Drone operational authorisation in Romania
When does a drone operation need authorisation in Romania?
Whether an operation in Romania needs prior authorisation depends on the operational category, risk class or location: the published triggers below decide it.
- Application model
- permit
When an operation needs prior authorisation, and how that authorisation is obtained.
Romania applies the European Union / EASA framework. Rules marked as framework rules below are inherited, not uniquely national — see the European Union / EASA answer.
What the rules say
Each line is resolved from published facts of Romania. "Not resolved" means the corpus does not answer it in a machine-checkable way — never that the law is silent.
- Authorisation requiredConditional
- Trigger statedConditional
- Issuing authorityConditional
- Application modelpermitYes
- Risk assessmentConditional
- Standard scenario routeConditional
- Declaration routeConditional
- Generic or organisational privilegeConditional
- ValidityConditional
- Repeat operationsNot resolved
- Digital applicationConditional
What changes the answer
The published rules distinguish the luc, open and specific categories of operation.
- pilot certification
Pilot age at or above 16 years
The rules behind this answer
- Binding lawNational rule
Acknowledgment of Revocation Decision
Upon receiving a revocation decision of the operational authorization, the UAS operator must immediately send a digital confirmation of receipt to the AACR.
- Binding lawNational rule
Angajamentul scris privind remedierea neconformităților
Clubul sau asociația de aeromodelism trebuie să ia cunoștință de neconformitățile constatate de echipa de audit sau inspecție și să se angajeze în scris că va lua măsuri corective.
- Binding lawNational rule
Application submission deadline for aeromodelling clubs
The application for a UAS operation authorization for aeromodelling clubs and associations, along with all supporting documents, must be submitted to the AACR at least 30 working days before the proposed start date of the activities.
- Binding lawNational rule
Commencement of Operations After Declaration Confirmation
The UAS operator is only permitted to start operations after receiving confirmation of receipt of the complete declaration from the AACR.
- Binding lawNational rule
Conditions to avoid revocation during suspension
During the suspension period of a UAS Operator Declaration, the operator must request the resumption of operations and demonstrate compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/947 to prevent the permanent revocation of their operating right.
- Binding lawNational rule
Corrective Action Plan Submission Deadline
If an aeromodelling club or association decides to remedy the causes of its authorization limitation, it must submit a corrective action plan to AACR within 15 days of notifying AACR of its decision.
- Binding lawNational rule
Deadline to Remedy Application Non-Compliances
The timeframe for an applicant to remedy non-compliances identified by the AACR during the evaluation of an operational authorization application must not exceed 30 days from receiving the notification.
- Binding lawNational rule
Declaration of compliance for STS practical training
Un operator UAS care intenționează să efectueze pregătirea practică și evaluarea piloților la distanță pentru un STS trebuie să declare AACR conformitatea cu cerințele folosind formularul de declarație din apendicele 4 la Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) 2019/947.
Official sources
- AACR — Procedura OPS-UAS, ediția 1/2020: operarea aeronavelor fără pilot la bord — Ministerul Apărării NaționaleOpen
- AACR — Procedura P-AO-UAS-CAA: înregistrarea și autorizarea operatorilor de UAS — Ministerul Apărării NaționaleOpen
- AACR — Procedura CPD, ediția 1/2020: competența piloților la distanță — Ministerul Apărării NaționaleOpen
Known limitations
- 1 dimension(s) of this topic are not expressed in a machine-resolvable way by the published corpus and are reported UNKNOWN, never FALSE.
Other drone rules in Romania
- Do I need to register my drone in Romania?Registration in Romania is governed by a published mass threshold of 0.25 kg, alongside the further conditions cited below. Whether it applies to a given flight depends on those conditions, each cited to its rule.
- What training do I need to fly a drone in Romania?Remote pilot competency in Romania scales with the operation: which training, examination or proof of competency applies is set by the published conditions below.
- Do I need drone insurance in Romania?Drone insurance in Romania is published with a minimum third-party cover of 0.75 million SDR. Whether cover is required for a given flight depends on the published conditions below.
Built around official regulatory sources
- Official sources
- Regulation-level citations
- Coverage and freshness checks
- Location-aware data where available
Built from 139 published facts (106 binding) held for Romania. Dataset ds_55k3jghy8xqzcekzeepwdmanya · generated 2026-09-02 · sources last verified 2026-08-25.
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