http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/945/article/13Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systemsCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systemsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02019R0945-20200809texttext/xmlen2026-01-28Expert Participation2026-01-01 CHAPTER II<Strong><CommentaryRef Ref="key-1969fa749365e062a2f040594998dd65"/> <Substitution ChangeId="O001001M005" CommentaryRef="c000001">UAS intended to be operated in the ‘ open ’ category </Substitution><Substitution ChangeId="O001001M005" CommentaryRef="c000001">..., accessories kits bearing a class identification label and remote identification add-ons</Substitution> </Strong>SECTION 3<Strong><Emphasis>Conformity of the product</Emphasis></Strong>Conformity assessment proceduresArticle 131 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.2The procedures available to conduct the conformity assessment shall be the following:ainternal production control as set out in Part 7 of the Annex, wheni)assessing the compliance of a product with the requirements set out in Parts 1, 5, 6, 16 or 17 of the Annex, subject to the condition that the manufacturer has applied the designated standards, for all the requirements for which such standards exist , orii)the conditions in paragraph 3 are satisfied;btype examination followed by conformity to type based on internal production control as set out in Part 8 of the Annex;cconformity based on full quality assurance as set out in Part 9 of the Annex.3The conditions in this paragraph are—athat the conformity assessment is conducted before 1st January 2028,bthat the assessment is of the compliance of a product with the requirements set out in Parts 2, 3 or 4 of the Annex, andcthat the product is covered by a type examination under Part 8 of the Annex to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems as it has effect in EU Law.Substituted by 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.Words in Ch. II heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 8Words in Art. 13(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 16(a)Word in Art. 13(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 16(b)Art. 13(3) inserted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(c)Art. 13(2)(a)(i): words renumbered as Art. 13(2)(a)(i) (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)(i)Art. 13(2)(a)(ii) and word inserted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)(ii)Word in Art. 13(2)(c) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)