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Airworthiness Standards and corresponding standards of European and U.S. authorities.

Airworthiness Standards

Article 10, paragraph 4 of Civil Aeronautics Act establishes the following technical standards for aircraft.
1. Standards for strength: structure and performance to ensure the safety of aircraft and equipment: Annex 1 of Regulation for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act.
2. Standards for aircraft noise: Annex 2 of Regulation for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act.
3. Standards for aircraft engine emissions (excluding carbon dioxide): Annex 3 of  Regulation for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act.
4. Standards for aircraft engine emissions (limited to carbon dioxide): Annex 4 of of  Regulation for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act.

The “Airworthiness Standards” in this document stipulates the procedures for examination of conformity to “1. Standards for strength, structure and performance to ensure the safety of aircraft and equipment: Annex 1 of Regulation for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act.”

The latest version of the Airworthiness Standards can be found at the following website.

[Aviation Safety Information Management and Provision System]
https://www.asims.mlit.go.jp/

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Corresponding standards of European and U.S. authorities.

You can check the standards of European and U.S. authorities corresponding to the Airworthiness Standards of Japan below.

【EASA: Certification Specifications (CSs)→Initial Airworthiness】
https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/certification-specifications

【FAA: Standard Airworthiness Certification】
https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/airworthiness_certification/std_awcert/std_awcert_regs/regs/

Reference: EASA/FAA Part No. corresponding to each part of the Airworthiness Standards.
Please note that the requirements may not be exact match.

Airworthiness Standards EASA/FAA Part No.
Part II Part 23
Part III Part 25
Part IV Part 27
Part V Part 29