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21L.A.178 Notification of changes and cessation of activities

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

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21L.A.178Notification of changes and cessation of activities

The declared design organisation shall notify the Agency without undue delay of the following:

(a)any changes to the information that has been declared in accordance with point (c) of point 21L.A.173;

(b)changes to the management system for design that are significant for the demonstration of compliance of the product designed by them;

(c)the cessation of some or all of the activities covered by the declaration.

IR · 21L.A.178 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2022/1358 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 21L.A.178Notification of changes and cessation of activities

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CHANGES AND THEIR TIMELY NOTIFICATION The declared design organisation should notify EASA of the following changes:

1.Changes to the information that has been declared in accordance with point (c) change of the registered name of the organisation; change of the registered address of the organisation’s principal place of business and, where applicable, change of the operating sites and/or their addresses; change of the head of the design organisation and/or their contact details; change of the scope of work. These changes are notified to EASA by submitting a revised declaration of design capability.

2.Significant changes to the management system for design (according to point 21L.A.178(b)): change in the parts of the organisation that contribute directly to the airworthiness or environmental compatibility (independent checking function and airworthiness function); new distribution of responsibilities affecting airworthiness or environmental compatibility aspects; changes in the organisation structure; change to the principles of procedures related to: the type certification (see Subpart B); the approval of changes (see Subpart D); the approval of repair designs (see Subpart M); continued airworthiness (see points 21L.A.3 and 21L.A.4); the configuration control, when airworthiness or environmental compatibility is affected; the acceptability of design tasks undertaken by partners or subcontractors (point 21L.A.174(b)(3)); These changes are notified without revising the declaration of design capability. Timely notification: The declared design organisation should notify the change(s) as soon as it has taken the decision to introduce the respective change(s) but no later than 10 working days after the change(s) became effective.

AMC · AMC1 21L.A.178 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2023/013/R · 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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