Article 41 Third-country UAS operators

1.UAS operators that have their principal place of business, are established, or reside in a third country, shall comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 for the purpose of UAS operations within the single European sky airspace.

2.The competent authority for the third-country UAS operator shall be the competent authority of the first Member State where the UAS operator intends to operate.

3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a certificate of the remote pilot competency or UAS operator in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, or an equivalent document, may be recognised by the competent authority for the purpose of operation within, to, and out of the Union provided that:

(a)the third country asked for such recognition;

(b)the certificate of the remote pilot competency or the UAS operator’s certificate are valid documents of the State of issue; and

(c)the Commission, after consultation of EASA, has ensured that the requirements on the basis of which such certificates have been issued provide the same level of safety as this Regulation does.