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When taking measures under this Regulation the Commission, the Agency and the Member States shall: reflect the state of the art and best practices in the field of aviation, and take into account worldwide aviation experience and scientific and technical progress in the respective fields; build on the best available evidence and analysis; allow for immediate reaction to established causes of accidents, serious incidents and intentional security breaches; take into account interdependencies between the different domains of aviation safety, and between aviation safety, cyber security and other technical domains of aviation regulation; lay down, where possible, requirements and procedures in a manner which is performance-based and focuses on objectives to be achieved, while allowing different means of achieving compliance with those performance-based objectives; promote cooperation and efficient use of resources between authorities at Union and Member State level; take non-binding measures, including safety promotion actions, where possible; take into account the international rights and obligations in the field of civil aviation of the Union and of the Member States, including those under the Chicago Convention.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.