Unique Serial Number Requirement for Non-Registered UAS

Verified from official sources
Article 40Article 40Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

Unless you built the drone yourself, any drone that does not need to be registered must still have a unique serial number that complies with the ANSI/CTA-2063-A-2019 standard.

Requirement as structured

Unless privately built, all UAS not subject to registration under Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 must have a unique serial number compliant with standard ANSI/CTA-2063-A-2019.

Original regulatory text

Unless privately built, all UAS not subject to registration according to Article 14 of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 shall have a unique serial number compliant with standard ANSI/CTA-2063-A-2019, Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Serial Numbers, 2019.

Applies when

operation
UAS product requirements
regulatory category
General