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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/779Show full title

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/779 of 16 May 2019 laying down detailed provisions on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance of vehicles pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.System of Certification

  5. Article 4.Safety-critical components

  6. Article 5.Obligations of parties involved in the maintenance process

  7. Article 6.Certification bodies

  8. Article 7.Certification of entities in charge of maintenance

  9. Article 8.Compliance of entities in charge of maintenance

  10. Article 9.Outsourcing maintenance functions

  11. Article 10.Certification for outsourced maintenance functions

  12. Article 11.Role of the national safety authorities

  13. Article 12.Cooperation with the certification bodies

  14. Article 13.Provision of information

  15. Article 14.Reporting

  16. Article 15.Transitional provisions

  17. Article 16.Repeal

  18. Article 17.Entry into force

  19. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Criteria for accreditation or recognition of certification bodies involved in the assessment and award of ECM certificates

      1. 1. ORGANISATION

      2. 2. INDEPENDENCE

      3. 3. COMPETENCE

      4. 4. IMPARTIALITY

      5. 5. RESPONSIBILITY

      6. 6. OPENNESS

      7. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY

      8. 8. RESPONSIVENESS TO COMPLAINTS

      9. 9. LIABILITY AND FINANCING

    2. ANNEX II

      Requirements and assessment criteria for organisations applying for an ECM certificate or for a certificate in respect of maintenance functions outsourced by an entity in charge of maintenance

      1. I. Requirements and assessment criteria for the management function

        1. 1. Leadership — commitment to the development and implementation of the...

        2. 2. Risk management — a structured approach to assess risks associated...

          1. 2.1. The organisation shall have procedures and arrangements in place to...

          2. 2.2. The organisation shall have risk management procedures to manage changes...

          3. 2.3. When assessing risk, an organisation shall have procedures to take...

        3. 3. Monitoring — a structured approach to ensure that risk control...

          1. 3.1. The organisation shall have a procedure to regularly collect, monitor...

          2. 3.2. The organisation shall have procedures to ensure that accidents, incidents,...

          3. 3.3. For a periodic review of all processes, the organisation shall...

          4. 3.4. The procedures mentioned in points 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of...

        4. 4. Continuous improvement — a structured approach to analyse the information...

        5. 5. Structure and responsibility — a structured approach to define the...

          1. 5.1. The organisation shall have procedures to allocate responsibilities for all...

          2. 5.2. The organisation shall have procedures to clearly define safety-related areas...

          3. 5.3. The organisation shall have procedures to ensure that staff with...

          4. 5.4. The organisation shall have procedures to ensure the coordination of...

          5. 5.5. The organisation shall have procedures to hold those with a...

        6. 6. Competence management — a structured approach to ensure that employees...

          1. 6.1. The organisation shall set up a competence management system providing...

          2. 6.2. Within the organisation's competence management system, there shall be procedures...

        7. 7. Information — a structured approach to ensure that important information...

          1. 7.1. The organisation shall have procedures to define reporting channels to...

          2. 7.2. To ensure an adequate exchange of information, the organisation shall...

          3. 7.3. The organisation shall have procedures to ensure that key operational...

          4. 7.4. The requirements set out in points 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3...

        8. 8. Documentation — a structured approach to ensure the traceability of...

          1. 8.1. The organisation shall have adequate procedures in place to ensure...

          2. 8.2. The organisation shall have adequate procedures in place to:

        9. 9. Contracting activities — a structured approach to ensure that subcontracted...

          1. 9.1. The organisation shall have procedures in place to ensure that...

          2. 9.2. When making use of contractors or suppliers, or both, for...

          3. 9.3. The organisation shall have a procedure to define the requirements...

          4. 9.4. The organisation shall have procedures to monitor the awareness of...

          5. 9.5. When the maintenance or management system of a contractor or...

          6. 9.6. At least the basic principles for the following processes shall...

      2. II. Requirements and assessment criteria for the maintenance development function

        1. 1. The organisation shall have a procedure to identify and manage:...

        2. 2. The organisation shall have procedures to guarantee conformity with the...

        3. 3. The organisation shall have a procedure to design and support...

        4. 4. When vehicles start operations, the organisation shall have procedures to:...

        5. 5. To keep the maintenance file updated throughout the lifecycle of...

        6. 6. When the competence management process is applied to the maintenance...

        7. 7. When the documentation process is applied to the maintenance development...

      3. III. Requirements and assessment criteria for the fleet maintenance management function...

        1. 1. The organisation shall have a procedure to check the competence,...

        2. 2. The organisation shall have a procedure for the composition of...

        3. 3. The organisation shall have a procedure to send vehicles for...

        4. 4. The organisation shall have a procedure to manage the removal...

        5. 5. The organisation shall have a procedure to define the necessary...

        6. 6. The organisation shall have a procedure to issue a notice...

        7. 7. When the competence management process is applied to the fleet...

        8. 8. When the information process is applied to the fleet maintenance...

        9. 9. When the information process is applied to the fleet maintenance...

        10. 10. When the documentation process is applied to the fleet maintenance...

      4. IV. Requirements and assessment criteria for the maintenance delivery function

        1. 1. The organisation shall have procedures to:

        2. 2. The organisation shall have procedures to ensure that:

        3. 3. The organisation shall have procedures to determine, identify, provide, record...

        4. 4. Where necessary to ensure valid results, the organisation shall have...

        5. 5. The organisation shall have procedures to ensure that all facilities,...

        6. 6. The organisation shall have procedures to check that performed tasks...

        7. 7. When the risk assessment process (in particular points 2.2 and...

        8. 8. When the competence management process is applied to the maintenance...

        9. 9. When the information process is applied to the maintenance delivery...

        10. 10. When the documentation process is applied to the maintenance delivery...

    3. ANNEX III

      Application forms

    4. ANNEX IV

      Certification forms

    5. ANNEX V

      Report of the entity in charge of maintenance

      1. 1. The entity in charge of maintenance shall issue a report,...

      2. 2. The report shall include at least:

      3. 3. The entity in charge of maintenance shall add to the...

      4. 4. The entity in charge of maintenance shall address the report...

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