Annex I REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED ENTITIESF1

The qualified entities must:

• be able to document extensive experience in assessing public and private entities in the air transport sectors, in particular air navigation service providers, and in other similar sectors in one or more of the fields covered by this Regulation,

• have comprehensive rules and regulations for the periodic survey of the abovementioned entities, published and continually upgraded and improved through research and development programmes,

• not be controlled by air navigation service providers, by airport management authorities or by others engaged commercially in the provision of air navigation services or in air transport services,

• be established with significant technical, managerial, support and research staff commensurate with the tasks to be carried out,

• be managed and administered in such a way as to ensure the confidentiality of information required by the administration,

• be prepared to provide relevant information to the national supervisory authority F2...,

• have defined and documented its policy and objectives for and commitment to quality and have ensured that this policy is understood, implemented and maintained at all levels in the organisation,

• have developed, implemented and maintained an effective internal quality system based on appropriate parts of internationally recognised quality standards and in compliance with EN 45004 (inspection bodies) and with EN 29001, as interpreted by the IACS Quality System Certification Scheme Requirements,

• be subject to certification of its quality system by an independent body of auditors F3....