1. The authority responsible for certifying and overseeing compliance with this Regulation shall be:
(a) with regard to organisations referred to in Article 2, point (a), the competent authority designated in accordance with Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012;
(b) with regard to organisations referred to in Article 2, point (b), the competent authority designated in accordance with Annex III (Part-ADR.OR) to Regulation (EU) No 139/2014.
(c) with regard to organisations referred to in Article 2 point (c), the competent authority designated in accordance with the Annex (Part-ARGH) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/23[39].
[point (c) applicable from 27 March 2031 — Regulation (EU) 2025/22]
2. Member States, may for the purposes of this Regulation, designate an independent and autonomous entity to fulfil the assigned role and responsibilities of the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1. In that case, coordination measures shall be established between that entity and the competent authorities, as referred to in paragraph 1, to ensure effective oversight of all the requirements to be met by the organisation.
[39] Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/23 of 19 December 2024 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards requirements for the oversight of ground handling services and organisations providing them (OJ L, 2025/23, 7.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/23/oj).
Article 5 defines the competent authority for certifying and overseeing compliance, referencing specific annexes and regulations for each organisation type, with an optional independent entity designation.
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