(a)The Agency shall issue the authorisation, when:
(1)it is satisfied that the third country operator holds a valid AOC or equivalent document and associated operations specifications issued by the State of the operator;
(2)it is satisfied that the third country operator is authorised by the State of the operator to conduct operations into the EU;
(i)compliance with the applicable requirements of Part-TCO;
(ii)transparent, adequate and timely communication in response to a further assessment and/or an audit of the Agency, if applicable; and
(iii)a timely and successful corrective action submitted in response to an identified non-compliance, if any;
(4)there is no evidence of major deficiencies in the ability of the State of the third country operator or the State of registry, as applicable, to certify and oversee the third country operator and/or aircraft in accordance with the applicable ICAO standards;