21.A.20 Demonstration of compliance with the type certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements

• Regulation (EU) 2019/897 found in: Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection (748/2012) Part-21 Part-21L (Jul 2024)
• Regulation (EU) 2024/1108 found in: Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection (748/2012) (Nov 2025)

21.A.20 Demonstration of compliance with the type certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements Regulation (EU) 2019/897 (a)     Following the acceptance of the certification programme by the Agency, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the type certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements, as established and notified to the applicant by the Agency in accordance with points [21.B.80](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096853), [21.B.82](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096972), [21.B.85](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096971), and shall provide the Agency with the means by which such compliance has been demonstrated. (b)     The applicant shall report to the Agency any difficulty or event encountered during the process of demonstration of compliance that may have an appreciable effect on the risk assessment under point [21.A.15](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096854)(b)(6) or on the certification programme, or may otherwise necessitate a change to the level of involvement of the Agency previously notified to the applicant in accordance with point [21.B.100](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096973)(c). (c)      The applicant shall record justifications of compliance within the compliance documents as referred to in the certification programme. (d)     After completion of all demonstrations of compliance in accordance with the certification programme, including any inspections and tests in accordance with point [21.A.33](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096983), and after all flight tests in accordance with point [21.A.35](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096994), the applicant shall declare that: 1.       it has demonstrated compliance with the type-certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements, as established and notified by the Agency, following the certification programme as accepted by the Agency; and 2.       no feature or characteristic has been identified that may make the product unsafe for the uses for which certification is requested. (e)     The applicant shall submit to the Agency the declaration of compliance provided for in point (d). Where the applicant holds an appropriate design organisation approval, the declaration of compliance shall be made in accordance with Subpart J and submitted to the Agency. #### 21.A.20 Demonstration of compliance with the type certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements *Regulation (EU) 2024/1108* (a) Following the acceptance of the certification programme by the Agency, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the type certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements, as established and notified to the applicant by the Agency in accordance with points [21.B.80](#_DxCrossRefBm485230343), [21.B.82](#_DxCrossRefBm485230463), [21.B.85](#_DxCrossRefBm485230462), and shall provide the Agency with the means by which such compliance has been demonstrated. (b) The applicant shall report to the Agency any difficulty or event encountered during the process of demonstration of compliance that may have an appreciable effect on the risk assessment under point [21.A.15](#_DxCrossRefBm485230344)(b)(6) or on the certification programme, or may otherwise necessitate a change to the level of involvement of the Agency previously notified to the applicant in accordance with point [21.B.100](#_DxCrossRefBm485230464)(c). (c) The applicant shall record justifications of compliance within the compliance documents as referred to in the certification programme. (d) After completion of all demonstrations of compliance in accordance with the certification programme, including any inspections and tests in accordance with point [21.A.33](#_DxCrossRefBm485230474), and after all flight tests in accordance with point [21.A.35](#_DxCrossRefBm485230485), the applicant shall declare that: 1. it has demonstrated compliance with the type-certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements, as established and notified by the Agency, following the certification programme as accepted by the Agency; and 2. no feature or characteristic has been identified that may make the product, the UAS or the CMU unsafe for the uses for which certification is requested. (e) The applicant shall submit to the Agency the declaration of compliance provided for in point (d). Where the applicant holds an appropriate design organisation approval, the declaration of compliance shall be made in accordance with Subpart J and submitted to the Agency.