GM1 Article 18 Tasks of the competent authorities

• ED Decision 2022/022/R found in: U-space (2021/664) (May 2024)

GM1 Article 18 Tasks of the competent authorities ED Decision 2022/022/R CERTIFICATION, OVERSIGHT AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (a) [Article 18](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739972) of [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1710335454297) lays down the requirements for competent authorities that perform certification, oversight and enforcement tasks. It also lists several obligations that are directly related to the functioning of the U-space system. (b) With a view to ensuring that the requirements are always complied with while ensuring that they can effectively perform their tasks, competent authorities are conferred certain investigatory powers. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with the applicable national rules and procedures, while having due regard to several specific elements that are meant to ensure a fair balance between rights and interests of all the stakeholders concerned. (c) Competent authorities also need to ensure supporting tasks for the effective implementation of the U-space, such as the establishment of a registration system to record the service providers involved in the U-space, to determine the type of data to be made available to those that need it, and the way this data can be exchanged to guarantee interoperability of the systems.