Article 18 ApprovalF1
United Kingdom
F2A market surveillance may approve bodies to carry out third-party conformity assessment tasks under this Regulation.
F3A market surveillance authority may not approve a body to carry out third-party conformity assessment tasks under paragraph 1 unless satisfied the body meets the criteria specified in Article 22.
Where a body demonstrates its conformity with applicable designated standards or parts thereof, it shall be presumed to meet the requirements set out in Article 22 insofar as the applicable designated standards cover those requirements.
The Secretary of State must—
assign an approved body identification number to each approved body;
compile and maintain a register of approved bodies containing in relation to each body—
the approved body identification number,
details of the activities for which the body is approved, and
any restrictions on the activities for which the body is approved.
The register referred to in F4paragraph 4 must be made publicly available.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Art. 18 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 22
- F2
Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(a)
- F3
Words in Art. 18(2) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(a)
- F4
Words in Art. 18(5) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(b)
Notes on Chapter II
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Ch. II heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 8
- F2
Notes on Section 4
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Ch. 2 s. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 21