21L.A.69 Approval of a change to a type certificate under a privilege

(a)The approval of a change to a type certificate that it has designed may be issued by an approved design organisation without an application according to point 21L.A.65 in accordance with the scope of its privileges provided for in points (2) and (8) of point 21.A.263(c) of Annex I (Part 21) instead of the Agency, as recorded in the terms of approval.

(b)When issuing an approval of a change to type certificate in accordance with point (a), the design organisation shall:

1.ensure that all the substantiation data and justifications are available;

2.ensure that the compliance of the change with the type-certification basis and the applicable environmental protection requirements according to point (a)(1) of point 21L.A.67 or point (a) of point 21L.A.68 has been demonstrated and declared in accordance with point 21L.A.66;

3.confirm that it has not found:

(i)any non-compliances with the type-certification basis or, where applicable, with the applicable environmental protection requirements, or with the certification specifications chosen;

(ii)any feature or characteristic of the change that may make the changed product unsafe or environmentally incompatible for the uses for which certification is requested;

4.limit the approval of a change to a type certificate to the specific configuration(s) in the type certificate to which the change relates.