Civil aviation: common rules, European Aviation Safety Agency

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Regulation 2042/2003/EC on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks. CONTENT : this Regulation establishes common technical requirements and administrative procedures for ensuring the continuing airworthiness of aircraft, including any component for installation thereto, which are registered in a Member State or registered in a third country and used by an operator for which a Member State ensures oversight of operations. Organisations and personnel involved in the maintenance of products, parts and appliances should be required to comply with certain technical requirements in order to demonstrate their capability and means of discharging their obligations and associated privileges; the Commission is required to adopt measures to specify conditions of issuing, maintaining, amending, suspending or revoking certificates attesting such compliance The need to ensure uniformity in the application of common technical requirements in the field of continuing airworthiness of aeronautical parts and appliances requires that common procedures be followed by competent authorities to assess compliance with these requirements; the Agency should develop certification specifications to facilitate the necessary regulatory uniformity. It is necessary to provide sufficient time for the aeronautical industry and Member State administrations to adapt to the new regulatory framework; it is also necessary to recognise the continuing validity of certificates issued before entry into force of this Regulation. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 29/11/2003. Certain measures shall enter into force on 28/09/2005. Member States may decide not to apply certain provisions until 28/09/2005, 28/09/2006 or 28/09/2008 according to the case.�