EU Regulations
The European drone ecosystem is built on a shared regulatory foundation that ensures safety, innovation, and interoperability across Member States.
In this section, you will find the key EU legal acts and reference documents governing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and innovative air mobility and their integration into the European airspace.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1110 - Initial Airworthiness & UAS Air Operations
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/425 - UAS Air Operations
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1108 - Initial Airworthiness & UAS Initial Airworthiness
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1109 - UAS Continuing Airworthiness
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1107 - UAS Continuing Airworthiness
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1166 - UAS Air Operations & UAS Aircrew
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1058 - UAS Initial Airworthiness
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/746 - UAS Air Operations & UAS Aircrew
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/639 - UAS Initial Airworthiness
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 - UAS Air Operations & UAS Aircrew
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 - UAS Initial Airworthiness & UAS Third Country Operators
UAS Operations and Airworthiness
To make the complex EU drone regulations easier to navigate, the Easy Access Rules provide a consolidated and user-friendly version of the main legal acts governing unmanned aircraft operations in Europe.
This publication brings together the core legal acts — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 — along with EASA’s acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/203 - Requirements for the Management of Information Security Risks
U-space
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/666 - Requirements for Manned Aviation Operating in U-space Airspace
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/665 - Requirements for Providers of ATM/ANS and other ATM Network Functions in the U-space Airspace Designated in Controlled Airspace.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 - Regulatory Framework for the U-space