14 CFR 21.7 : Aeronautics And Space (§ 1.1 To Parts 1311-1399) — (§ 1.1 To Parts 50-59) — Federal Aviation Administration, Department Of Transportation (§ 1.1 To Parts 50-59) — Aircraft (§ 21.1 To Parts 50-59) — Certification Procedures For Products And Articles (§ 21.1 To § 21.700) — General (§ 21.1 To § 21.9) — Continued airworthiness and safety improvements for transport category airplanes.

(a) On or after December 10, 2007, the holder of a design approval and an applicant for a design approval must comply with the applicable continued airworthiness and safety improvement requirements of part 26 of this subchapter.

(b) For new transport category airplanes manufactured under the authority of the FAA, the holder or licensee of a type certificate must meet the applicable continued airworthiness and safety improvement requirements specified in part 26 of this subchapter for new production airplanes. Those requirements only apply if the FAA has jurisdiction over the organization responsible for final assembly of the airplane.