# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February 2015 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers' licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Division ATCO.AR.D.001: Procedure for the issue, revalidation and renewal of licences, ratings, endorsements and authorisations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)The CAA shall establish procedures for the application and issue of licences, issue of ratings and endorsements, as well as the revalidation and renewal of endorsements. These procedures may include:
(1)the issue of temporary OJTI authorisation and temporary assessor authorisation; and
(2)if applicable, the authorisation for assessors to revalidate and renew unit endorsements in which case assessors shall submit all records, reports and any other information to the CAA as defined in such procedures.
(b)Upon receiving an application and, if relevant, any supporting documentation, the CAA shall verify the application completeness and whether the applicant meets the requirements set out in Annex I.
(c)If the applicant meets the applicable requirements, the CAA shall issue, revalidate or renew, when appropriate, the relevant licence, rating(s) and endorsement(s) using the format for licences established in Appendix 1 of Annex II. The temporary OJTI authorisation referred to in ATCO.C.025 and the temporary assessor authorisation referred to in ATCO.C.065 shall be issued as a separate document wherein the privileges of the holder as well as the validity of the authorisation shall be specified.
(d)For the purpose of reducing unnecessary administrative burden, the CAA may establish procedures for establishing a unique date of validity for several endorsements. In any case, the validity periods of the endorsements concerned shall not be extended.
(e)The CAA shall replace the air traffic controller licence if necessary for administrative reasons and when point (XIIa) of the licence is completed and no further space remains. The date of the first issue of the ratings and rating endorsements shall be transferred to the new licence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/340/annex/II/part/ATCO.AR/division/subpart+d/division/atco.ar.d.001 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-340/annex-II/part-ATCO.AR/division-subpart+d/division-atco.ar.d.001
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