Ref. Ares(2022)4794646 - 30/06/2022
Athanassios TZIOLAS Permanent Representations
Head of Strategy & Programmes Department of the Member States to the European Union
Sent via email
Cologne, 27.6.2022
Subject: EASA NPA 2022-06 ‘Introduction of a regulatory framework for the operation of drones —
Enabling urban air mobility with manned aircraft with VTOL capability, the initial
airworthiness of UASs subject to certification and the continuing airworthiness of those
UASs operated in the “specific” category’ (RMT.0230 Subtask C)
Reference: Notification in accordance with Article 115(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Your Excellency,
I have the pleasure to consult you on the above-mentioned Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA)
2022-06 in accordance with the provisions of Article 115(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation
and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC)
No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU
and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC)
No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council
Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91, and those of Article 6 of the Agency’s Management Board Decision No
01-2022 on the rulemaking procedure to be applied by the Agency for the issuing of opinions,
certification specifications and guidance material.
If the comments received from Member States on this NPA indicate major objections to the
proposed rule, the case will be brought to the Member States’ Advisory Body (MAB) in accordance
with Article 6(9) of the Rulemaking Procedure.
The NPA can be found at http://hub.easa.europa.eu/crt/ and on the Agency’s website at
http://easa.europa.eu/rulemaking/notices-of-proposed-amendment-NPA.php. Member States’
comments should be submitted to the Agency within three months’ time starting from the
publication date of this NPA using the Comment-Response Tool (CRT).
Yours sincerely,
Athanassios TZIOLAS
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