14 CFR § 21.329 - Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness.

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title: "14 CFR § 21.329 - Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "21.329"
section_name: "Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
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part_number: "21"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS AND ARTICLES"
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# 21.329 Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness.

(a) A person may obtain from the FAA an export certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft if—

(1) A new or used aircraft manufactured under subpart F or G of this part meets the requirements under subpart H of this part for a—

(i) Standard airworthiness certificate; or

(ii) Special airworthiness certificate in either the “primary” or the “restricted” category; or

(2) A new or used aircraft not manufactured under subpart F or G of this part has a valid—

(i) Standard airworthiness certificate; or

(ii) Special airworthiness certificate in either the “primary” or the “restricted” category.

(b) An aircraft need not meet a requirement specified in paragraph (a) of this section, as applicable, if—

(1) The importing country or jurisdiction accepts, in a form and manner acceptable to the FAA, a deviation from that requirement; and

(2) The export certificate of airworthiness lists as an exception any difference between the aircraft to be exported and its type design.

[Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53391, Oct. 16, 2009, as amended by Amdt. 21-109, 90 FR 35208, July 24, 2025]