UK Compliance with Chicago Convention and ICAO Standards

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CHAPTER 1 | GeneralVersion 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026

In plain language

The aviation regulations you follow in the UK are aligned with international ICAO standards, except where the UK has specifically filed a difference.

Requirement as structured

The United Kingdom, as an ICAO member and signatory to the Chicago Convention, complies with the Convention's provisions and Annex standards unless a Difference has been filed.

Original regulatory text

As a signatory to the Chicago Convention of 7 December 1944 and a member of ICAO, the United Kingdom undertakes to comply with the provisions of the Convention and Standards contained in Annexes to the Convention, except where it has filed a Difference to any of those standards.

Applies when

country
United Kingdom
regulatory category
General