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§ 47.37
may register it under this part if he
complies with §§ 47.3, 47.7, 47.8, 47.9,
47.11, 47.13, 47.15, and 47.17, as applica-
ble and submits with his Aircraft Reg-
istration Application, AC Form 8050–1
an Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050–
2, signed by the seller or an equivalent
conveyance, or other evidence of own-
ership authorized by § 47.11.
(1) If the applicant bought the air-
craft from the last registered owner,
the conveyance must be from that
owner to the applicant.
(2) If the applicant did not buy the
aircraft from the last registered owner,
he must submit conveyances or other
instruments showing consecutive
transactions from the last registered
owner through each intervening owner
to the applicant.
(b) If, for good reason, the applicant
cannot produce the evidence of owner-
ship required by paragraph (a) of this
section, he must submit other evidence
that is satisfactory to the FAA. This
other evidence may be an affidavit
stating why he cannot produce the re-
quired evidence, accompanied by what-
ever further evidence is available to
prove the transaction.
[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–16, 37 FR 25487, Dec. 1,
1972; Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61940, Oct. 29, 1979;
Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005; 73 FR
55722, Sept. 26, 2008; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979,
July 20, 2010]
§ 47.37
Aircraft last previously reg-
istered in a foreign country.
(a) A person who is the owner of an
aircraft last previously registered
under the law of a foreign country may
register it under this part if the
owner—
(1) Complies with §§ 47.3, 47.7, 47.8,
47.9, 47.11, 47.13, 47.15, and 47.17, as ap-
plicable;
(2) Submits with his Aircraft Reg-
istration Application, AC Form 8050–1 a
bill of sale from the foreign seller or
other evidence satisfactory to the FAA
that he owns the aircraft; and
(3) Submits evidence satisfactory to
the FAA that—
(i) If the country in which the air-
craft was registered has not ratified
the Convention on the International
Recognition of Rights in Aircraft (4
U.S.T. 1830), (the Geneva Convention),
or the Convention on International In-
terests in Mobile Equipment, as modi-
fied by the Protocol to the Convention
on International Interests in Mobile
Equipment on Matters Specific to Air-
craft Equipment (the Cape Town Trea-
ty), the foreign registration has ended
or is invalid; or
(ii) If that country has ratified the
Geneva Convention, but has not rati-
fied the Cape Town Treaty, the foreign
registration has ended or is invalid,
and each holder of a recorded right
against the aircraft has been satisfied
or has consented to the transfer, or
ownership in the country of export has
been ended by a sale in execution under
the terms of the Geneva Convention; or
(iii) If that country has ratified the
Cape Town Treaty and the aircraft is
subject to the Treaty, that the foreign
registration has ended or is invalid,
and that all interests ranking in pri-
ority have been discharged or that the
holders of such interests have con-
sented to the deregistration and export
of the aircraft.
(iv) Nothing under (a)(3)(iii) affects
rights established prior to the Treaty
entering into force with respect to the
country in which the aircraft was reg-
istered.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph
(a)(3) of this section, satisfactory evi-
dence of termination of the foreign reg-
istration may be—
(1) A statement, by the official hav-
ing jurisdiction over the national air-
craft registry of the foreign country,
that the registration has ended or is in-
valid, and showing the official’s name
and title and describing the aircraft by
make, model, and serial number; or
(2) A final judgment or decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction of the
foreign country, determining that,
under the laws of that country, the reg-
istration has become invalid.
[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61940, Oct. 29,
1979; Amdt. 47–26, 68 FR 10317, Mar. 4, 2003;
Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005]
§ 47.39
Effective date of registration.
An aircraft is registered on the date
the Registry determines that the sub-
missions meet the requirements of this
part. The effective date of registration
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