GM1 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii) Production management system

• ED Decision 2022/021/R found in: Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection (748/2012) Part-21 Part-21L (Jul 2024)

GM1 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii) Production management system ED Decision 2022/021/R ASSESSMENT, AUDIT, AND CONTROL OF VENDOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR For the purposes of [AMC1 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii)](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097218) and [AMC2 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii)](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097217), vendors and subcontractors are referred to as ‘suppliers’,whether they hold production organisation approvals (POAs) or not; audit and control are hereinafter referred to as ‘surveillance’. Implementing or significantly changing procedures to use an OP for supplier assessment and surveillance is a significant change to the quality system, and it requires approval in accordance with point [21.A.147](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097199). ##### GM1 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii) Production management system *ED Decision 2022/021/R* **ASSESSMENT, AUDIT, AND CONTROL OF VENDOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR** For the purposes of [AMC1 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii)](#_DxCrossRefBm485230709) and [AMC2 21.A.139(d)(2)(ii)](#_DxCrossRefBm485230708), vendors and subcontractors are referred to as ‘suppliers’,whether they hold production organisation approvals (POAs) or not; audit and control are hereinafter referred to as ‘surveillance’. Implementing or significantly changing procedures to use an OP for supplier assessment and surveillance is a significant change to the quality system, and it requires approval in accordance with point [21.A.147](#_DxCrossRefBm485230690).