Internal working procedures

On 25 January 2005 a Decision of the Executive Director - ED Decision 2005/01/CF - was taken establishing the Agency's Internal Certification Working Procedures in the following areas:

  • Type Certification
  • ETSO-Authorisation
  • Design Organisation Approval
  • Alternative Procedures to Design Organisation Approval
  • Production Organisation Approval
  • Maintenance Organisation Approval
  • Maintenance Training Organisation Approval

During June 2005, Decisions of the Executive Director were taken establishing the Agency's Internal Certification Working Procedures in the following areas:

  • Continuing Airworthiness of Type Design (CAP)
  • Supplemental Type Certification (STCP)

The Certification Directorate has decided to publish its working procedures on the Agency's website.

Important notice:
  1. The internal certification working procedures explain how EASA carries out its certification tasks internally.
  2. The procedures have been published for information purposes only.
  3. The procedures will be updated when needed and revisions will be published as soon as they are adopted.
  4. Forms (e.g. application forms) which constitute obligations to applicants will be published by a separate Decision.
  5. Procedures for other Certification tasks, for example Post-Type Certification activities (TC changes, Repair Approval) and Continuing Airworthiness (including AD) will be available soon.
Internal Certification Working Procedures Documents
Document Issue Creation Publication
E.P010-01 Certification Support for Validation (CSV) 1 23/10/2007 19/09/2008
Type certification 3 09/07/2010 17/09/2010
Supplemental type certification 3 09/07/2010 17/09/2010
Approval of change to type certificate 2 21/07/2010 17/09/2010
Approval of repair design 1 21/07/2010 17/09/2010
European Technical Standard Order Authorisation 3 21/07/2010 17/09/2010
Approval of flight conditions for a permit to fly 2 13/09/2010 17/09/2010
Limitation, suspension and revocation of product certificate 2 20/07/2010 17/09/2010
Transfer or surrender of a product certificate 2 13/09/2010 17/09/2010
Provide technical advice 1 21/07/2010 17/09/2010
Airworthiness Directive Policy 2 10/09/2010 17/09/2010
Continuing airworthiness of type design (CAP) 5 23/04/2012 25/04/2012
Alternative Method of Compliance (AMOC) with Airworthiness Directive (AD) 1 10/09/2010 17/09/2010
Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) 1 10/09/2010 17/09/2010
Maintenance Review Board 2 16/06/2010 17/09/2010
Maintenance Review Board team 2 15/06/2010 17/09/2010