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When a CAMO organisation contracts a company for the retention of its data on an “external” server, is this contractual relationship considered as subcontracting?

It is considered subcontracting if it manages the information, the duplication of information, or similar. It would not be subcontracting, if only the rental of equipment or space to store them were contracted, and the control and management of information was the responsibility of CAMO.

For the purposes of the activities included in RD 750/2014, can continued airworthiness be maintained in national centres approved by AESA?

Yes, but only for aircraft included in TAE.AER.GEN.300.  
For the rest of the aircraft included in TAE.AER.GEN.100 and TAE.AER.GEN.200, maintenance must be performed in organizations with EASA certificate (Part 145 or Part CAO).

Is it acceptable to have only one “inspected/tested” Form 1, without any other historical, to install a component?

• If the component is on condition, it is sufficient provided that block 12 indicates the tasks performed in the inspection/test and the maintenance data used (or there is traceability to the documentation where the information can be found).

• If the component is hard time (on condition with maintenance), this Form 1 would only be accepted if block 12 contains information about the last time the corresponding tasks were performed, or if Form 1 accompanies the relevant documentation with the last completion of these tasks. Preferably both.

Can the Quality Officer of an organisation Part 145, with certification authorisation with scope of basic maintenance (Category LMA license), sign the CRS for basic maintenance work?

Certifying or releasing a maintenance task by means of a TLB, CRS or EASA Form 1 is considered to be the last action in the production process of a maintenance facility, and this task is the privilege of the certifying staff duly authorised to do so. A Quality Manager of a maintenance centre, as well as the Quality System auditors, should not be involved in this production process (AMC 145.A.65 (c) 1-11), since when managing/performing quality audits, an essential component of the Quality System, the required independent nature of the quality system would be infringed. 
 

Can a maintenance organisation with rating A perform component maintenance on the aircraft, not covered by this component maintenance by the AMM and yes by the CMM?

Oh, yeah, yeah. In relation to maintenance of aircraft components by an organisation with rating A, maintenance not covered by the AMM and yes by the CMM, Regulation 1321/2014 makes two references: 

Is it possible to obtain the approval of a Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisation in Spain through AESA having the headquarters outside Spain?

In order to obtain approval 147 by AESA, the head office (headquarter or social headquarters of the company where the financial functions and operational control of the activities are exercised) must be registered in Spain.
If the Head Office is located in another EASA member country, the application for approval shall be submitted to the Aviation Authority of that country.  
If the Head Office is located in another country that is NOT a member of EASA, the application for approval will be submitted to EASA.

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