Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1058 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 as regards the introduction of two new unmanned aircraft systems classes

‘2 It also establishes rules on making UAS and accessories kit and remote identification add-ons available on the market and on their free movement in the Union.’;

‘1 Chapter II of this Regulation applies to the following products: (a) UAS intended to be operated under the rules and conditions applicable to the ‘open’ category of UAS operations or to operational declarations under the ‘specific’ category of UAS operations pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/947, except privately built UAS, and bearing a class identification label as set out in Parts 1 to 5, 16 and 17 of the Annex to this Regulation indicating to which of the seven UAS classes referred to in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 it belongs; (b) class C5 accessories kits as set out in Part 16; (c) remote identification add-ons as set out in Part 6 of the Annex to this Regulation.

2 Chapter III of this Regulation applies to UAS operated under the rules and conditions applicable to the ‘certified’ and ‘specific’ categories of UAS operations pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 except when conducted under a declaration.’;

‘1 The products referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 2 shall meet the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex.’;

‘3 Paragraphs 1 to 4 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply as from 16 July 2021.’;

‘1 When placing their product on the Union market, manufacturers shall ensure that it has been designed and manufactured in compliance with the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex.’;

‘2 Manufacturers shall draw up the technical documentation provided for in Article 17 and carry out the relevant conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 13 or have it outsourced. Where compliance of the product with the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex has been demonstrated by that conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking.’;

‘5 Manufacturers of UAS shall ensure that the UA bears a type within the meaning of Decision 768/2008/EC and a unique serial number allowing for its identification, and if applicable, compliant with the requirements defined in the corresponding Parts 2 to 4, 16 and 17 of the Annex. Manufacturers of class C5 accessories kits shall ensure that the kits bears a type and a unique serial number allowing for their identification. Manufacturers of remote identification add-ons shall ensure that the remote identification add-on bears a type and a unique serial number allowing for their identification and compliant with the requirements defined in Part 6 of the Annex. In all cases, manufacturers shall ensure that a unique serial number is also affixed to the EU declaration of conformity or to the simplified EU declaration of conformity referred to in Article 14.’;

‘7 Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by the manufacturers’ instructions and information notice required by Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end users, as determined by the Member State concerned. Such manufacturers’ instructions and information notice, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and legible.’;

‘11 When placing on the market a class C5 or C6 UAS or a class C5 add-on, manufacturers shall inform the market surveillance authority of the MS of their principal place of business.’;

‘4 Importers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by the manufacturers’ instructions and information notice required by Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end users, as determined by the Member State concerned. That manufacturers’ instructions and information notice, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and legible.’;

’10 When placing on the market a class C5 or C6 UAS or a class C5 add-on, importers shall inform the market surveillance authority of the MS of their principal place of business.’;

‘2 Before making a product available on the market, distributors shall verify that the product bears the CE marking and, when applicable, the UA class identification label and the indication of the sound power level, is accompanied by the documents referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of Article 6 and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 6 and in paragraph 3 of Article 8. Distributors shall ensure that the product is accompanied by the manufacturers’ instructions and information notice required by Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end users, as determined by the Member State concerned. Those manufacturers’ instructions and information notice, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and legible.’;

‘1 The manufacturer shall perform a conformity assessment of the product using one of the following procedures with a view to establishing its compliance with the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex. The conformity assessment shall take into account all intended and foreseeable operating conditions.’;

‘1 The EU declaration of conformity referred to in paragraph 8 of Article 6 shall state that compliance of the product with the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex has been demonstrated and, for UAS, identify its class.’;

‘2 The UA class identification label shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the UA or, when relevant, to each accessories of a class C5 accessories kit, and its packaging and shall be at least 5 mm high. The affixing to a product of markings, signs or inscriptions which are likely to mislead third parties regarding the meaning or form of the class identification label shall be prohibited.’;

‘1 The technical documentation shall contain all relevant data and details of the means used by the manufacturer to ensure that the product complies with the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex. It shall, at least, contain the elements set out in Part 10 of the Annex.’;

‘4 Where the technical documentation does not comply with paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of this Article, the market surveillance authority may ask the manufacturer or the importer to have a test performed by a body acceptable to the market surveillance authority at the expense of the manufacturer or the importer within a specified period in order to verify compliance of the product with the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex which applies to it.’;

‘3 Where a notified body finds that the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex or in corresponding harmonised standards or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue an EU-type examination certificate or a quality system approval.’;

‘1 Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a product presents a risk to the health or safety of persons or to other aspects of public interest protection covered by this Chapter, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the product concerned, covering all applicable requirements laid down in this Chapter. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.’;

Requirements for UAS operated in the ‘certified’ and ‘specific’ categories except when conducted under a declaration. 1. The design, production and maintenance of UAS shall be certified if the UAS meets any of the following conditions: (a) it has a characteristic dimension of 3 m or more, and is designed to be operated over assemblies of people; (b) it is designed for transporting people; (c) it is designed for the purpose of transporting dangerous goods and requiring a high level of robustness to mitigate the risks for third parties in case of accident; (d) it is intended to be used in the ‘specific’ category of operations defined in Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and in the operational authorisation to be issued by the competent authority, following a risk assessment provided for in Article 11 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, considers that the risk of the operation cannot be adequately mitigated without the certification of the UAS. 2. A UAS subject to certification shall comply with the applicable requirements set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/640 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014. 3. Unless it needs to be certified in accordance with paragraph 1, a UAS used in the ‘specific’ category shall feature the technical capabilities set out in the operational authorisation issued by the competent authority or as defined by the Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) pursuant to Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947. 4. Unless privately built, all UAS not subject to registration according to Article 14 of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 shall have a unique serial number compliant with standard ANSI/CTA-2063-A-2019, Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Serial Numbers, 2019. 5. Each UA intended to be operated in the ‘specific’ category and at a height below 120 meters shall be equipped with a remote identification system that allows: (a) the upload of the UAS operator registration number required in accordance with Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and any additional number provided by the registration system. The system shall perform a consistency check verifying the integrity of the full string provided to the UAS operator at the time of registration. In case of inconsistency, the UAS shall emit an error message to the UAS operator; (b) the periodic transmission of at least the following data, in real time during the whole duration of the flight, in a way that it can be received by existing mobile devices: (i) the UAS operator registration number and the verification code provided by the Member State during the registration process unless the consistency check defined in point(a) is not passed; (ii) the unique serial number of the UA compliant with paragraph 4 or, if the UA is privately built, the unique serial number of the add on, as specified in Part 6 of the Annex; (iii) the time stamp, the geographical position of the UA and its height above the surface or take-off point; (iv) the route course measured clockwise from true north and ground speed of the UA; (v) the geographical position of the remote pilot; (vi) an indication of the emergency status of the UAS. (c) to reduce the ability of tampering the functionality of the direct remote identification system.’;

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.