GH) (2025/23 and 2025/20) (Nov 2025)

##### AMC1 ORGH.GEN.125 Use of industry standards *ED Decision 2025/007/R* **USE OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND GOOD PRACTICES** (a) For the purpose of the [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/20/oj), industry standards and good practices are documented technical or operational instructions, procedures or specifications applied on a wide scale in the GH industry that establish norms, principles and criteria to standardise various aspects of GH operations, processes, products or equipment. (b) The GH organisation may apply one or more industry standards and good practices on a voluntary basis to comply with the implementing rules. The industry standard may cover any of the following elements: (1) management of a GH organisation, including its SMS, documentation system, compliance monitoring function, contracted services and emergency response plan (ERP); (2) standard operational procedures for the provision of GH services and any physical or virtual tools, equipment, applications or programmes used; (3) training for the GH functions; (4) technical and/or safety specifications for products and equipment used to provide GH services. (c) The organisation should ensure that the industry standards and good practices that it uses to comply with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 meet the criteria for safety and quality of [AMC2 ORGH.GEN.125](#_DxCrossRefBm752106570). (d) The GH organisation should document deviations from the applicable industry standards that affect safety of operation. Where deemed relevant, the organisation should conduct a safety risk assessment for those deviations. *Use of industry standards and good practices — internal compliance monitoring checks* (e) When the GH organisation uses industry standards and good practices to comply with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20, the internal compliance monitoring checks should include a random verification of the correct application of those industry standards and good practices. *Use of a third‑party service provider to verify conformity with industry standards* (f) The GH organisation should comply with point [ORGH.MGM.205](#_DxCrossRefBm752106543) for contracted services when a third‑party industry auditor verifies the organisation’s conformity with industry standards and good practices. The GH organisation should also ensure that there is no conflict of interest of the third‑party auditors with the audited organisation. (g) The GH organisation should remain aware that conformity with the industry standards and good practices demonstrated through third‑party industry audits does not automatically presume compliance with the implementing rules.