Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1361 of 28 July 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 as regards the certification, oversight and enforcement tasks of the competent authorities in the implementation of the rules concerning the organisations involved in the design and production of aircraft used for sport and recreational aviation

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (1), and in particular Article 62(14) and (15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 (2) lays down the requirements for the airworthiness and environmental certification of products, parts and appliances of civil aircraft, as well as engines, propellers and parts to be installed therein, including the certification of design and production organisations.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1358 (3) provides simple and proportionate rules for aircraft used for sport and recreational aviation, which are cost-effective and reduce any unnecessary administrative and financial burden for the organisations involved in the design and production of such aircraft, while maintaining the necessary levels of safety.

(3) Therefore, appropriate rules regarding the certification, oversight and enforcement tasks of the competent authorities should also be introduced in order to ensure a uniform implementation of the simple and proportionate rules introduced for aircraft intended primarily for sports and recreational use by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1358.

(4) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1358 provides a sufficient transitional period for organisations involved in the design and production of such aircraft, to ensure that they comply with the new rules and procedures introduced by that Regulation. The same transitional period should apply as regards the rules for the competent authorities.

(5) Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 should therefore be amended.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with Opinion No 05/2021 (4), issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in accordance with Article 76(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established in accordance with Article 127(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 25 August 2023.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2022.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1).

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1358 of 2 June 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 as regards the implementation of more proportionate requirements for aircraft used for sport and recreational aviation (OJ L 205, 5.8.2022, p. 7).

(4) Opinion 05/2021 of 22 Oct 2021 of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Part 21 Light – Certification and declaration of design compliance of aircraft used for sport and recreational aviation and related products and parts, and declaration of design and production capability of organisations, https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/opinions/opinion-052021