For what purpose can a Flight Authorization be requested

For any of the following:

01) development (*);
02) demonstration of conformity with regulations or certification specifications (*);
03) training of personnel of design or production organisations; 
04) flight tests for the production of new aircraft;
05) flight of aircraft in production between production facilities;
06) flight of aircraft for acceptance by customers;
07) delivery or export of aircraft;
08) flight of aircraft for acceptance by the Authority; 
09) market research, including training of the customer's crew;
10) aerial exhibitions and demonstrations;
(11) flight of aircraft to a place where maintenance or airworthiness reviews are to be carried out, or to a place of storage;
(12) flight of aircraft of a weight greater than their maximum certificated take-off weight for a flight of more than normal range over water, or over land surfaces where adequate landing facilities or appropriate fuel are not available (*);
13) record-breaking flights, air races or similar competitions;
(14) flights of aircraft complying with the applicable airworthiness requirements before compliance with environmental requirements is demonstrated;
15) EASA aircraft → non-commercial flights of certain non-complex aircraft or of certain types for which it is not appropriate to issue a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness (*).

    Aircraft NO EASA → flights of certain aircraft or of certain types for which the issue of a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness is not appropriate.
16) maintenance check flights.

(*) In these cases (if the aircraft is EASA) the Flight Conditions must be requested in advance from EASA.