European Guidance on PMAs

• 2007 EASA Decision on PMAs in Europe (EASA Decision No 2007/003/C). Released on July 16, 2007 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), this decision indicated that EASA would accept certain PMA parts designed in the U.S. pursuant to the FAAs PMA regulations.
• EASA's Replacement Parts: Preliminary Regulatory Impact Assessment. Released on March 6, 2009 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Replacement Parts: Preliminary Regulatory Impact Assessment reviews the existing EASA Part 21 regulations, and compares them with the current FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) regulations. The assessment concludes that EASAs current regulations are sufficient to support the approval of aftermarket aircraft parts, similar to the FAAs PMA approval, and that EASA needs to issue better guidance to permit the EASA regulations to be used in this way.
• 2008 Commerce Export Interpretation
  on export of dual use parts