21.A.174 Application

Regulation (EU) 2022/1358

(a)     Pursuant to point 21.A.172, an application for an airworthiness certificate shall be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority of the Member State of registry.

(b)     each application for a certificate of airworthiness or restricted certificate of airworthiness shall include:

1.       the class of airworthiness certificate applied for;

2.       with regard to new aircraft:

(i)      a statement of conformity:

—       issued under point 21.A.163(b); or

—       issued under point 21.A.130 and validated by the competent authority; or

—       for an imported aircraft, a statement of conformity issued under point 21.A.163(b) or, in the case of an aircraft imported in accordance with Article 9(4) of this Regulation, a statement signed by the exporting authority that the aircraft conforms to a design approved by the Agency;

(ii)     a weight and balance report with a loading schedule and;

(iii)     the flight manual, when required by the applicable certification specifications for the particular aircraft.

3.       with regard to used aircraft originating from:

(i)      a Member State, an airworthiness review certificate issued in accordance with Annex I (Part‑M) or Annex Vb (Part‑ML) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014[31];

(ii)     a non-Member State:

—       a statement by the competent authority of the State where the aircraft is, or was, registered, reflecting the airworthiness status of the aircraft on its register at the time of transfer;

—       a weight and balance report with a loading schedule;

—       the flight manual when such a manual is required by the airworthiness code for the aircraft;

—       historical records to establish the production, modification and maintenance standard of the aircraft, including all limitations associated with a restricted certificate of airworthiness issued in accordance with point 21.B.327;

—       a recommendation for the issuance of a certificate of airworthiness or restricted certificate of airworthiness and for an airworthiness review certificate pursuant to an airworthiness review in accordance with Annex I (Part‑M) or Annex Vb (Part‑ML) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014[32];

—       the date on which the first certificate of airworthiness was issued and, if the standards of Volume III of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation apply, the CO₂ metric value data.

(c)      Unless otherwise agreed, the statements referred to in points (b)(2)(i) and (b)(3)(ii) shall be issued no more than 60 days before presentation of the aircraft to the competent authority of the Member State of registry.