DPO.OR.C.001 Organisations involved in the design or production of ATM/ANS equipment

(a)       An applicant for, and a holder of, a design or production organisation approval for ATM/ANS equipment shall be entitled, as applicable, to any of the following:

(1)       hold or apply to be issued a certificate for the design of ATM/ANS equipment;

(2)       issue a declaration of design compliance for ATM/ANS equipment;

(3)       issue a statement of compliance for ATM/ANS equipment, upon request of an ATM/ANS provider.

(b)       As regards design activities, an organisation involved in the design or production of ATM/ANS equipment shall:

(1)       issue a declaration of design compliance for the ATM/ANS equipment, as applicable;

(2)       issue data and information, including instructions, under its responsibility within the scope of its terms of approval as established by the Agency;

(3)       prepare and maintain, for each model of each piece for which an ATM/ANS equipment declaration has been issued, an up-to-date file of complete technical data and records.

(c)       As regards production activities, an organisation involved in the design or production of ATM/ANS equipment shall:

(1)       manufacture each article ensuring that the completed ATM/ANS equipment conforms to its design data and is safe for installation;

(2)       prepare and maintain, for each model of each piece for which an ATM/ANS equipment declaration has been issued, an up-to-date file of complete technical data and records;

(3)       prepare, maintain and update the master copies of all manuals required by the applicable declaration specifications for the particular equipment;

(4)       make available to the users of the ATM/ANS equipment, and to the Agency on request, those instructions for continued suitability necessary for the use and maintenance of the ATM/ANS equipment, and changes to those instructions;

(5)       mark each article;

(6)       continue to comply with the applicable requirements laid down in this Regulation.

(d)       In addition to point (c), an organisation involved in the production of ATM/ANS equipment shall be entitled, within the scope of its terms of approval, to determine that each completed ATM/ANS equipment conforms with the applicable design data and is in a condition for safe operation before issuing an EASA release form stating that the ATM/ANS equipment has been produced in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Regulation and with the applicable design data.

(e)       The EASA release form referred to in point (d) for each ATM/ANS equipment manufactured shall contain at least the following information:

(1)       a description of the ATM/ANS equipment;

(2)       the part number of the ATM/ANS equipment;

(3)       the serial number of the ATM/ANS equipment;

(4)       a statement that the ATM/ANS equipment has been manufactured in conformity with the applicable design data and is in a condition for safe operation;

(5)       a reference to the certificate or declaration of design compliance.