certificate — any approval, licence or other document issued as the result of certification (g)

certification — any form of recognition that a product, part or appliance, organisation or person complies with the applicable requirements including the provisions of this Regulation and its implementing rules, as well as the issuance of the relevant certificate attesting such compliance (e)

Chicago Convention — the Convention on International Civil Aviation and its Annexes, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944 (b)

continuing oversight — the tasks to be conducted to verify that the conditions under which a certificate has been granted continue to be fulfilled at any time during its period of validity, as well as the taking of any safeguard measure (a)

parts and appliances — any instrument, equipment, mechanism, part, apparatus, appurtenance or accessory, including communications equipment, that is used or intended to be used in operating or controlling an aircraft in flight and is installed in or attached to the aircraft. It includes parts of an airframe, engine or propeller (d)

product — an aircraft, engine or propeller (c)

qualified entity — a body which may conduct certification tasks under the control and the responsibility of the Agency (f)