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21L.A.165 Continued validity of a noise certificate and of a restricted noise certificate

Annex Ib · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

IRImplementing rule

21L.A.165Continued validity of a noise certificate and of a restricted noise certificate

(a)A noise certificate or a restricted noise certificate shall remain valid as long as:

1.the aircraft remains on the same register;

2.the certificate has not been surrendered by the holder;

3.the aircraft remains in compliance with the applicable environmental protection requirements of Regulation (EU)2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof and with the applicable type design or with the applicable design data of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared, taking into account the provisions related to the handling of findings as specified under point 21L.B.21;

4.the certificate has not been revoked by the competent authority of the Member State of registry under point 21L.B.22.

(b)Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to the competent authority of the Member State of registry.

IR · 21L.A.165 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2022/1358 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

All rules in SECTION A - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Nov 2025, 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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