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, 21.B.82, 21.B.85,
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(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(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, and after all flight tests in
accordance with point 21.A.35, 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.