14 C.F.R. § 21.29

Issue of type certificate: import products

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(a) The FAA may issue a type certificate for a product that is manufactured in a foreign country or jurisdiction with which the United States has an agreement for the acceptance of these products for export and import and that is to be imported into the United States if—

(1) The applicable State of Design certifies that the product has been examined, tested, and found to meet—

(i) The applicable aircraft noise, fuel venting, exhaust emissions, and fuel efficiency requirements of this subchapter as designated in § 21.17, or the applicable aircraft noise, fuel venting, exhaust emissions, and fuel efficiency requirements of the State of Design, and any other requirements the FAA may prescribe to provide noise, fuel venting, exhaust emission, and fuel efficiency levels no greater than those provided by the applicable aircraft noise, fuel venting, exhaust emissions, and fuel efficiency requirements of this subchapter as designated in § 21.17; and

(ii) The applicable airworthiness requirements of this subchapter as designated in § 21.17, or the applicable airworthiness requirements of the State of Design and any other requirements the FAA may prescribe to provide a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the applicable airworthiness requirements of this subchapter as designated in § 21.17;

(2) The applicant has provided technical data to show the product meets the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and

(3) The manuals, placards, listings, and instrument markings required by the applicable airworthiness (and noise, where applicable) requirements are presented in the English language.

(b) A product type certificated under this section is determined to be compliant with the fuel venting and exhaust emission standards of part 34 of this subchapter, the noise standards of part 36 of this subchapter, and the fuel efficiency requirements of part 38 of this subchapter. Compliance with parts 34, 36, and 38 of this subchapter is certified under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section, and the applicable airworthiness standards of this subchapter, or an equivalent level of safety, with which compliance is certified under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section.

[Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53386, Oct. 16, 2009, as amended by Amdt. No. 21-107, 89 FR 12653, Feb. 16, 2024]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1980–2012 · leading case: Holbrook v. United States, 673 F.3d 341 (4th Cir. 2012).

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Holbrook v. United States, 673 F.3d 341 (4th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “See 14 C.F.R. § 21.29 . Under § 21.29, if the FAA has a bilateral agreement with the country of origin, the FAA may rely on the foreign country’s certification that the aircraft has been examined, tested, and determined to meet the applicable safety requirements.”

Mike's Contracting, LLC v. United States, 92 Fed. Cl. 302 (Fed. Cl. 2010). · cites it 2× “Under 14 C.F.R. § 21.29 , a requirement of the issuance of that type certificate was that the country in which the aircraft was manufactured certified that "the product has been examined, tested, and found to meet .”

Knudsen v. United States, 500 F. Supp. 90 (S.D.N.Y. 1980). · cites it 2× “ce of Certificates and Inspection of Design In support of its renewed motion, defendant has submitted affidavits which state that the aircraft in the case at bar was imported into the United States with a Certificate of Airworthiness for Export signed by a representative of the…”

Austrian Airlines Oesterreichische Luftverkehrs AG v. UT Fin. Corp., 567 F. Supp. 2d 579 (S.D.N.Y. 2008). “[They] are based on a high degree of mutual confidence in the technical competence and regulatory capability of the aviation authority of the exporting country for performing aircraft certification functions within the scope of the agreement.”

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