--- title: "CAO.B.010 – CAO.B.075: SECTION B — AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS (Part-CAO) — rule index · Avioverse" description: "CAO.B.010 – CAO.B.075, Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014. This Section establishes the administrative requirements to be met by the competent authorities in…" url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements" --- # SECTION B — AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS Annex Vd (Part-CAO) · Continuing Airworthiness · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · CAO.B.010 – CAO.B.075 On this page 1. ## [CAO.B.010 Scope](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-010) This Section establishes the administrative requirements to be met by the competent authorities in connection to the requirements for organisations set… 2. ## [CAO.B.017 Means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-017) The Agency shall develop Acceptable Means of Compliance (‘AMC’) that may be used to demonstrate compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its… [GM1 CAO.B.017 Means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-017#gm1-cao-b-017) 3. ## [CAO.B.020 Record-keeping](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-020) The competent authority shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows adequate traceability of the process to keep the records for issuing… 4. ## [CAO.B.025 Mutual exchange of information](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-025) Where necessary for the performance of their tasks under this Regulation, the competent authorities shall exchange information. 5. ## [CAO.B.030 Responsibilities](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-030) The competent authority shall conduct the necessary inspections and investigations in order to verify and ensure that the organisations for which it is… 6. ## [CAO.B.035 Exemptions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-035) Where a Member State grants an exemption from the requirements of this Annex in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139… 7. ## [CAO.B.040 Application](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-040) Where facilities of the CAO are located in more than one Member State, the initial certification procedure and continued oversight of the approval shall… 8. ## [CAO.B.045 Initial certification procedure](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-045) Where it has been established that the organisation meets the requirements laid down in points (a) and (b) of CAO.A.035, the competent authority shall… [GM1 CAO.B.045(a) Initial certification procedure](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-045#gm1-cao-b-045-a) [AMC1 CAO.B.045 Initial certification procedure](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-045#amc1-cao-b-045) [AMC2 CAO.B.045 Initial certification procedure](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-045#amc2-cao-b-045) [AMC1 CAO.B.045(c) Initial certification procedure](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-045#amc1-cao-b-045-c) 9. ## [CAO.B.050 Issuance of the initial certificate](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-050) Where the competent authority has established that the applicant complies with point CAO.B.045, it shall issue the certificate, using the EASA Form 3-CAO… 10. ## [CAO.B.055 Continuing oversight](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-055) The competent authority shall establish and keep up-to-date, an oversight programme, specifying all CAOs to which it has issued a certificate and the… [AMC1 CAO.B.055 Continuing oversight](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-055#amc1-cao-b-055) [AMC2 CAO.B.055 Continuing oversight](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-055#amc2-cao-b-055) 11. ## [CAO.B.060 Findings](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-060) When during audits or by any other means, evidence is found showing non-compliance to the Part-CAO requirements, the competent authority shall take the… [AMC1 CAO.B.060(a)(1) Findings](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-060#amc1-cao-b-060-a-1) 12. ## [CAO.B.065 Changes](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-065) Upon receiving an application for a change in accordance with point (a) of point CAO.A.105, the competent authority shall verify the organisation’s… 13. ## [CAO.B.070 Suspension, limitation and revocation](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-070) The competent authority shall: suspend an approval on reasonable grounds in the case of a potential safety threat; 14. ## [CAO.B.075 Information to the Agency](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-b-authority-requirements/cao-b-075) The competent authority of the Member State shall notify the Agency in case of any significant problems with the implementation of Regulation (EU)… Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 2 Sep 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. 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