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title: "UAS.LUC.080 Duration and validity of an LUC — Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ AND ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORIES, UAS · Avioverse"
description: "An LUC shall be issued for an unlimited duration. It shall remain valid subject to:"
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# UAS.LUC.080 Duration and validity of an LUC

Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ AND ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORIES · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

IR Implementing rule

## UAS.LUC.080 Duration and validity of an LUC

(1) An LUC shall be issued for an unlimited duration. It shall remain valid subject to:

(a) the LUC holder’s continuous compliance with the relevant requirements of this Regulation and of the Member State that issued the certificate; and

(b) it not being surrendered or revoked.

(2) Upon revocation or surrender of an LUC, the LUC holder shall provide an acknowledgment in digital format that must be returned to the competent authority without delay.

IR · UAS.LUC.080 — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Regulation (EU) 2020/639 · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

[All rules in PART C — LIGHT UAS OPERATOR CERTIFICATE (LUC)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/annex-to-implementing-regulation-eu-2019-947-uas/part-c-light-uas-operator-certificate-luc)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 29 Jun 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.