Legal
Light Regime
Article 10 of COM(2025) 335 (a proposal, not in force). Three cases: research and education; simplified risk management; IOD/IOV for small enterprises and research. No mass, duration or altitude thresholds.
COM(2025) 335 is a proposal. Article 10 Light Regime is not a size class.
What Article 10 actually lists
- Research and education (para. 2)
- Simplified risk management (para. 3)
- Small enterprises and research, IOD/IOV only, limited exemption from Art. 96(2) (para. 4)
It does not use 500 kg, 5-year mission or LEO-altitude cut-offs. Processing times, insurance minima and CubeSat automatic-qualification claims are not in Article 10. Software is not legal advice.