http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/945/article/22Commission 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 4<Strong><Emphasis> <Substitution ChangeId="key-62bc1c89290985de6682e861c92d5b39-1668515290771" CommentaryRef="key-62bc1c89290985de6682e861c92d5b39">Approval</Substitution> of conformity assessment bodies</Emphasis></Strong>Requirements relating to <Substitution ChangeId="key-dda91023c428355785eff04640819a87-1668508090553" CommentaryRef="key-dda91023c428355785eff04640819a87">approved</Substitution> bodiesArticle 221For the purposes of approval, a conformity assessment body shall meet the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 11.2A conformity assessment body shall have legal personality and shall be established in—athe United Kingdom; orbthe territory of a party to the CPTPP.2A.In paragraph (2) “the CPTPP” has the meaning set out in section 1 of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024.3A conformity assessment body shall be a third-party body independent of the organisation it assesses.A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of the product which it assesses may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be considered such a body.4A conformity assessment body, its top-level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier, installer, purchaser, owner, user or maintainer of the product which they assess, nor the representative of any of those parties. This shall not preclude the use of the assessed product that is necessary for the operations of the conformity assessment body or the use of such product for personal purposes.A conformity assessment body, its top-level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, the marketing, installation, use or maintenance of that product, or represent the parties engaged in those activities. They shall not engage in any activity that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are notified. This shall, in particular, apply to consultancy services.Conformity assessment bodies shall ensure that the activities of their subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of their conformity assessment activities.5Conformity assessment bodies and their personnel shall carry out the conformity assessment activities with the highest degree of professional integrity and the requisite technical competence in the specific field and shall be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgement or the results of their conformity assessment activities, especially as regards persons or groups of persons with an interest in the results of those activities.6A conformity assessment body shall be capable of carrying out all the conformity assessment tasks assigned to it by Part 8 or 9 of the Annex in relation to which it has been notified, whether those tasks are carried out by the conformity assessment body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.At all times and for each conformity assessment procedure and each kind or category of product in relation to which it has been notified, a conformity assessment body shall have at its disposal the necessary:apersonnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment tasks;bdescriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out, ensuring the transparency and the ability of reproduction of those procedures; it shall have appropriate policies and procedures in place that distinguish between tasks it carries out as a notified body and other activities;cprocedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.A conformity assessment body shall have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and shall have access to all necessary equipment or facilities.7The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment tasks shall have the following:asound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been notified;bsatisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments they carry out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;cappropriate knowledge and understanding of the requirements, of the applicable designated standards and of the relevant provisions of applicable enactments;dthe ability to draw up type examination certificates or quality system approvals, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.8The impartiality of the conformity assessment bodies, their top-level management and of the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall be guaranteed.The remuneration of the top-level management and of the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks of a conformity assessment body shall not depend on the number of assessments carried out or on the results of those assessments.9Conformity assessment bodies shall take out liability insurance ....10The personnel of a conformity assessment body shall observe professional secrecy with regard to all information obtained in carrying out their tasks under Parts 8 and 9 of the Annex ... except in relation to the Secretary of State or the market surveillance authorities. Proprietary rights shall be protected.11Conformity assessment bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the regulatory activities in the area of UAS and frequency planning....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), 8Word in Art. 22 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(2)Word in Art. 22(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(3)Words in Art. 22(7)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(5)(a)Word in Art. 22(7)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(5)(b)Words in Art. 22(9) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(6)Words in Art. 22(10) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(7)(a)Words in Art. 22(10) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(7)(b)Words in Art. 22(11) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(8)(a)Words in Art. 22(11) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 24(8)(b)Word in Ch. 2 s. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 21Art. 22(2A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/504), reg. 20(b)Art. 22(2) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/504), reg. 20(a)