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European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union with offices in Cologne , Germany, which has been given specific regulatory and executive tasks in the field of Aviation Safety . It became operational on September 28, 2003, and continues to grow. It is expected to reach full staffing and functionality in 2006, but the public should expect a constant state of growth in this regulatory agency. EASA may be thought of as the philosophical successor to the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), although it is not a legal successor agency. One main difference between EASA and JAA is that EASA has regulatory authority through the enactment of its regulations through the European Parliament , while most of the JAA regulatory products were merely harmonized codes without direct force of law (JAA's regulations needed to be implemented by the individual EU members to achieve force of law). EASA exists in parallel with the National Aviation Authorities (NAAs) of the EU members. EASA has jursidiction over new type certificates (design approval for aircraft, engines and propellers). EASA has undertaken the responsibility of negotiating international harmonization issues with the rest of the world on behalf of the EU member nations. EASA also sets policy for aeronautical repair stations (Part 145 organizations in Europe and the US - also known as Part 571 organizations in Canada) and issues repair station certificates for repair stations located outside the EU (which permits foreign repair stations to perform work acceptable to the European Union on EU aircraft). EASA is currently in the process of developing regulations for flight standards and will also soon be regulating this field as well. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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