Article 6 Competent authority for the purposes of Annexes I, III and IV

Article 6 - Competent authority for the purposes of Annexes I, III and IV

1.For the purpose of Annex I, the competent authority shall be the authority(ies) nominated or established by the Member State to whom the person applies for the issue of a licence.

2.For the purpose of Annex III and for the oversight of the requirements of Annex I regarding air navigation service providers, the competent authority shall be:

(a)the authority nominated or established by the Member State as its competent authority for oversight where the applicant has its principal place of operation or its registered office, if any, unless otherwise provided for in bilateral or multilateral agreements between Member States or their competent authorities;

(b)the Agency, if the applicant has its principle place of operation or its registered office, if any, outside the territory of the Member States.

3.For the purpose of Annex IV, the competent authority shall be:

(a)for aero-medical centres:

(i)the authority designated by the Member State in which the aero-medical centre has its principal place of business;

(ii)the Agency, when the aero-medical centre is located in a third country;

(b)for aero-medical examiners:

(i)the authority designated by the Member State in which the aero-medical examiner has his or her principal place of practice;

(ii)if the principal place of practice of an aero-medical examiner is located in a third country, the authority designated by the Member State to which the applicant aero-medical examiner applies for the issue of the certificate.