a) operatoer: en fysisk person bosiddende i en medlemsstat eller en juridisk person etableret i en medlemsstat, der anvender et eller flere luftfartoejer i overensstemmelse med de gaeldende bestemmelser i denne medlemsstat; eller et EF-luftfartsselskab som defineret i faellesskabsretten b) produkt: civile luftfartoejer, motorer, propeller eller udstyr c) udstyr: instrumenter, materiel, mekanismer, apparater eller tilbehoer, som anvendes eller kan anvendes i operationen af et luftfartoej under flyvning, uanset om det er installeret i eller beregnet til installation eller fastgoerelse i et civilt luftfartoej, men som ikke er en del af skrog, motor eller propel d) komponent: materiale, del eller delelement, der ikke er omfattet af definitionerne i litra b) eller c), og som er beregnet til brug i civile luftfartoejer, motorer, propeller eller udstyr e) certificering (af et produkt, en virksomhed, en organisation eller en person): enhver form for myndighedsgodkendelse af, at et produkt, en virksomhed, en organisation eller en person opfylder gaeldende krav; en saadan certificering bestaar af to dele:
(a) 'operator` means a natural person residing in a Member State or a legal person established in a Member State using one or more aircraft in accordance with the regulations applicable in that Member State, or a Community air carrier as defined in Community legislation; (b) 'product` means a civil aircraft, engine, propeller or appliance; (c) 'appliance` means any instrument, equipment, mechanism, apparatus or accessory used or intended to be used in operating an aircraft in flight, whether installed in, intended to be installed in, or attached to, a civil aircraft, but not forming part of an airframe, engine or propeller; (d) 'component` means a material, part or sub-assembly not covered by the definitions in (b) or (c) for use on civil aircraft, engines, propellers or appliances; (e) 'certification` (of a product, service, organization or person) means any form of legal recognition that such a product, service, body or person complies with the applicable requirements. Such certification comprises two acts: