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GM1 Article 3 Definitions

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

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##### GM1 Article 3 Definitions

*ED Decision 2025/007/R*

**TERMS USED IN THE
ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE AND GUIDANCE MATERIAL**

For the purpose of the AMC and GM to [Regulation
(EU) 2025/20](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/20/oj), the following definitions apply:

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Cabin
			baggage
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Baggage
			in the custody of a passenger or crew member that is intended for
			carriage in the cabin of an aircraft; equivalent terms are
			‘carry-on baggage’, ‘hand baggage’ and ‘unchecked
			baggage’.
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Checked
			baggage
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Passenger
			baggage that has been taken into custody by the aircraft operator,
			intended for carriage in the cargo compartment(s) of an aircraft,
			for which a baggage claim check has been issued to the passenger;
			this includes cabin baggage that has been taken from a passenger
			and loaded into the cargo compartment (e.g. due to physical
			size/weight restrictions or lack of cabin stowage space);
			equivalent terms are ‘hold baggage’, ‘hold luggage’ and
			‘registered baggage’.
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Company
			material
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Aircraft
			operator material carried on an operator’s aircraft for the
			operator’s own purposes.
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Correction
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The
			action of eliminating a non-compliance.
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Corrective
			action
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The
			action of eliminating or mitigating the root cause(s) and
			preventing the recurrence of existing detected non‑compliance
			or of any other undesirable condition or situation. Proper
			determination of the root cause(s) is crucial for defining
			effective corrective action to prevent recurrence.
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Ground
			handling service provider (GHSP)
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Synonym
			for ‘ground handling (GH) organisation’. The two terms are
			interchangeable.
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Holdover
			time
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The
			period of time during which an anti‑icing fluid provides
			protection against frozen contamination to the treated aircraft
			surfaces. It depends, among other variables, on the type and
			intensity of precipitation, OAT, wind, the particular fluid (or
			fluid type) and aircraft design and aircraft configuration during
			the treatment.
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Mass
			and balance documentation
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In
			addition to the definition in <a href="#_DxCrossRefBm752106540">Article 3</a>
			(definition (31):
Since
			aircraft operators may use different names for the various
			documents containing mass and balance calculations and data, the
			more generic term ‘mass and balance documentation’ is used
			throughout <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/20/oj">Commission
			Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20</a>. This
			ensures alignment with <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/965/oj">Regulation
			(EU) No 965/2012</a> regarding mass and balance
			calculations and related documentation.
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Mishandled
			baggage
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Baggage
			involuntarily, or inadvertently, separated from passengers or
			crew.
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Near
			miss
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An
			event in which an occurrence to be mandatorily reported in
			accordance with <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/376/oj">Regulation
			(EU) No 376/2014</a> was narrowly averted or
			avoided.
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Overpack
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An
			enclosure used by a single shipper to contain one or more packages
			and to form one handling unit for convenience of handling and
			stowage.
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Oversight
			planning cycle
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The
			time frame within which the content of the declaration of a GH
			organisation and the processes that are identified through a
			safety risk assessment should be reviewed by the competent
			authority by means of audits and inspections.
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Oversight
			programme
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The
			detailed oversight schedule that sets out the number of audits and
			other activities — including the scope and duration of each
			activity and the details of product audits and locations, as
			appropriate — to be performed by the competent authority, with a
			tentative time frame for performing each activity.
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Package
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The
			complete product of a packing operation, consisting of the
			packaging and its contents prepared for transport.
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Packaging
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Receptacles
			and any other components or materials necessary for the
			receptacles to perform their containment function.
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Preventive
			action
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The
			action taken to eliminate the cause of potential non-compliance or
			of any other undesirable potential situation.
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Station
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An
			aerodrome where a GH organisation provides services.
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Unaccompanied
			baggage
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Baggage
			that is transported as cargo and that may or may not be carried on
			the same aircraft as the person to whom it belongs.
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