>>>Sorry if I have my "thick" head on this morning, but are you saying that once I have acquired a shiny new EASA CofA (which I guess will be next year at this time) I won't ever have to go through the process of getting another one (for this aircraft) - ever ? No more stupid £600+ cheques to the CAA every three years ?
Sounds too good to be true !<<
It is too good to be true.
You will still need to have a certificate showing that on-going maintenance has been done (ARC), and the issue of that will still cost
You will need to ensure that the maintenance is done by an approved organisation, either in a 'Controlled' environment (ie by a contract with a CAMO) or in an 'Uncontrolled' environment, where you can chose to go to any suitable organisation.
Surprisingly, the Controlled Environment is likely to be 'cheaper'. The way it is likely to work is that in a Controlled Environment it will be the same as the current Annual-Annual-Star Annual arrangement.
In the Uncontrolled Environment each Annual will effectively be a Star Annual.
So don't expect much saving, at least until Part M Lite eventually appears......