21.8.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 224/1 II (Non-legislative acts) COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (3) It is necessary to lay down common technical Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council requirements and administrative procedures to ensure the airworthiness and environmental compatibility of aeronautical products, parts and appliances, subject to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008. Such requirements and procedures should specify the conditions to issue, maintain, amend, suspend or revoke the appropriate certificates. Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and (4)  Organisations involved in the design and production of Directive 2004/36/EC (), and in particular Articles 5(5) and products, parts and appliances should be required to 6(3) thereof, comply with certain technical requirements in order to demonstrate their capability and means to discharge their obligations and associated privileges. The Commission is Whereas: required to lay down measures to specify conditions to issue, maintain, amend, suspend or revoke certificates attesting such compliance. (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 of 24 September 2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well () In laying down measures for the implementation of as for the certification of design and production organi- common essential requirements in the field of sations () -has been substantially amended severz.ll airworthiness, the Commission must take care that they times (). Since fgrther e}mendments are to be made, it reflect the state of the art and the best practices, take into should be recast in the interests of clarity. account worldwide aircraft experience and scientific and technical progress and allow for immediate reaction to established causes of accidents and serious incidents. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 establishes common essential requirements to provide for a high uniform level of civil aviation safety and environmental protection. It requires the Commission to adopt the necessary implementing rules to ensure their uniform (6) The need to ensure uniformity in the application of application. It establishes the ‘European Aviation Safety Agency’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agency’) to assist the Commission in the development of such imple- menting rules. () O] L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1. () O] L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 6. () See Annex II. common airworthiness and environmental requirements for aeronautical products, parts and appliances requires that common procedures be followed by the competent authorities of the Member States and, where applicable, the Agency to assess compliance with these requirements. The Agency should develop certification specifications and guidance material to facilitate the necessary regu- latory uniformity.