AMC2 ADR.AR.C.015(c) Initiation of the certification process
ED Decision 2014/012/R
ESTABLISHMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF THE CERTIFICATION BASIS
(a) Upon receipt of the application, the Competent Authority should examine and assess the content of the application and the related documentation, including the proposed certification specifications and any provisions for which compliance is proposed to be demonstrated in a different way that provides for an equivalent level of safety. (See also paragraph (a)(2) of AMC1 ADR.AR.C.035(c)).
(b) The Competent Authority should establish the certification basis of the aerodrome in accordance with ADR.AR.C.020;
(c) The Competent Authority should document and notify the applicant of:
(1) the certification basis as established in paragraph (b) above; and
(2) any change thereto, as a result of certification specifications which became effective after the notification of the certification basis and which the applicant decided to comply with, or that the Competent Authority has found necessary to be complied with, or design changes made, compliance demonstration results, new special conditions that the Competent Authority considers necessary, etc.
(d) In addition, the Competent Authority should assess the documentation demonstrating the way the applicant is proposing to comply with the applicable requirements of the Regulation (EC) 216/2008, Part-ADR.OR, and Part-ADR.OPS, and any other applicable requirements that are matching the aerodrome design and its operation.
(e) When notifying the applicant in accordance with paragraph (c), the Competent Authority should also inform him/her of the right of appeal, as exists under the applicable national legislation.