Retained EU Law SI 2019 United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) 2019/945 (UAS and Third-Country UAS)

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Enforced by
CAA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Manufacturer6 Operator3 Conformity Assessment Body2 Distributor1 Any Person1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Conformity Assessment Body — also bound by 47 other Acts
Distributor — also bound by 182 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art006 Obligations of manufacturers Regulated
  • Ensure your UAS products meet all regulatory requirements before placing on marketManufacturer
s.art007 Authorised representatives Regulated
  • Keep records and cooperate with market surveillance authoritiesAny Person
s.art008 Obligations of importers Regulated
  • Ensure UAS products meet UK compliance requirements before placing on marketManufacturer
s.art009 Obligations of distributors Regulated
  • Check UAS products for UK marking and documents before sellingDistributor
s.art010 Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors Regulated
  • Comply with UAS manufacturer duties if re-branding or modifying productsManufacturer
s.art011 Identification of economic operators Regulated
  • Identify supply chain partners on request and keep records for 10 yearsOperator
s.art013 Conformity assessment procedures Regulated
  • Perform conformity assessment for unmanned aircraft productsManufacturer
s.art014 EU Declaration of conformity Regulated
  • Draw up and maintain an EU declaration of conformity for your UAS productsManufacturer
s.art022 Requirements relating to approved bodies Regulated
  • Meet requirements for approval as a conformity assessment bodyConformity Assessment Body
s.art024 Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by approved bodies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approved bodies must ensure subcontractors and subsidiaries meet standardsStatutory regulator
s.art025 Application for approval Regulated
  • Conformity assessment bodies must apply for CAA approval with accreditationConformity Assessment Body
s.art030 Operational obligations of approved bodies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approved bodies must carry out conformity assessments proportionately and enforce complianceStatutory regulator
s.art032 Information obligation on approved bodies Regulated
  • Report conformity assessment events to the CAA and share information with other approved bodiesManufacturer
s.art036 Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level Regulated
  • Cooperate with the CAA and take corrective actions for non‑compliant dronesOperator
s.art038 Compliant product which presents a risk Regulated
  • Take corrective action if CAA finds your drone product poses a risk despite complianceOperator
s.art041 Third-country UAS operators Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must recognise equivalent foreign drone pilot certificates on requestStatutory regulator
29 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Subject matter
s.art002 Scope
s.art003 Definitions
s.art003 Designated Standards
s.art003 Market Surveillance Authorities
s.art004 Requirements
s.art005 Making available on the market and free movement of products
s.art012 Presumption of conformity
s.art015 Requirements of the UK Marking
s.art016 Rules and conditions for affixing the UK marking, the identification number of the approved body, the UAS class identification label and the indication of the sound power level
s.art017 Technical documentation
s.art018 Approval
s.art019 Notifying authorities
s.art020 Requirements relating to notifying authorities
s.art021 Information obligation on notifying authorities
s.art023 Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
s.art026 Notification procedure
s.art027 Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
s.art028 Changes to approvals
s.art029 Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
s.art031 Appeal against decisions of approved bodies
s.art033 Exchange of experience
s.art034 Coordination of notified bodies
s.art035 Market surveillance and control of products entering the United Kingdom market
s.art037 Union safeguard procedure
s.art039 Formal non-compliance
s.art040 Requirements for UAS operated in the ‘certified’ and ‘specific’ categories...
s.art042 Entry into force
s.art042 Post-implementation period continuity provision

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