21L.A.275 Obligations of a natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1)

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

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21L.A.275Obligations of a natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1)

The natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1) shall:

(a)inform the competent authority that they intend to produce an aircraft, engine or propeller, or a part thereof, in conformity with the design data of a declaration of design compliance and that they will issue statements of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or authorised release certificates (EASA Form 1) in accordance with this Subpart;

(b)ensure that the details of any completed work are recorded;

(c)maintain, at the place of production, the technical data and drawings necessary to determine whether the aircraft, engine or propeller, or a part thereof, conforms to the applicable declared design data;

(d)provide continuing airworthiness support to the declarant of a declaration of design compliance for any aircraft, engine or propeller, or a part thereof, that they have produced;

(e)for new aircraft that they have produced, ensure that the aircraft is kept in an airworthy condition and that maintenance is performed, unless Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 requires the maintenance to be performed under such rules, including any necessary repairs in accordance with the applicable design data prior to the issuance of an aircraft statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B);

(f)when issuing a certificate of release to service after such maintenance, determine that each completed aircraft has been subjected to the necessary maintenance and is in a condition for safe operation, prior to issuing the certificate;

(g)undertake the obligations of a natural or legal person issuing statements of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or authorised release certificates (EASA Form 1) of Subpart A of this Annex;

(h)inform the competent authority about the cessation of their activities under this Subpart.

IR · 21L.A.275 — 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.275(a)Obligations of a natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1)

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INFORMATION TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY — FORMAT The natural or legal person that issues a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1) under Subpart R has the obligation to inform the competent authority that it intends to produce an aircraft, engine or propeller, or a part thereof. To comply with this obligation, the form defined below should be used. EASA Form 205

INFORMATION on the intention to manufacture pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) Subpart R — STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY FOR AIRCRAFT AND AUTHORISED RELEASE CERTIFICATE (EASA FORM 1) FOR ENGINES AND PROPELLERS, OR PARTS THEREOF, THAT CONFORM TO A DECLARATION OF DESIGN COMPLIANCE
1.	Name of the natural or legal person
2.	Place of business Contact details (registered address, phone, email) of the principal place of business:
3.	Intended scope of work
	3.1 Category of products
	Design declared under Part 21 Light Subpart C
	☐ Aeroplanes with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of 1 200 kg or less that are not jet powered, and have a seating configuration of maximum 2 persons
	☐ Sailplanes or powered sailplanes with a MTOM of 1 200 kg or less
	☐ Balloons designed for not more than 4 persons
	☐ Hot-air airships designed for not more than 4 persons
	3.2 Conformity documents (intended to be issued)
	☐ For complete aircraft, issue EASA Form 52B for new aircraft
	☐ For other products or parts, issue EASA Form 1
	☐ Maintain a new aircraft and issue EASA Form 53B
	3.3 Detailed description of the scope of work (aircraft type …) (parts for aircraft type …)
4.	Date of intended commencement of production:
5.	Statements I confirm [I / Name of the organisation] [have/has] been granted access by the declarant of the design compliance to the applicable design data. I confirm [I / Name of the organisation] [have/has] established and implemented a production control system in accordance with point 21L.A.273. [I / Name of the organisation] [agree/agrees] to undertake the obligations in accordance with point 21L.A.275.
6.
	Date / Location	Signature of the natural person or legal representative of the legal person

AMC · AMC1 21L.A.275(a) — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2023/013/R · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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GM1 21L.A.275(g)Obligations of a natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1)

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APPLICABLE SUBPART A REQUIREMENTS The following requirements in Subpart A are applicable to a natural or legal person that issues a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1): points 21L.A.3(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) Reporting system point 21L.A.5 Collaboration between design and production point 21L.A.6(b) Marking point 21L.A.7(b) Record-keeping point 21L.A.10 Access and investigation point 21L.A.11 Findings and observations point 21L.A.12 Means of compliance

GM · GM1 21L.A.275(g) — 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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