AMC to Part-M — Amendment 1

European Aviation Safety Agency

DECISION No 2006/11/R

OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY

of 18-12-2006

amending Decision No 2003/19/RM of 28 November 2003 on acceptable means of compliance and guidance material to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “Agency”), and in particular Articles 13 and 14 thereof.

Having regard to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 of 28 November 2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks. (Hereinafter referred to as Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003)

Whereas:

(1) To clarify the meaning of “Officially recognised standard” each time the term is used in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003.

(2) National authorities as well as industry requested a definition of the concept of “Officially recognised standard”

(3) The Agency shall issue certification specifications, including airworthiness codes and acceptable means of compliance (hereinafter referred to as AMC), as well as any guidance material for the application of the Basic Regulation and its implementing rules.

(4) The Agency, pursuant to Article 43 of the Basic Regulation and articles 5(3) and 6 of the Agency rulemaking procedure , has widely consulted interested parties (see: NPA No 1-2006) on the matters which are the subject of this Decision and has provided thereafter a written response to the comments received called CRD

HAS DECIDED:

Article 1

In AMC M.A.402 (b) the following paragraph is added after the first paragraph “In this context officially recognised standard means those standards established or published by an official body whether having legal personality or not, which are widely recognised by the air transport sector as constituting good practice”.

Article 2

In AMC M.A.606 (f) the following paragraph 11 is added “In this context officially recognised standard means those standards established or published by an official body whether having legal personality or not, which are widely recognised by the air transport sector as constituting good practice”.

Article 3

In AMC M.A.608 (b) the following paragraph 3 is added “In this context officially recognised standard means those standards established or published by an official body whether having legal personality or not, which are widely recognised by the air transport sector as constituting good practice”.

Article 4

In AMC 145.A.30 (f ) the following paragraph 11 is added “In this context officially recognised standard means those standards established or published by an official body whether having legal personality or not, which are widely recognised by the air transport sector as constituting good practice”.

Article 5

In AMC 145.A.40 (b) the following paragraph 3 is added “In this context officially recognised standard means those standards established or published by an official body whether having legal personality or not, which are widely recognised by the air transport sector as constituting good practice”.

Article 6

This decision shall enter into force on 25 December 2006. It shall be published in the Official Publication of the Agency.

Done in Cologne on 18 December 2006.

P. GOUDOU