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 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
  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")

List of Production Organisation Approvals (POA)

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

List of all EASA POA's suspended or revoked in accordance with Part 21
Organisation POA Number Status Related Decision Date
Koito Industries Limited EASA.21G.0011 Suspended Letter EASA D
(2009)/WLS/gfe/EASA.21G.0011/ 74545		 30/09/2009

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 MB 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').
EASA POA related procedures are integrated into EASA Quality Management System.

Support on POA process

In addition to the essential requirements, their implementing rules and their associated AMC and GM, EASA has developed a user guide with annexes describing the process to apply for an EASA POA and the process to manage an EASA POA.

Forms for Production Organisations

The following forms should be completed by applicants seeking Part 21 Subpart G approval, see Application forms page

  • EASA Form 50 - Application for Part 21 POA
  • EASA Form 4 - Details of Management Personnel to be accepted as specified in Part 21A.145(c)(2)

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.

  • 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 is applying fees for its certification activities since 1 June 2005. Starting with the 1st of June 2007, a new scheme of fees is detailed in the 'Fees & Charges' Regulation (EC No 593/2007) which was adopted by the European Commission in the week of 31 March 2007 and published in the EU Official Journal on 1 June 2007.

  • See Regulations/Fees & Charges page;
  • Relevant section of the Regulation EC No 593/2007: ANNEX, Explanatory note 3, 11 & Table 8 of Part I .

EASA contacts for Production Organisation Approvals

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