SECTION B — PROCEDURE FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
Annex Vb (Part-ML) · Continuing Airworthiness · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · ML.B.101 – ML.B.907
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ML.B.101 Scope
This Section establishes the administrative requirements to be followed by the competent authorities in charge of the implementation and enforcement of…
ML.B.102 Competent authority
General A Member State shall designate a competent authority with allocated responsibilities for the issuance, continuation, change, suspension or…
ML.B.104 Record-keeping
The competent authority shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows adequate traceability of the process for issuing, continuing, changing…
ML.B.105 Mutual exchange of information
In order to contribute to the improvement of aviation safety, the competent authorities shall participate in a mutual exchange of all the necessary…
ML.B.201 Responsibilities
The competent authority referred to in point (b) of point ML.1 shall be responsible for conducting inspections and investigations in order to verify that…
ML.B.202 Information to the Agency
The competent authority of the Member State shall notify the Agency in case of any significant problems with the implementation of Regulation (EU)…
ML.B.302 Exemptions
All exemptions granted in accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EC) 2018/1139 shall be recorded and retained by the competent authority.
ML.B.303 Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring
The competent authority shall develop a survey programme following a risk-based approach to monitor the airworthiness status of the fleet of aircraft on…
ML.B.304 Revocation and suspension
The competent authority shall: suspend an ARC on reasonable grounds in the case of a potential safety threat;
ML.B.901 Airworthiness review certificate issued by the competent authority
The competent authority shall issue an ARC using the template in Appendix IV (EASA Form 15c) in one of the following cases:
ML.B.902 Airworthiness review by the competent authority
ML.B.903 Findings
ML.B.905 Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union
Upon receipt of a notification of aircraft transfer between the Member States in accordance with point ML.A.905:
ML.B.906 Airworthiness review of aircraft without an airworthiness certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012
In the case of an application for an airworthiness certificate in accordance with point ML.A.906(a), if the former airworthiness certificate was issued…
ML.B.907 Findings
A level 1 finding shall be issued by the competent authority when any significant non-compliance is detected with the applicable requirements of this…
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