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title: "GM1 Article 22(b) Transitional provisions — Cover Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, UAS · Avioverse"
description: "UAS OPERATIONS CLOSE TO PERSONS When operating a UAS with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of up to 2 kg, the remote pilot may fly the UAS keeping a…"
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# GM1 Article 22(b) Transitional provisions

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

GM Guidance material

## GM1 Article 22(b) Transitional provisions

UAS OPERATIONS CLOSE TO PERSONS

When operating a UAS with a [maximum take-off mass](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/maximum-take-off-mass) (MTOM) of up to 2 kg, the [remote pilot](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-pilot) may fly the UAS keeping a minimum horizontal distance of 50 m from [uninvolved persons](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/uninvolved-persons) (please refer to GM1 Article 2(18) for additional information).

GM · GM1 Article 22(b) — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · ED Decision 2022/002/R · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

[All rules in Powers and recitals](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals)

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.