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Fake seems like a misnomer. Improperly documented or unauthorized would be better.

The form they're accused of forging can be found on page 86 of [0]. It basically just requires an authorized person to check a box that the item is in spec.

[0] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELE...

"For each part obtained, please contact the approved organisation identified on the ARC to verify the origin of the certificate."

So yes, it appears that the issue is unreliable certification.

Sounds like the organizations that AOG Technics claims are the OEMs [1] rather than repair shops. So that does point to the parts being fake.

[1]: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SafetyNotice2023004.pdf

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