# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Categories of UAS operations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

UAS operations shall be performed in the ‘open’, ‘specific’ or ‘certified’ category defined respectively in Articles 4, 5 and 6, subject to the following conditions:
(a)UAS operations in the ‘open’ category shall not be subject to any prior operational authorisation ... before the operation takes place;
(b)UAS operations in the ‘specific’ category shall require an operational authorisation issued by the CAA pursuant to Article 12 or an authorisation received in accordance with Article 16 ... ;
(c)UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category shall require the certification of the UAS pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and the certification of the operator and, where applicable, the licensing of the remote pilot.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/947/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-947/article-3
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