# Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast), Division [9A012]: "Unmanned aerial vehicles" ("UAVs"), unmanned "airships", related equipment and components, as follows:


NB: 1
SEE ALSO 9A112.
NB: 2
For "UAVs" that are "sub-orbital craft", see 9A004.h.
a.."UAVs" or unmanned "airships", designed to have controlled flight out of the direct ‘natural vision’ of the ‘operator’ and having any of the following:
1..Having all of the following:
a..A maximum ‘endurance’ greater than or equal to 30 minutes but less than 1 hour; and
b..Designed to take-off and have stable controlled flight in wind gusts equal to or exceeding 46,3 km/h (25 knots); or
2..A maximum ‘endurance’ of 1 hour or greater;
Technical Notes:
For the purposes of 9A012.a.:
1.
‘Operator’
2.
‘Endurance’
3.
‘Natural vision’ means unaided human sight, with or without corrective lenses.
b..Related equipment and components, as follows:
1..Not used;
2..Not used;
3..Equipment or components, specially designed to convert a manned "aircraft" or manned "airship", to a "UAV" or unmanned "airship", specified in 9A012.a.;
4..Air breathing reciprocating or rotary internal combustion type engines, specially designed or modified to propel "UAVs" or unmanned "airships", at altitudes above 15 240 metres (50 000 feet).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/428/annex/I/division/11/division/1/division/9A012 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-428/annex-I/division-11/division-1/division-9A012
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