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title: "21.1. Competent authority — Annex I, Initial Airworthiness — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "21.1. Competent authority (2 paragraphs), Regulation (EU) No 748/2012. Implementing rules, AMC and GM with the official reference on every paragraph."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-i/21-1-competent-authority"
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# 21.1. Competent authority

Annex I · Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012

1. ## [GM1 21.1 Competent authority](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-i/21-1-competent-authority/gm1-21-1)

   RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART 21 Each certificate or approval in accordance with Part 21, Section A, Subparts F, G, H, I, and P is…

2. ## [GM1 21.1(e) Competent authority](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-i/21-1-competent-authority/gm1-21-1-e)

   PERMIT TO FLY An aircraft that is registered in a Member State is under the responsibility of that Member State regarding continuing-airworthiness aspects.

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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