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title: "21L.2 Competent authority — Annex Ib, Initial Airworthiness — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "21L.2 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-ib/21l-2-competent-authority"
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# 21L.2 Competent authority

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

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

   RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION Each certificate or registration of a declaration of capability in accordance with Part 21 Light Section A Subparts G…

2. ## [GM2 21L.2 Competent authority](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-ib/21l-2-competent-authority/gm2-21l-2)

   PERMIT TO FLY An aircraft 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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