21L.2 Competent authority

For the purpose of this Annex, ‘competent authority’ shall be:

(a)for Section A, Subpart A,

1.for design organisations, the Agency;

2.for a production organisation, the authority designated by the Member State where the organisation has its principal place of business; or the Agency, if that responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Article 64 or 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(b)for Section A, Subparts B, C, D, E, F, J, K, M, N, and Q, the Agency;

(c)for Section A, Subparts G, H, I and R, the authority designated by the Member State where the organisation has its principal place of business; or the Agency, if that responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Article 64 or 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(d)for Section A, Subpart P:

1.for aircraft registered in a Member State, the authority designated by the Member State of registry;

2.for unregistered aircraft, the authority designated by the Member State which prescribed the identification marks;

3.for the approval of flight conditions related to the safety of the design, the Agency.