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UAS.SPEC.080 Duration and validity of an operational authorisation

Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ AND ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORIES · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

IRImplementing rule

UAS.SPEC.080Duration and validity of an operational authorisation

(1)The competent authority shall specify the duration of the operational authorisation in the authorisation itself.

(2)Notwithstanding point (1), the operational authorisation remains valid as long as the UAS operator remains compliant with the relevant requirements of this Regulation and with the conditions defined in the operational authorisation.

(3)Upon revocation or surrender of the operational authorisation the UAS operator shall provide an acknowledgment in digital format that must be returned to the competent authority without delay.

IR · UAS.SPEC.080 — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Regulation (EU) 2020/639 · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

All rules in PART B — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORY

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 29 Jun 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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