Authority duty to act on safety information received

Verified from official sources
Article 19(4)Article 19Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If something safety related goes wrong with your drone operation, you must report it to your national aviation authority under the EU occurrence reporting rules.

Requirement as structured

On receiving safety information under Article 19(1), (2) or (3), the Agency and the competent authority shall take the necessary measures to address any safety issue on the best available evidence and analysis, taking into account interdependencies between aviation safety domains and between aviation safety, cyber security and other technical domains of aviation regulation.

Original regulatory text

Upon receiving any of the information referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 or 3, the Agency and the competent authority shall take the necessary measures to address any safety issues on the best available evidence and analysis, taking into account interdependencies between the different domains of aviation safety, and between aviation safety, cyber security and other technical domains of aviation regulation.

Applies when

category
open, specific, certified
regulatory category
Compliance