FRA/175
WTO/TBT
FR France
  • 49 - Aircraft and space vehicle engineering
2017-11-26
2017-10-04

Civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) of a weight exceeding 800g

Décret relatif à l'obligation pour les aéronefs civils circulant sans personne à bord d'être équipés d'un dispositif de signalement sonore (Decree on the obligation for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles to be equipped with an audible warning device) (5 pages, in French)

This draft decree therefore aims to supplement, in order to guarantee public safety and State security, French legislation concerning UAVs, i.e. the Order of 17 December 2015 relating to the design of civilian UAVs, the conditions for their use and the skills required by those using them, and the Order of 17 December 2015 on the use of airspace by UAVs, as amended on 30 March 2017.

The aim of the requirements in this draft decree is to ensure that, if control of a drone is lost, an audible warning shall alert third parties on the ground that it is about to crash. However, only drones registered in France pursuant to Article L6111-1 of the Transport Code after 1 July 2018 shall be required to comply with the obligation to have an audible warning.