UAS Class and Build Eligibility for Open Category

Verified from official sources
Article 4Article 4Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

You can only fly in the Open category if your drone has an official class marking (C0-C6) under EU rules, is privately built, or meets the transitional requirements of Article 20.

Requirement as structured

To operate in the open category, the UAS must belong to one of the classes set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945, be privately built, or meet the conditions defined in Article 20.

Original regulatory text

the UAS belongs to one of the classes set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 or is privately built or meets the conditions defined in Article 20;

Applies when

operation
EU UAS operation
operation category
Open
regulatory category
Open