Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2007 (repealed)Show full title

Explanatory note

(1) Fees and charges are denominated in euros.

(2) Products related fees referred to in Tables 1 to 4 of Part I are levied per operation and per period of 12 months. After the first period of 12 months, if relevant, these fees are determined pro rata temporis (1/365th of the relevant annual fee per day beyond the first 12 months period). The fees referred to in Table 5 are levied per operation. The fees referred to in Table 6 are levied per period of 12 months.

(3) With regard to organisations related fees referred to in Tables 7 to 10 of Part I, approval fees are levied once and surveillance fees are levied every 12 months.

(4) Tasks charged on an hourly basis referred to in Part II attract the applicable hourly fee, as specified in this Part, multiplied by the actual number of working hours spent by the Agency, or by the number of hours set out in this Part.

(5) Certification specifications (CS) referred to in this Annex are those adopted pursuant to Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and published in the Agency’s official publication in accordance with EASA Decision 2003/8 of 30 October 2003 (www.easa.europa.eu).

(6) ‘Large Rotorcraft’ refers to CS 29 and CS 27 cat A; ‘Small Rotorcraft’ refers to CS 27 with Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) below 3 175 Kg and limited to 4 seats, including pilot, and to CS VLR; ‘Medium Rotorcraft’ refers to other CS 27.

(7) ‘Derivative’ means a new model added to an existing Type Certificate.

(8) In Tables 1, 2 and 6 of Part I, the values of the ‘parts’ refer to the relevant manufacturer's list prices.

(9) In Tables 3 and 4 of Part I, ‘Simple’, ‘Standard’ and ‘Complex’ refer to the following:

a ‘Significant’ is defined in paragraph 21A.101 (b) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 (and similarly in FAA 21.101 (b)).
b ‘Basic’, ‘level 1’, ‘level 2’ and ‘critical component’ are defined in the technical implementation procedures for airworthiness and environmental certification (TIP) to the EU/US draft bilateral aviation safety agreement.
c Automatic acceptance criteria by EASA for FAA level 2 major changes are defined in EASA Executive Director Decision 2004/04/CF, or in the technical implementation procedures for airworthiness and environmental certification (TIP) to the EU/US draft bilateral aviation safety agreement, as applicable.
	Simple	Standard	Complex
EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)EASA major design changesEASA major repairs	STC, major design change, or repair, only involving current and well-proven justification methods, for which a complete set of data (description, compliance check-list and compliance documents) can be communicated at time of application, and for which the applicant has demonstrated experience, and which can be assessed by the project certification manager alone, or with a limited involvement of a single discipline specialist	All other STC, major design changes or repairs	Significanta STC or major design change
Validated US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) STC	Basicb	Non-basic	Significant non-basic
Validated FAA major design change	Level 2b major design changes when not automatically acceptedc	Level 1b	Significant level 1
Validated FAA major repair	N/A (automatic acceptance)	Repairs on critical componentb	N/A

(10) In Table 7 of Part I, Design Organisations are categorized as follows:

Design Organisation Agreement Scope	Group A	Group B	Group C
DOA 1 Type certificates holders	Highly complex/Large	Complex/Small-Medium	Less complex/Very small
DOA 2 STC/Changes/Repairs	Unrestricted	Restricted (technical fields)	Restricted (aircraft size)
DOA 3 Minor Changes/Repairs

(11) In Table 8 of Part I, the turnover taken into account is the turnover related to activities under the scope of the agreement.

(12) In Tables 7, 9 and 10 of Part I, the number of staff taken into account is the number of staff related to activities under the scope of the agreement.