---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 21.502"
title: "14"
number: "21.502"
heading: "Acceptance of articles."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/21.502"
---

# §21.502. Acceptance of articles.


An article (including an article produced under a letter of TSO design approval) manufactured in a foreign country or jurisdiction meets the requirements for acceptance under this subchapter if—

- (a) That country or jurisdiction is subject to the provisions of an agreement with the United States for the acceptance of that article;
- (b) That article is marked in accordance with [part 45](/cfr/14/part45.md) of this chapter; and
- (c) An export airworthiness approval has been issued in accordance with the provisions of that agreement for that article for import into the United States.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, 74 FR 53392, Amdt. 21-92, Oct. 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40105, 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, 44707, 44709, 44711, 44713, 44715, 45303.