C - Fees for the Approval of Organisations

• The application fee must be paid prior to the commencement of any work.
• For the issuance, maintenance or amendment of the certificate, all invoices issued so far for the related project must have been paid.
• The first annual surveillance fee has to be paid after receiving the certificate and upon receipt of the invoice.
• The aforementioned methods are applicable for hourly fees (the first invoice is based on an estimate of working hours) and flat fees.

Only administrative staff required to comply with the applicable Regulation and associated AMC/Guidance should be included in the calculation of the number of staff.

Any staff employed by the organisation shall be included in the total number of staff. With regard to the contracted staff the organisation shall identify them in the box "contractors" in the EASA Form and they will be added to the total number of staff for the fee purpose.

In the event of a change in the rating or the scope during the year covered by the surveillance fee, the Agency shall re-calculate the next billing cycle(s) of the surveillance fee, following the approval of the change.

In the event of a change in the activity of an organisation, e.g. change to the number of staff, change of the facilities and/or courses, and upon declaration and approval of this change as a significant change with the appropriate EASA Form, the Agency shall re-calculate the next billing cycle(s) of the surveillance fee, following the approval of the change.

All application forms are available from the Application forms page.

The fee depends on two elements:

• the type of activity for which a DOA is applied.
• the number of staff related to the activities under the scope of the agreement.

The number of staff should be calculated as follows: 
For all sites involved in design and certification activities under the approval: 
All staff involved in:

• Managing the design organisation;
• Drawing, calculating, testing, simulating;
• Producing and verifying compliance documentation;
• Performing airworthiness office tasks; System monitoring.

In addition, for Design subcontractors, the following staff should be counted:

• All staff involved in producing compliance documents;
• All staff involved in verifying compliance documents;
• All staff involved in airworthiness office tasks;
• All staff involved in system monitoring.

The fees applicable for an AP DOA application are stipulated in Table 9B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation 2019/2153.

Changes to AP DOA are charged on an hourly basis as set out in Part II of the Annex to Implementing Regulation 2019/2153. 

All application forms are available from the Application forms page.

The new criteria are applicable for all applications received after 1 January 2020 and for all valid (existing) approvals at the entry into force as from the next billing cycle starting after the entry into force of the Implementing Regulation 2019/2153. Approvals issued after 1 January 2020 are also subject to the fees stipulated in Table 10 of the Annex to the Implementing Regulation 2019/2153.

All application forms are available from the Application forms page.

The application fee for approvals under a bilateral agreement covers the initial process.
For the continued validity of the approval, following the issuance of the approval, the applicant is charged an annual continuation fee.

All application forms are available from the Application forms page.

This means the total number of staff employed by the organisation in order to comply with EASA Part-145. This number should include, but is not limited to: the nominated Persons in accordance with Part-145.A.30 a & b - post-holders, managers, supervisors, certifying staff, technicians and mechanics for aircraft, engines and components, NDT personnel, technical support personnel such as planners, engineers, technical record staff, librarians, quality control/assurance staff, specialized services staff, training staff, store department staff, purchasing department staff, contract staff in the above categories. Some of these staff are not considered as technical staff but shall be included in the total number of staff.

In the case of multiple A and B ratings, only the highest fee will be charged.

All application forms are available from the Application forms page.

This means the total number of staff employed by the organisation in order to comply with EASA Part-147. This number should include, but is not limited to: the nominated Persons in accordance with Part 147.A.105 a, b & c - managers, quality assurance staff, trainers, examiners, practical assessors, instructors, contract staff in the above categories.

Approval fee: One facility is included in the organisation approval fee as well as in the annual organisation surveillance fee. For the second and each subsequent facility, additional approval fees are charged. This can be in the phase of the initial approval as well as during the surveillance phase.

Surveillance fee: For facilities added after the initial organisation approval, the surveillance fee shall be adapted as of the next fee cycle, following the approval of the change.

Temporary sites, as detailed in the MOE, are not subject to fees.

* policy applicable to organisation’s and sub-contractor site

One training course is included in the initial approval fee. If you offer more than one training course, approval fees are charged for each additional course. This can be in the phase of the initial approval as well as during the surveillance phase.

No additional surveillance fee is charged for training courses.

Changes, upgrades, amendments to existing training courses are not subject to fees.

** applicable whenever the course is applied for either as part of an initial application for an organisation approval, or when the course is added to an existing approved scope of approval.

New Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2347 on the EASA fees and charges is applicable from 1 January 2026. It foresees the invoicing of an authorisation fee for new TCO applications, an annual monitoring fee for authorised TCOs, fees for further TCO assessment (including on-site visits and meetings) as deemed necessary by EASA and a fee for TCO one-off notifications.

The fees applicable for TCO authorisation and monitoring are outlined in Table 7A of Annex I – Part I of (EU) 2025/2347.

The authorisation fee applies to all new applications for TCO authorisation submitted as of 
1 January 2026. Once the TCO authorisation is granted, an annual monitoring fee applies which will be invoiced upon issuance of the TCO authorisation and, thereafter, at the start of each subsequent billing cycle (every 12 months).

For TCO authorisations already in place on 1 January 2026, the monitoring fee applies from that date and will be invoiced at the start of each annual billing cycle in early January.

Further fees may apply as outlined in C.5.10 – Are there any other EASA fees related to TCO?

No, the initial TCO authorisation application fee is not limited in time. It will be invoiced upon acceptance of the application and covers all (standard) technical work performed by EASA up to initial TCO authorisation.

Should EASA decide that further TCO assessment is necessary, additional fees may apply as outlined in C.5.10 – Are there any other EASA fees related to TCO?

No. All changes to the TCO authorisation are covered by the annual monitoring fee.

See also C.5.8 – Why do I have to pay a monitoring fee? 

The fleet size is the total number of aircraft to be operated in Europe under the TCO authorisation. Where the TCO operates both aeroplanes and helicopters, please provide the combined total number of aircraft.

Upon withdrawal or rejection of an application for TCO authorisation, EASA will credit the authorisation fee (if already paid) and invoice the number of work hours performed by EASA up to the date of withdrawal or rejection.

The applicable hourly rate can be found in Part II of the Annex to (EU) 2025/2347. Note that the hourly rate is subject to annual indexation as described in (EU) 2025/2347 Article 3 (5).

Yes. The TCO authorisation fee is due for any new application following

• withdrawal of a previous application by the applicant,
• rejection of a previous application by EASA,
• surrender of a previous TCO authorisation by the TCO, or
• revocation of a previous TCO by EASA.

The monitoring fee covers the technical work performed by EASA for the continuous monitoring activities of the TCO authorisation. Even though the TCO authorisation is not time-limited, it is subject to regular monitoring (also known as ‘oversight’ or ‘surveillance’).

Additionally, this fee covers all technical work related to changes such as the addition/removal of aircraft or addition/removal of aircraft type(s)/fleet(s).

The annual TCO monitoring fee remains due for any TCO authorisation that is suspended or invalidated by EASA.

When a TCO authorisation is surrendered by the TCO or revoked by EASA, the monitoring fee is no longer due after the date of surrender or revocation. A monitoring fee already paid for the ongoing billing cycle (12-month period) will be credited and a new pro-rata invoice will be issued for 1/365^th of the fee for each day the TCO authorisation was valid during that billing cycle.

When further TCO assessment is justified during the initial TCO application or during TCO monitoring, according to the criteria set out in the Part-TCO regulation and following the established risk-based approach, EASA may decide to perform further assessment, invite operators to technical meetings (at EASA headquarters, remote or hybrid) or conduct an on-site audit to a TCO.

The above activities are subject to fees as outlined in Table 7B of Annex I – Part I of (EU) 2025/2347.

These fees are due in addition to the initial TCO authorisation fee or the TCO monitoring fee, as applicable. Travel costs for on-site visits will be charged on top of the respective flat fee.

Note that fees are subject to annual indexation as described in (EU) 2025/2347 Article 3 (5).

The fee applicable for TCO one-off notification is outlined in Table 7A (last row) of Annex I – Part I of (EU) 2025/2347. No monitoring fee applies for one-off notifications.

Note that applications for TCO one-off notification flights may only be submitted by operators that do not hold a TCO authorisation. Within 14 days following approval of the one-off notification, the holder is asked to apply for TCO authorisation.

Yes. The one-off notification fee covers the technical work performed for assessing the request for one-off notification. It will not be credited when the holder applies for TCO authorisation.

Technical work performed for assessing the TCO authorisation will be covered by the TCO authorisation fee.

Yes. Technical work needs to be performed to assess the request for one-off notification. Therefore, the fee applies, even if the outcome of the technical assessment is negative, i.e. the request for TCO one-off notification is refused. 

Please refer to question A.3 - When do I have to pay?  and consult the ‘General Conditions and Terms of Payment’ available in the Downloads section of this page.

The address defined as ‘billing address’ and the person defined as ‘billing contact’ will be showing on all EASA invoices. EASA invoices will be sent by email to the address indicated under ‘billing contact’ (a generic mailbox is preferred). The billing contact person will be contacted for all issues related to the EASA invoice/s and will be responsible for ensuring the EASA terms of payment are honoured.

Please refer to the ‘General Conditions and Terms of Payment’ available in the Downloads section of this page.

If no billing data is submitted, we will assume that invoices should be issued to the applicant legal address and TCO contact person as indicated in the application form under points 2.1.1. and 2.1.3.

For TCO authorisations already in place on 1 January 2026, the first invoice will be issued to the TCO contact person identified in the TCO Web-Interface. Thereafter, TCOs will be given the opportunity to indicate a dedicated billing address and contact. 

The non-payment of fees due may lead to cancellation of any ongoing application or to the revocation of the TCO authorisation or removal of the TCO one-off privileges, even if technically accepted.

Additionally, any further application submitted by the same TCO may be subject to payment of the existing open debts and to the advance payment of the amount related to the new application.