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Production Organisations Approvals

Production Organisation Approvals (POAs) are managed by EASA in accordance with Subpart G of Regulation (EC) 1702/2003. The agency is responsible for:

  • The management of all applications from non EU countries (or from an EU country upon request of the competent authority of that country) for production organisation approvals (POA).
  • The issue of related certificates and their continued surveillance.

Further information on POAs

Relevant legislation

  1. Essential Requirements: Regulation (EC) 216/2008 Relevant section of Regulation: Articles 5.2(e), 18(d), 20.2(b)(ii & iii), 20.2(c) 53.1
  2. Implementing Rule: Regulation (EC) 1702/2003 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.
    • Relevant section of Regulation: Articles 1(h) & 4.
    • Annex to (EC) 1702/2003- (Part 21) Certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, and of design and production organisations
      • Relevant section of Part 21: Subpart G - Production Organisation Approval
    • Relevant section of (EC) 381/2005 (amending (EC) 1702/2003): Article 1 (Regulation (EC) 1702/2003 was amended on 07/03/2005 by Regulation No. 381/2005. In paragraph 21A.163(c) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003, the words 'under 21A.307' are deleted).
    • Relevant section of Annex to (EC) 375/2007 (amending (EC) 1702/2003): Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4

  3. Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM)
    • Decision No. 2003/1/RM Of The Executive Director Of The Agency of 17 October 2003 on acceptable means of compliance and guidance material 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 ("AMC and GM to Part 21")

      Relevant section of AMC document: Subpart G - Production Organisation Approval

    • Decision no 2007/006/R of the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency of 04 April 2007 amending Decision No 2003/01/R of 17 October 2003 on acceptable means of compliance and guidance material 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 ("AMC and GM to part 21")

      Relevant section of AMC and GM document: Article 1

    • Decision no 2007/012/R of the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency of 22nd November 2007 amending the Annex to Decision No 2003/01/RM of 17 October 2003 on acceptable means of compliance and guidance material 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 ("AMC and GM to part 21")

      Relevant section of AMC and GM document: Article 1

Lists of Production Organisation Approvals

Note: These lists provide specific information about each POA. An explanatory note describing the codes and information used in these lists is available Explanatory note on POA lists

Working procedures for POAs

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. This decision followed Decision No 3/2004 of 3 February 2004 of the Management Board concerning the general principles related to the certification procedures to be applied by the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency for issuing of certificates for organisations (referred to by the Agency as the 'OCP Decision').

The POA working procedures are available for download under Certification / Internal Working Procedures / Working Procedures - Production Organisation Approval (POAP).

Forms for Production Organisation Approvals

EASA Form 4 - Management Personnel See Application forms page

Note: the purpose of Form 4 is to enable the POA Team Leader to confirm to the applicant the identity of those managers nominated in accordance with Part 21 Subpart G. Please refer to the relevant section of the Subpart-G AMC document, which states "The applicant should provide a completed copy of EASA Form 4 for each of the key management staff identified by Part 21 Subpart G. The EASA Form 4 is a confidential document and will be treated as such."

EASA Form 50 - Foreign Production Organisation Approvals See Application forms page

EASA Form 51 - Application for significant changes or variation of scope and terms of Part 21 POA

Fees & Charges for Production Organisation Approvals

The European Aviation Safety Agency has applied fees for its certification activities since 1 June 2005. The fees are detailed in the 'Fees & Charges' Regulation (EC No 488/2005) which was adopted by the European Commission in the week of 21 March 2005 and published in the EU Official Journal on 30 March 2005. This regulation was repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2007 of 31 May 2007 on the Fees & Charges levied by the European Aviation Safety Agency entering into force on 1 June 2007.

View Commission Regulation 593/2007.

Click to view the regulation in the corresponding language:

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EASA contacts for Production Organisation Approvals

Inquiries relating to the Agency's Production Organisation Approvals should be addressed to: