EC declaration
— of conformity
— of suitability for use
1. Constituents
The constituents will be identified in the implementing rules for interoperability in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of this Regulation.
2. Scope
The EC declaration covers:
— either the assessment of the intrinsic conformity of a constituent, considered in isolation, with the Community specifications to be met, or
— the assessment/judgment of the suitability for use of a constituent, considered within its air traffic management environment.
The assessment procedures implemented by the notified bodies at the design and production stages will draw upon the modules defined in Decision 93/465/EEC, in accordance with the conditions set out in the relevant implementing rules for interoperability.
3. Contents of the EC declaration
The EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use and the accompanying documents must be dated and signed.
That declaration must be written in the same language as the instructions and must contain the following:
— the Regulation references,
— the name and address of the manufacturer or its authorised representative established within the Community (give trade name and full address and, in the case of the authorised representative, also give the trade name of the manufacturer),
— description of the constituent,
— description of the procedure followed in order to declare conformity or suitability for use (Article 5 of this Regulation),
— all of the relevant provisions met by the constituent and in particular its conditions of use,
— if applicable, name and address of notified body or bodies involved in the procedure followed in respect of conformity or suitability for use and date of examination certificate together, where appropriate, with the duration and conditions of validity of the certificate,
— where appropriate, reference to the Community specifications followed,
— identification of signatory empowered to enter into commitments on behalf of the manufacturer or of the manufacturer's authorised representative established in the Community.