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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-748/annex-I/section-B/division-subpart+f/division-21.b.120",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/748",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 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 (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-748",
  "path": "annex/I/section/B/division/subpart+f/division/21.b.120",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "21.B.120",
  "heading": "Initial certification procedure",
  "text": "(a)The CAA must:\n1.upon receipt of an application for a letter of agreement for the purpose of demonstrating conformity of the individual products, parts and appliances, verify the applicant’s compliance with the applicable requirements;\n2.record all the findings issued, closure actions and recommendations for the issue of the letter of agreement;\n3.confirm in writing to the applicant all findings raised during the verification;\n4.issue the letter of agreement (CAA Form 65, Appendix XI) when satisfied that the applicant complies with the applicable requirements.\n(b)The letter of agreement must:\n1.contain the scope of the agreement, a termination date and, where applicable, the appropriate limitations;\n2.not exceed one year in duration.\n(c)Where the application is in relation to initial certification, the CAA may only issue the letter of agreement after being satisfied that all findings have been corrected to its satisfaction.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/897 of 12 March 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 as regards the inclusion of risk-based compliance verification in Annex I and the implementation of requirements for environmental protection (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 1 point 21.B.120 substituted (1.7.2024) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/588), regs. 1(3), 7(4)(a)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/748/annex/I/section/B/division/subpart+f/division/21.b.120",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:15.996010+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}