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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I General provisions

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 3A.Designated Standards

    5. Article 3B.Market Surveillance Authorities

  3. CHAPTER II UAS intended to be operated in the ‘ open ’ category ..., accessories kits bearing a class identification label and remote identification add-ons

    1. SECTION 1 Product requirements

      1. Article 4.Requirements

      2. Article 5.Making available on the market and free movement of products

    2. SECTION 2 Obligations of economic operators

      1. Article 6.Obligations of manufacturers

      2. Article 7.Authorised representatives

      3. Article 8.Obligations of importers

      4. Article 9.Obligations of distributors

      5. Article 10.Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

      6. Article 11.Identification of economic operators

    3. SECTION 3 Conformity of the product

      1. Article 12.Presumption of conformity

      2. Article 13.Conformity assessment procedures

      3. Article 14.EU Declaration of conformity

      4. Article 15.Requirements of the UK Marking

      5. Article 16.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

      6. Article 17.Technical documentation

    4. SECTION 4 Approval of conformity assessment bodies

      1. Article 18.Approval

      2. Article 19.Notifying authorities

      3. Article 20.Requirements relating to notifying authorities

      4. Article 21.Information obligation on notifying authorities

      5. Article 22.Requirements relating to approved bodies

      6. Article 23.Presumption of conformity of notified bodies

      7. Article 24.Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by approved bodies

      8. Article 25.Application for approval

      9. Article 26.Notification procedure

      10. Article 27.Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies

      11. Article 28.Changes to approvals

      12. Article 29.Challenge of the competence of notified bodies

      13. Article 30.Operational obligations of approved bodies

      14. Article 31.Appeal against decisions of approved bodies

      15. Article 32.Information obligation on approved bodies

      16. Article 33.Exchange of experience

      17. Article 34.Coordination of notified bodies

    5. SECTION 5 Market surveillance, control of products entering the United Kingdom and safeguard procedure

      1. Article 35.Market surveillance and control of products entering the United Kingdom market

      2. Article 36.Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level

      3. Article 37.Union safeguard procedure

      4. Article 38.Compliant product which presents a risk

      5. Article 39.Formal non-compliance

  4. CHAPTER III Requirements for UAS operated in the ‘ certified ’ the ‘ specific ’ categories ...

    1. Article 40.Requirements for UAS operated in the ‘certified’ and ‘specific’ categories...

  5. CHAPTER IV Third-country UAS operators

    1. Article 41.Third-country UAS operators

  6. CHAPTER V Final provisions

    1. Article 42.Entry into force

    2. Article 42A.Post-implementation period continuity provision

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. PART 1 Requirements for a class C0 Unmanned aircraft system

      2. PART 2 Requirements for a class C1 Unmanned aircraft system

      3. PART 3 Requirements for a class C2 Unmanned aircraft system

      4. PART 4 Requirements for a class C3 Unmanned aircraft system

      5. PART 5 Requirements for a class C4 Unmanned aircraft system

      6. PART 6 Requirements for a direct remote identification add-on

      7. PART 7 Conformity assessment Module A – Internal production control

        1. 1. Internal production control is the conformity assessment procedure whereby the...

        2. 2. Technical documentation

        3. 3. Manufacturing

        4. 4. UK marking and declaration of conformity

        5. 5. Authorised representative

      8. PART 8 Conformity assessment Modules B and C – Type examination and conformity to type based on internal production control

        1. Module B Type examination

          1. 1. Type examination is the part of a conformity assessment procedure...

          2. 2. Type examination shall be carried out by an assessment of...

          3. 3. The manufacturer shall lodge an application for type examination with...

          4. 4. The approved body shall:

          5. 5. The approved body shall draw up an evaluation report that...

          6. 6. Where the type meets the requirements of this Regulation, the...

          7. 7. The approved body shall keep itself apprised of any changes...

          8. 8. Each approved body shall inform the Secretary of State concerning...

          9. 9. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the type examination...

          10. 10. The manufacturer’s authorised representative may lodge the application referred to...

        2. Module C Conformity to type based on internal production control...

          1. 1. Conformity to type based on internal production control is the...

          2. 2. Manufacturing

          3. 3. UK marking and declaration of conformity

          4. 4. Authorised representative

      9. PART 9 Conformity assessment Module H —Conformity based on full quality assurance

        1. 1. Conformity based on full quality assurance is the conformity assessment...

        2. 2. Manufacturing

        3. 3. Quality system

        4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body

        5. 5. UK marking and declaration of conformity

        6. 6. The manufacturer shall, for a period ending 10 years after...

        7. 7. Each approved body shall inform the Secretary of State of...

        8. 8. Authorised representative

      10. PART 10 Contents of the technical documentation

      11. PART 11 ... declaration of conformity

      12. PART 12 Simplified ... declaration of conformity

      13. PART 13

      14. Noise test code

        1. 1. BASIC NOISE EMISSION STANDARD

        2. 2. INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING CONDITIONS

        3. 3. OPERATING CONDITIONS DURING TEST

        4. 4. CALCULATION OF SURFACE TIME-AVERAGED SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL

        5. 5. INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED

      15. PART 14 Indication of the guaranteed sound power level

      16. PART 15 Maximum sound power level per class of UA (including transition periods)

      17. PART 16 Requirements for a class C5 unmanned aircraft system and C5 accessories

      18. PART 17 Requirements for a class C6 unmanned aircraft system

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