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ATCO.AR.A.025 Immediate reaction to a safety problem

ANNEX II – PART ATCO.AR – REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

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ATCO.AR.A.025Immediate reaction to a safety problem

(a)Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the competent authority shall implement a system to appropriately collect, analyse and disseminate safety information.

(b)The Agency shall implement a system to appropriately analyse any relevant safety information received and without undue delay provide to Member States and the Commission any information, including recommendations or corrective actions to be taken, necessary for them to react in a timely manner to a safety problem involving products, parts, appliances, persons or organisations subject to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its implementing rules.

(c)Upon receiving the information referred to in points (a) and (b), the competent authority shall take adequate measures to address the safety problem.

(d)Measures taken in accordance with point (c) shall immediately be notified to all persons or organisations which need to comply with them under Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its implementing rules. The competent authority shall also notify those measures to the Agency and, when combined action is required, to the other Member States concerned. [applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

(a)Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 and its delegated and implementing acts, the competent authority shall implement a system to appropriately collect, analyse and disseminate safety information.

(b)The Agency shall implement a system to appropriately analyse any relevant safety information received and without undue delay provide to Member States and the Commission any information, including recommendations or corrective actions to be taken, necessary for them to react in a timely manner to a safety problem involving products, parts, appliances, persons or organisations subject to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts.

(c)Upon receiving the information referred to in points (a) and (b), the competent authority shall take adequate measures to address the safety problem.

(d)Measures taken in accordance with point (c) shall immediately be notified to all persons or organisations which need to comply with them under Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts. The competent authority shall also notify those measures to the Agency and, when combined action is required, to the other Member States concerned. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]

IR · ATCO.AR.A.025 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Jun 2024, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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