CHAPTER II — UAS intended to be operated in the ‘open’ category or in the ‘specific’ category under operational declaration, accessories kits bearing a class identification label and remote identification add-ons
Cover Regulation to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Article 4 – Article 39
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Article 4 Requirements
The products referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 2 shall meet the requirements set out in Parts 1 to 6, 16 and 17 of the Annex.
Article 5 Making available on the market and free movement of products
Products shall only be made available on the market if they satisfy the requirements of this Chapter and do not endanger the health or safety of persons…
Article 6 Obligations of manufacturers
When placing their product on the Union market, manufacturers shall ensure that it has been designed and manufactured in compliance with the requirements…
Article 7 Authorised representatives
A manufacturer may, by a written mandate, appoint an authorised representative.
Article 8 Obligations of importers
Importers shall only place products compliant with the requirements set out in this Chapter on the Union market.
Article 9 Obligations of distributors
When making a product available on the Union market, distributors shall act with due care in relation to the requirements set out in this Chapter.
Article 10 Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Chapter and shall be subject to the obligations of manufacturers…
Article 11 Identification of economic operators
Economic operators shall, on request, identify the following to the market surveillance authorities:
Article 12 Presumption of conformity
A product which is in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the…
Article 13 Conformity assessment procedures
The manufacturer shall perform a conformity assessment of the product using one of the following procedures with a view to establishing its compliance…
Article 14 EU declaration of conformity
The EU declaration of conformity referred to in paragraph 8 of Article 6 shall state that compliance of the product with the requirements set out in…
Article 15 General principles of the CE marking
The CE marking shall be subject to the general principles set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Article 16 Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking, the identification number of the notified body, the UAS class identification label and the indication of the sound power level
The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the product or to the data plate attached to it.
Article 17 Technical documentation
The technical documentation shall contain all relevant data and details of the means used by the manufacturer to ensure that the product complies with…
Article 18 Notification
Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of bodies authorised to carry out third-party conformity assessment tasks under…
Article 19 Notifying authorities
Member States shall designate a notifying authority that shall be responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment…
Article 20 Requirements relating to notifying authorities
A notifying authority shall: be established in such a way that no conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies occurs;
Article 21 Information obligation on notifying authorities
Member States shall inform the Commission of their procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of…
Article 22 Requirements relating to notified bodies
For the purposes of notification, a conformity assessment body shall meet the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 11.
Article 23 Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof, the…
Article 24 Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
Where a notified body subcontracts specific tasks connected with conformity assessment or has recourse to a subsidiary, it shall ensure that the…
Article 25 Application for notification
A conformity assessment body shall submit an application for notification to the notifying authority of the Member State in which it is established.
Article 26 Notification procedure
Notifying authorities may only notify conformity assessment bodies which have met the requirements laid down in Article 22.
Article 27 Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
The Commission shall assign an identification number to a notified body.
Article 28 Changes to notifications
Where a notifying authority has ascertained or has been informed that a notified body no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 22, or that…
Article 29 Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
The Commission shall investigate all cases where it has doubts, or doubt is brought to its attention, about the competence of a notified body or the…
Article 30 Operational obligations of notified bodies
Notified bodies shall carry out conformity assessments in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures provided in Parts 8 and 9 of the Annex.
Article 31 Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
Notified bodies shall ensure that a transparent and accessible appeal procedure against their decisions is available.
Article 32 Information obligation on notified bodies
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of the following:
Article 33 Exchange of experience
The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchange of experience between the Member States’ national authorities responsible for notification…
Article 34 Coordination of notified bodies
The Commission shall ensure that appropriate coordination and cooperation between bodies notified under this Chapter are put in place and properly…
Article 35 Market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market
Member States shall organise and perform surveillance of the products that are placed on the Union market in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 15…
Article 36 Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level
Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that a product presents a risk to the health or safety of…
Article 37 Union safeguard procedure
Where, on completion of the procedure set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 36, objections are raised against a measure taken by a Member State, or…
Article 38 Compliant product which presents a risk
Where, having carried out an evaluation under paragraph 1 of Article 36, a Member State finds that, although the product is in compliance with this…
Article 39 Formal non-compliance
Without prejudice to Article 36, where a Member State makes one of the following findings concerning products covered by this Chapter, it shall require…
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