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21L.A.127 Obligations of the declared production organisation

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Regulation (EU) 2022/1358 found in: Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection (No 748/2012) Part-21 Part-21L (Jul 2024)

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21L.A.127 Obligations of the declared production organisation

Regulation (EU) 2022/1358

(a)     The
declared production organisation shall work in accordance with clearly defined
procedures, practices and processes.

(b)     If
the declared production organisation intends to conduct flight tests, then it
shall prepare, maintain and keep updated an operations manual that includes a
description of the organisation’s policies and processes for flight testing.
The declared production organisation shall make this manual available to the
competent authority upon request.

(c)      For
completed aircraft, prior to submitting an aircraft statement of conformity ([EASA Form 52B](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097273)) to the competent authority,
the declared production organisation shall ensure that the aircraft is in a
condition for safe operation and conforms to:

1.       the
approved type design of a type-certified product issued in accordance with [Subpart B](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097870) of Section B of this Annex, or

2.       the
design data of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared in
accordance with [Subpart C](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097717) of this Annex.

(d)     For
products (other than complete aircraft) and parts, the declared production
organisation shall ensure prior to issuing an authorised release certificate ([EASA Form 1](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096870)) that the product or part is
in a condition for safe operation and conforms to the approved type design of
a type-certified product issued in accordance with [Subpart B](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097870), [D](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097886), [E](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097916)
or [M](#_DxCrossRefBm1649098008) of Section B of this Annex or
conforms to the design data of an aircraft for which design compliance has
been declared in accordance with [Subpart C](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097717),
[F](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097714) or [M](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097711)
of this Annex.

(e)     For
engines, the declared production organisation shall ensure that the completed
engine is in compliance with the applicable engine exhaust emissions
requirements applicable on the date of production of the engine.

(f)      The
declared production organisation shall include, in any authorised release
certificates ([EASA Form 1](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096870)) that are
issued by it, the reference number issued by the competent authority in
accordance with point [21L.B.142](#_DxCrossRefBm1649098014) for
this declared production organisation.

(g)     The
declared production organisation shall ensure that the organisation records
the details of any work that is completed.

(h)     The
declared production organisation shall provide, to the design holder or the
declarant of a declaration of design compliance, continuing airworthiness
support for any products or parts that they have produced.

(i)      The
declared production organisation shall have an archiving system that records
the requirements that have been placed on other organisations, such as
suppliers and subcontractors. The declared production organisation shall make
the archived data available to the competent authority for continuing
airworthiness purposes.

(j)      For
the production of new aircraft, the declared production organisation shall
ensure that the aircraft is kept in an airworthy condition and that
maintenance is performed, including any necessary repairs in accordance with
the applicable design data, prior to the issuance of an aircraft statement of
conformity ([EASA Form 52B](#_DxCrossRefBm1649097273)).

(k)     Where
the declared production organisation issues a certificate of release to
service after such maintenance, it shall determine that each completed
aircraft has been subjected to the necessary maintenance and is in a condition
for safe operation, prior to issuing that certificate.

(l)      The
declared production organisation shall comply with the requirements in Subpart
A of this Annex applicable to a declared production organisation.