certification
as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonization of…, Article 2(1), point (e)
any form of legal recognition that such a product, service, body or person complies with the applicable requirements. Such certification comprises two acts: (i) the act of checking that technically the product, service, organization or person complies with the applicable requirements; this act is referred to as 'making the technical findings`; (ii) the act of formal recognition of such compliance with the applicable requirements by the issue of a certificate, licence, approval or other document in the manner required by national laws and procedures; this act is referred to as 'making the legal findings`;
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- Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of… 32018R1139, Article 3, point (9)
any form of recognition in accordance with this Regulation, based on an appropriate assessment, that a legal or natural person, product, part, non-installed equipment, equipment to control unmanned aircraft remotely, aerodrome, safety-related aerodrome equipment, ATM/ANS system, ATM/ANS constituent… - Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the… 32008R0216, Article 3, point (e)
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; - Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field… 02008R0300-20260802, bII.p4
(4) ‘certification’ means a formal evaluation and confirmation by or on behalf of the appropriate authority that a person possesses the necessary competencies to perform the functions of an auditor to an acceptable level as defined by the appropriate authority;