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title: "Article 6 ‘Certified’ category of UAS operations — Cover Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, UAS · Avioverse"
description: "Operations shall be classified as UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category only where the following requirements are met:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals/article-6"
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# Article 6 ‘Certified’ category of UAS operations

Cover Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

IR Implementing rule

## Article 6 ‘Certified’ category of UAS operations

1\. Operations shall be classified as UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category only where the following requirements are met:

(a) the UAS is certified pursuant to points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 of Article 40 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945; and

(b) the operation is conducted in any of the following conditions:

i. over [assemblies of people](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assemblies-of-people);

ii. involves the transport of people;

iii. involves the carriage of dangerous goods, that may result in high risk for third parties in case of accident.

2\. In addition, UAS operations shall be classified as UAS operations in the ‘certified’ category where the competent authority, based on the risk assessment provided for in Article 11, considers that the risk of the operation cannot be adequately mitigated without the certification of the UAS and of the UAS operator and, where applicable, without the licensing of the [remote pilot](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-pilot).

IR · Article 6 — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Regulation (EU) 2019/947 · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

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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.