21L.B.82 Investigation and issuance of an approval of a minor change to a type certificate

(a)Upon receiving an application for the approval of a minor change to a type certificate under this Annex, the Agency shall approve the minor change when:

1.the applicant has provided the substantiation data and justifications, and has demonstrated and declared the compliance of the change with the applicable type-certification basis and the applicable environmental protection requirements, or with the certification specifications chosen in accordance with point 21L.A.67;

2.the Agency, through its verification of the demonstration of compliance, taking into account the design features, complexity and overall criticality of the design or technology, as well as previous experience of design activities with the applicant, 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.

(b)An approval of a minor change to a type certificate shall be limited to the specific configuration(s) in the type certificate to which the change relates.