EASA or CAA Form 1s?
EASA or CAA Form 1s? Certification can cause a little confusion and the big question is…
As an importer within the EU can I accept a UK CAA Form 1? Answer: Yes.
As a newly approved (UK CAA) Part 21G Organisation we occasionally find that some of our EU domicile clients state that they are unable to accept a UK CAA Form 1 release certificate and that they can only accept an EASA Form 1. This is not true.
The European Union Trade and Cooperation Agreement states; “The importing Party shall recognise the production certification and production oversight system of the exporting Party since the system is considered sufficiently equivalent to the system of the importing Party” (source: Article 21 of Annex 30 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement).
EASA POA (as Third Country Approval) for UK goods to be accepted in the EU
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement enables the EU to recognise the POA issued by the UK CAA for categories of products that are already approved for production (as of 31 December 2020).
UK POA for EU goods to be accepted in the UK
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement enables the UK to recognise the POA issued by the EASA CAA for categories of products that are already approved for production (as of 31 December 2020).
Export to the EU
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement recognises the CAA Form 1 for the export of new parts, appliances, engines, and propellers and CAA Form 52 for the export of new complete aircraft.
Therefore, there is no need for UK-based organisations to hold an EASA Third Country Production Organisation Approval. Consequently, EASA has not issued any Third Country POA to organizations in the UK and as such, there are no EASA.UK.21G.XXXX approvals. (Source: CAA and EASA)
In addition to this agreement, the CAA has many other bilateral agreements in place with; the USA, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Singapore, Switzerland, Iceland, China, Norway, and Taiwan with the aim to help reduce duplication of activity and for mutual acceptance of these certificates (for example, Authorised Form 1 Release Certificates).
Sources and useful links:
https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/About-us/International/International-cooperation/
https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/UK-EASA%20TIP.pdf
https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/faq/122921
https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/brexit
If you have any questions relating to this topic, then please contact our Quality Manager, Ed Greenhalgh (ed.greenhalgh@larchfield.net).
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