ED Decision 2014/017/R
CODE-SHARE AUDIT PROGRAMME
(a) Operators should establish a code-share audit programme for monitoring continuous compliance of the third country operator with the applicable ICAO standards. Such a code-share audit programme should include:
(1) the audit methodology (audit report + compliance statements);
(2) details of the specific operational areas to audit;
(3) criteria for defining satisfactory audit results;
(4) a system for reporting and correcting findings;
(5) a continuous monitoring system;
(6) auditor qualification and authorisation; and
(7) the frequency of audits.
(b) The third country code-share operator should be audited at periods not exceeding 24 months. The beginning of the first 24-month oversight planning cycle is determined by the date of the first audit and should then determine the start and end dates of the recurrent 24-month planning cycle. The interval between two audits should not exceed 24 months.
(c) The EU operator should ensure a renewal audit of each third country code-share operator prior to the audit expiry date of the previous audit. The audit expiry date for the previous audit becomes the audit effective date for the renewal audit provided the closing meeting for the renewal audit is within 150 days prior to the audit expiry date for the previous audit. If the closing meeting for the renewal audit is more than 150 days prior to the audit expiry date from the previous audit, then the audit effective date for the renewal audit is the day of the closing meeting of the renewal audit. Renewal audits are valid for 24 consecutive months beginning with the audit effective date and ending with the audit expiry date.
(d) A code-share audit could be shared by several operators. In case of a shared audit, the report should be made available for review by all duly identified sharing operators by any means.
(e) After closure of all findings identified during the audit, the EU operator should submit an audit compliance statement to the competent authority demonstrating that the third country operator meets all the applicable safety standards.
Guidance for EU operators on code-share audits: programme content, 24-month audit cycles, renewal rules, shared audits, and compliance statements to authorities.
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