Common use of Conformity Certifications During Design Approval Clause in Contracts

Conformity Certifications During Design Approval. (a) The airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant is located may request conformity certifications from the airworthiness authority in the country in which the design approval applicant’s supplier is located for prototype parts produced by that supplier. (b) Only authority-to-authority requests are permissible and authorities will not respond to a conformity certification request from the manufacturer or supplier. Certifications will be conducted only after consultations between the two airworthiness authorities on the specific work to be performed, and agreement has been obtained from the airworthiness authority in the country in which the supplier is located. Requests for conformity certifications should be limited to prototype parts that are of such complexity that they are not inspectable by the manufacturer or its airworthiness authority prior to installation in the final product. Conformity certifications may require the development of a working procedure based on the complexity of the requested certifications. At the discretion of the authority in receipt of such requests, conformity certifications may be delegated to authorized designees or approved organizations.

Conformity Certifications During Design Approval. (a) The airworthiness civil aviation authority of the country state in which a design approval applicant is located may request conformity certifications from the airworthiness civil aviation authority in the country state in which the design approval applicant’s supplier is located for prototype parts produced by that supplier. (b) Only authority-to-authority requests are permissible and authorities will not respond to a conformity certification request from the manufacturer or supplier. Certifications will be conducted only after consultations between the two airworthiness civil aviation authorities on the specific work to be performed, and agreement has been obtained from the airworthiness civil aviation authority in the country state in which the supplier is located. Requests for conformity certifications should be limited to prototype parts that are of such complexity that they are cannot inspectable be inspected by the manufacturer or its airworthiness civil aviation authority prior to installation in the final product. Conformity certifications may require the development of a working procedure based on the complexity of the requested certifications. At the discretion of the authority in receipt of such requests, conformity certifications may be delegated to authorized designees or approved organizations.