Unmanned civilian aircraft (drones)

Arrêté modifiant l'arrêté du 19 avril 2019 relatif au contenu de la notice d'information fournie avec les emballages des aéronefs circulant sans personne à bord et de leurs pièces détachées (Order amending the Order of 19 April 2019 on the content of the information notice supplied with the packaging of unmanned aircraft and spare parts thereof) (6 pages, in French)

The Order of 19 April 2019 on the content of the information notice supplied with the packaging of unmanned aircraft and spare parts thereof aims to define the content of the information notice that must be supplied with unmanned civilian aircraft and the main spare parts thereof, pursuant to Article L. 425-1 of the Consumer Code. The aim is to ensure that purchasers of drones (new or second-hand) receive a minimum amount of information on the regulations concerning drones so that they act in a safe and respectful manner.

The entry into force of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems defines European notices according to the aircraft's class identification label.

The amendments to the Order are as follows:

- recognition of the European information notice as equivalent to the Annex to the aforementioned Order of 19 April 2019 (Article 1-1),

- clarification of the language of the notice as defined by Regulation (EU) 2019/945 (Article 1-2),

- modification of the content of the national notice bringing it into conformity with European regulations (new annex).