21.A.147 Changes to the approved production organisation

(a) After the issue of a production organisation approval, each change to the approved production organisation that is significant to the showing of conformity or to the airworthiness and characteristics of noise, fuel venting and exhaust emissions of the product, part or appliance, particularly changes to the quality system, shall be approved by the CAA. An application for approval shall be submitted in writing to the CAA and the organisation shall demonstrate to the CAA before implementation of the change, that it will continue to comply with this Subpart.

(b) The CAA shall establish the conditions under which a production organisation approved under this Subpart may operate during such changes unless the CAA determines that the approval should be suspended.

21.A.148 Changes of location

A change of the location of the manufacturing facilities of the approved production organisation shall be deemed of significance and therefore shall comply with point 21.A.147.

21.A.149 Transferability

Except as a result of a change in ownership, which is deemed significant for the purposes of point 21.A.147, a production organisation approval is not transferable.

21.A.151    Terms of approval

The terms of approval shall identify the scope of work, the products or the categories of parts and appliances, or both, for which the holder is entitled to exercise the privileges under point 21.A.163. Those terms shall be issued as part of a production organisation approval.

21.A.153    Changes to the terms of approval

Each change to the terms of approval shall be approved by the CAA. An application for a change to the terms of approval shall be made in a form and manner established by the CAA. The applicant shall comply with the applicable requirements of this Subpart.

21.A.157    Investigations

A production organisation shall make arrangements that allow the CAA to make any investigations, including investigations of partners and sub-contractors, necessary to determine compliance and continued compliance with the applicable requirements of this Subpart.

21.A.163 Privileges

Pursuant to the terms of approval issued under point 21.A.135, the holder of a production organisation approval may:

(a) perform production activities under this Annex I (Part 21).

(b) in the case of complete aircraft and upon presentation of a statement of conformity (CAA Form 52) under point 21.A.174, obtain an aircraft certificate of airworthiness and a noise certificate without further showing;

(c) in the case of other products, parts or appliances, issue authorised release certificates (CAA Form 1) under 21.A.307 without further showing;

(d) maintain a new aircraft that it has produced and issue a certificate of release to service (CAA Form 53) in respect of that maintenance;

(e) under procedures agreed with its CAA for production, for an aircraft it has produced, and when the production organisation itself is controlling under its POA the configuration of the aircraft and is attesting conformity with the design conditions approved for the flight, to issue a permit to fly in accordance with point 21.A.711(c) including approval of the flight conditions in accordance with point 21.A.710(b).