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Article 23 - Entry into force and application[161]

Regulation (EU) 2022/425

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 31 December 2020.

2. Article 5(5) shall apply from 1 January 2024;

3. Points UAS.OPEN.060(2)(g) UAS.SPEC.050(1)(l)(i) of the Annex shall apply from 1 July 2022 and point UAS.SPEC.050(1)(l)(ii) of the Annex shall apply from 1 January 2024.

4. Without prejudice to Article 21(1), until 31 December 2023 Member States may accept declarations made by UAS operators in accordance with Article 5(5), based on national standard scenarios or equivalent, if those national scenarios meet the requirements of point UAS.SPEC.020 of the Annex.

Such declarations shall cease to be valid from 1 January 2026.

5. Paragraph 3 of Article 15 shall apply from 1 January 2022.



This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 March 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER


[161] This version of Article 23 is a compilation of the provisions related to the entry into force and application dates of Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/639, (EU) 2020/746, and (EU) 2021/1166. For the official version of each of those Regulations, please consult the Official Journal of the European Union.