EASA and the EU Regulatory Framework

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EASA and the EU Regulatory Framework

• Peter CorbeelRulemaking DirectorateInitial
  Airworthiness Manager

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Overview

• Pre-EASA
• General EU principles
• EASA regulatory framework
• Agency organisation
• Role of Agency
• Role of NAAs
• Developments

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Pre-EASA

• Before 28 September 2003
• Co-operation in Joint Aviation Authorities
• Joint rulemaking
• Joint certification
• But
• Member States fully legally responsible (except
  3922 JARs)
• All rules and certificates issued by NAA

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General EU principles

• EU institutions
• Council
• Parliament
• Commission
• Court are supranational
• EU is regulator in many domains
• Exclusive or
• Shared competence
• EU regulator
• Council Parliament (co-decision)
• Commission implementing rules

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General EU principles (continued)

• Normally EU law is executed by MS
• Some executive power with Commission and/or EU
  Agencies
• Judicial control
• By national courts for MS acts
• By European court for Community acts

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EASA regulatory framework

• The Basic Regulation
• The Parliament and the Council define the Scope
  of Powers transferred to the Community
• They adopt the Essential Requirements specifying
  the objectives to be met

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EASA regulatory framework (continued)

• The Implementing Rules
• The Commission adopts standards for implementing
  the essential requirements

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EASA regulatory framework (continued)

• The Agencys soft laws
• The Agency adopts non binding standards

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Agency organisation
Executive Director Patrick Goudou
Policy officers
Legal
Plans Programmes
Quality
Communication Manager
Safety analysis research
Standardisation Director Francesco Banal
Administrative Director Markku Junkkari
Rulemaking Director Claude Probst
Certification Director Norbert Lohl
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Agency organisation (continued)
Rulemaking Director Claude Probst
Product safety
Flight standards
International co-operation
Environmental protection
Assistant
ATM Airports
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Agency role

• Rulemaking
• Draft (amendments to) Basic Regulation and
  implementing rules
• Draft and adopt soft law CS and AMC/GM
• Certification
• Issue design approvals (TC, STC, etc.)
• Issue DOA and APDOA
• Issue foreign MOA, POA and some on behalf of MS
• Continued oversight of those certificates

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Agency role (continued)

• Standardisation
• Monitoring implementation of EASA rules by MS and
  report to Commission
• Accreditation of NAAs
• Centre of expertise within EU
• International relations
• Harmonised rules
• Acceptance of foreign certificates

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Role of NAAs

• Issue certificates
• Airworthiness Certificates (C of A, etc.)
• Noise Certificates
• Part M Subpart F MOA, CAMO, Part 145, Part 147,
  Part 66
• POA, Part 21 Subpart F
• Expertise for Agency rulemaking and certification
• Article 10

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Role of NAAs (continued)

• Member States may no longer
• issue their own rules
• deviate from common rules
• impose additional requirements
• conclude arrangements with third countries

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Developments

• EASA Scope
• Current scopeairworthiness and environmental
  compatibility of products
• Extension of scope air operations, flight crew
  licensing, foreign operators
• Ultimately it could also cover the safety
  regulation of airport operations and air traffic
  control services

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Developments (continued)

• Various other developments
• BASA with USA
• MDM.032 new rules for non-complex aircraft
• 28 march 2007

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• EASA and the EU Regulatory Framework
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