ARGH.GEN.100 Competent authority

(a)The competent authority responsible for the oversight of organisations providing ground handling services at an aerodrome within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 shall be the authority designated by the Member State where the aerodrome is located.

(b)Without affecting point (a), the competent authority responsible for receiving the declaration from a single ground handling organisation business grouping or a self-handling aircraft operator that has its principal place of business in a Member State and provides ground handling services in more than one Member State shall be the authority designated by the Member State where the organisation has its principal place of business. That declaration shall be considered to have been submitted to all competent authorities concerned if both the following conditions are met:

(1)it includes information on the ground handling services provided at all the aerodromes within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 in all the Member States where the ground handling organisation provides services;

(2)it reaches out to all the Member States concerned through the repository of information established in accordance with Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

(c)Once submitted, the declaration is valid and recognised in all Member States without further requirements or evaluation, in accordance with Article 67(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

(d)The competent authority responsible for the oversight of organisations referred to in point (b) shall be the authority designated by the Member State where the aerodrome is located. The sharing of tasks among the competent authorities concerned for the oversight of those organisations shall be done in accordance with point ARGH.OVS.330.