Introduction Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 postponed
Dear members,
it is now official and binding: the validity dates of the implementing regulation (EU) 2019/947 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles are postponed by six months. The corresponding EU Regulation 2020/746 was published today (5.6.2020) in the Official Journal of the European Union and comes into force on 6.6.2020.
Introduction Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 postponed
The dates mentioned in Articles 20 to 22 of EU Regulation 2019/947 are postponed by exactly half a year. The date of validity of EU Regulation 2019/947 (Article 23(1)) is postponed to 31 December 2020 and the date for the geographical UAS areas (Article 23(5)) is postponed to 1 January 2022. The dates in Article 23(2) to (4) remain unchanged.
As soon as a consolidated version of EU Regulation 2019/947 (i.e. incorporating the amendments made by EU Regulations 2020/639 and 2020/746) is available, I will inform you about it. If necessary, we will also hold a webinar on the new date.
Greetings, health and a nice weekend
Martin Kellerhals
President