---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 5.15"
title: "14"
number: "5.15"
heading: "Requirements for type certificate holders that allow another person to use the type certificate to obtain a production certificate for the same product."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/5.15"
---

# §5.15. Requirements for type certificate holders that allow another person to use the type certificate to obtain a production certificate for the same product.

- (a) This section applies to any person that holds a type certificate issued under [part 21](/cfr/14/part21.md) of this chapter for a product, except for persons that hold only type certificates issued under [§ 21.29](/cfr/14/21.29.md) of this chapter, that allows another person to use the type certificate to manufacture the same product under a production certificate.
- (b) Any person that meets [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section and has a licensing agreement in accordance with [§ 21.55](/cfr/14/21.55.md) of this chapter on May 28, 2024, must:
  - (1) Develop and maintain an organizational system description in accordance with [§ 5.17](/cfr/14/5.17.md) of this subpart.
  - (2) Submit an implementation plan in accordance with [§ 5.19](/cfr/14/5.19.md) of this subpart for FAA approval in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator no later than November 28, 2024.
  - (3) **Develop an SMS that meets the requirements of this part.**
  - (4) **Implement the SMS in accordance with this part no later than May 28, 2027.**
  - (5) Make available to the Administrator, upon request, all necessary information and data that demonstrates that the person has an SMS that meets the requirements set forth in this part.
  - (6) **Maintain the SMS as long as the person continues to meet paragraph (a) of this section.**
- (c) Any person that meets [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section and enters into a licensing agreement in accordance with [§ 21.55](/cfr/14/21.55.md) of this chapter after May 28, 2024, must:
  - (1) Develop and maintain an organizational system description in accordance with [§ 5.17](/cfr/14/5.17.md) of this subpart.
  - (2) Submit an implementation plan in accordance with [§ 5.19](/cfr/14/5.19.md) of this subpart for FAA approval in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator when providing written licensing agreements in accordance with [§ 21.55](/cfr/14/21.55.md) of this chapter.
  - (3) **Develop an SMS that meets the requirements of this part.**
  - (4) Implement the SMS in accordance with this part no later than 36 months after submission of the person's implementation plan.
  - (5) Make available to the Administrator, upon request, all necessary information and data that demonstrates that the person has an SMS that meets the requirements set forth in this part.
  - (6) **Maintain the SMS as long as the person continues to meet paragraph (a) of this section.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2021-0419; Amdt. 5-2, 89 FR 33104, Apr. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 46105; Sec. 102, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 2309; Sec 215, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2366.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2009-0671, Amdt. 5-1, 80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, unless otherwise noted.