Which authority is responsible for the certification of design organisations under Subpart A of Section A?

For design organisations under Subpart A of Section A, the competent authority is the Agency.

Which authority oversees compliance for Subparts B, D, E, J, K, M, O, and Q of Section A?

For Section A, Subparts B, D, E, J, K, M, O, and Q, the competent authority is the Agency.

Which authority is designated for Subpart H and I matters for an aircraft that is not yet registered?

For Section A, Subparts H and I, the competent authority is the authority designated by the Member State where the aircraft is registered or will be registered.

For an aircraft registered in a Member State, which authority is responsible for Subpart P approvals?

For aircraft registered in a Member State, the competent authority for Subpart P is the authority designated by the Member State of registry.

Who approves flight conditions related to the safety of the design for an unregistered aircraft under Subpart P?

For the approval of the flight conditions related to the safety of the design, the competent authority is the Agency, regardless of registration status.

For an unregistered aircraft, which authority is responsible for Subpart P approvals other than flight conditions?

For unregistered aircraft, the competent authority for Subpart P is the authority designated by the Member State which prescribed the identification marks.

21.1. Competent authority

Q: For a production organisation located in a non-EU country outside the Chicago Convention territories, which authority handles its approval under Subpart A?

For production organisations with their principal place of business outside a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention, the competent authority is the Agency.

Q: Who is the competent authority for a production organisation whose principal place of business is in a Member State territory, if the responsibility has not been reallocated to the Agency?

The authority designated by that Member State or by another Member State in accordance with Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

Q: For a natural person with a principal place of business in a Member State territory, which authority is responsible for Subpart F approvals?

The authority designated by that Member State or by another Member State in accordance with Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, unless the responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency under Article 64.

Q: If a legal person has its principal place of business outside any Member State territory, which authority handles its Subpart G approval?

For natural or legal persons with their principal place of business outside a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention, the competent authority for Subpart G is the Agency.

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21.1. Competent authority

Regulation (EU) 2022/203

For the purpose of this Annex, the ‘competent authority’ shall be:

(a) for Section A, Subpart A,

1. for design organisations, the Agency;

2. for production organisations that have their principal place of business in a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944 (‘the Chicago Convention’), the authority designated by that Member State or by another Member State in accordance with Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, or the Agency if the responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Article 64 or 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

3. for production organisations that have their principal place of business outside a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention, the Agency;

(b) for Section A, Subparts B, D, E, J, K, M, O and Q, the Agency;

1. for natural or legal persons that have their principal place of business in a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention, the authority designated by that Member State or by another Member State in accordance with Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, or the Agency if the responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Article 64 or, as regards Subpart G, Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

2. for natural or legal persons that have their principal place of business outside a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention, the Agency;

(d) for Section A, Subpart H and I, the authority designated by the Member State where the aircraft is registered or will be registered:

(e) for Section A, Subpart P:

1. for aircraft registered in a Member State, the authority designated by the Member State of registry;

2. for unregistered aircraft, the authority designated by the Member State which prescribed the identification marks;

3. for the approval of the flight conditions related to the safety of the design, the Agency.

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Source-Title: 21.1. Competent authority View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-3641 Compare versions

Domain: Initial airworthiness

Applicabilitydate: 7 March, 2023

Entryintoforcedate: 7 March, 2022

Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2022/203 Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-21

Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR

21.1. Competent authority

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