Entry into force and application

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

2. It shall apply from 27 March 2028.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2024.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1139/oj .

( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 296, 25.10.2012, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/965/oj ).

( 3 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 of 19 December 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down requirements for the safe provision of ground handling services and for organisations providing them ( OJ L, 2025/20, 7.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/20/oj ).

( 4 ) https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/opinions/opinion-no-012024 .

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/24 of 19 December 2024 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 as regards requirements for aircraft operators related to ground handling activities ANNEX