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21L.2 Competent authority

Regulation (EU) 2022/1361

For the purpose of this Annex, ‘competent authority’ shall be:

(a)     for Section A, Subpart A,

1.       for design organisations, the Agency;

2.       for a production organisation, the authority designated by the Member State where the organisation has its principal place of business; or the Agency, if that responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Article 64 or 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(b)     for Section A, Subparts B, C, D, E, F, J, K, M, N, and Q, the Agency;

(c)      for Section A, Subparts G, H, I and R, the authority designated by the Member State where the organisation has its principal place of business; or the Agency, if that responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Article 64 or 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(d)     for Section A, Subpart P:

1.       for aircraft registered in a Member State, the authority designated by the Member State of registry;

2.       for unregistered aircraft, the authority designated by the Member State which prescribed the identification marks;

3.       for the approval of flight conditions related to the safety of the design, the Agency.