Categorisation of issues
Article 12
1. The safety certification body and the national safety authorities concerned with the intended area of operation shall categorise issues identified in the course of their assessment of the application file as follows: (a) ‘Type 1’: issues that require a response from the applicant for the understanding of the application file; (b) ‘Type 2’: issues that may lead to an amendment of the application file or minor action from the applicant; the action to be taken shall be left to the judgement of the applicant and shall not prevent the issuing of the single safety certificate; (c) ‘Type 3’: issues that require specific action to be taken by the applicant, completion of which may be postponed until after the single safety certificate is granted; action to resolve an issue shall be proposed by the applicant and shall be agreed with the party that identified the issue; (d) ‘Type 4’: issues that require an amendment of the application file or specific action to be taken by the applicant; the single safety certificate shall not be granted unless the issue is resolved or restrictions or conditions of use are included in the certificate to address the issue; any action to resolve an issue shall be proposed by the applicant and shall be agreed with the party that identified the issue. 2. Following the response or the action taken by the applicant according to the issue, the safety certification body or the national safety authority concerned shall re-evaluate the issues it identified, re-classify them where relevant and assign one of the following statuses for each of the issues identified: (a) ‘Issue pending’ if the evidence provided by the applicant is not satisfactory and additional information is still required; (b) ‘Residual concern for supervision’ if a residual concern still exists; (c) ‘Issue closed out’ if a suitable applicant's response has been provided and no residual concern remains.