21L.B.22 Enforcement measures

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

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21L.B.22Enforcement measures

(a)The competent authority shall:

1.suspend a certificate if the competent authority considers that there are reasonable grounds that such action is necessary to prevent a credible threat to aircraft safety;

2.issue an airworthiness directive under the conditions of point 21L.B.23;

3.suspend, revoke or limit a certificate if such action is required pursuant to point (d) of point 21L.B.21;

4.suspend or revoke a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness when the conditions specified in point (b) of point 21L.B.163 are met;

5.suspend or revoke a noise certificate or a restricted noise certificate when the conditions specified in point (b) of point 21L.B.173 are met;

6.take immediate and appropriate action necessary to limit or prohibit the activities of an organisation or natural or legal person if the competent authority considers that there are reasonable grounds that such action is necessary to prevent a credible threat to aircraft safety;

7.limit or prohibit the activities of an organisation or a natural or legal person that have declared their capabilities to design or produce products or parts in accordance with Section A or that issue statements of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or authorised release certificates (EASA Form 1) in accordance with Subpart R of Section A of this Annex pursuant to point (d) of point 21L.B.21;

8.not register a declaration of design compliance as long as there are unresolved findings from the initial oversight investigation;

9.temporarily or permanently de-register a declaration of design compliance or a declaration of capability pursuant to point (d) of point 21L.B.21;

10.take any further enforcement measures necessary in order to ensure the termination of a non-compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and with this Annex, and, where necessary, remedy the consequences thereof.

(b)Upon taking an enforcement measure in accordance with point (a), the competent authority shall notify it to the addressee, state the reasons for it, and inform the addressee of their right to appeal.

IR · 21L.B.22 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2022/1361 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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LINK BETWEEN FINDINGS AND LIMITATION OR SUSPENSION It is expected that any natural or legal person will move quickly to re-establish compliance with Part 21 Light and will not risk the possibility of their approval or the registration of their declaration of design compliance or declaration of design or production capability being suspended. Level 1 findings are those which may lead, if not properly addressed, to limitation, suspension or revocation of the approval. If appropriate, these negative decisions on the approval may be taken immediately or after the organisation fails to comply within the time period agreed by the competent authority. The type of the negative decision (i.e. limitation, suspension or revocation) should depend upon the contents and the extent of the level 1 finding. Normally, a limitation or a suspension should be considered first.

GM · GM1 21L.B.22 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2023/013/R · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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(a)GENERAL Decisions on the suspension or revocation of a certificate, approval, and registration and deregistration of a declaration of design compliance or declaration of design or production capability will always be actioned in such a way as to comply with any applicable national laws or regulations related to appeal rights and the conduct of appeals. In case of Agency decisions, as competent authority, the rules for appeal are included in Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

(b)LIMITATION A limitation is an amendment to a certificate, approval, or to a registration of a declaration of design compliance or declaration of design or production capability that partially limits the activities of the organisation.

(c)SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATES AND APPROVALS A suspension is a temporary withdrawal of a natural or legal person’s (‘organisation’s’) ability to conduct their activities under a certificate or an approval. No activities that invoke the certificate or approval may take place while the suspension is in force. The normal activities of the natural or legal person may be reinstated when the circumstances that caused the suspension are corrected and the natural or legal person can once again demonstrate full compliance with the applicable requirements.

(d)DEREGISTRATION OF DECLARATIONS In the case of declarations, point 21L.B.22 provides that a declaration may be temporarily or permanently deregistered. No activities that invoke the declaration may take place while the declaration is deregistered. The normal activities of the natural or legal person may be reinstated when the circumstances that caused the deregistration are corrected and the natural or legal person can once again demonstrate full compliance with the applicable requirements.

GM · GM1 21L.B.22 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2023/013/R · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

All rules in SECTION B - PROCEDURES FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

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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