Article 56

Commencement of the Agency's operation 1. The Agency shall undertake the certification tasks incumbent upon it pursuant to Article 15 as from 28 September 2003. Until that date, Member States shall continue to implement applicable legislation and regulations. 2. During an additional transition period of 42 months from the date referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may continue to issue certificates and approvals by way of derogation from the provisions of Articles 5, 6, 9 and 15 under the conditions specified by the Commission in the implementing rules adopted for their application. When in that context Member States issue certificates on the basis of certificates issued by third countries, the Commission implementing rules shall give due consideration to the principles laid down in Article 9(2)(b) and (c). 3. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 43, pending the adoption of essential requirements in accordance with Article 7, the execution of the corresponding tasks by the Agency may be subject to working procedures agreed upon with the joint aviation authorities.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.