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UAS Regulations

May 2023: China published its 'Interim Regulations on the Management of Unmanned Aircraft Flights' - coming into force January 1, 2024: http://big5.www.gov.cn/gate/big5/www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/202306/content_6888799.htm

The information below may be out of date. 
New Civil Aviation Act, 2018

Advisory Circular on Regulations of Basic Specific Category: AC-92-2019

CAAC guidance on UA Airworthiness Certification has guidance, only in Chines at this stage

CCAR - 92 will be published

Instructions (in English) for registering drones in China (Which is the first step for operating drones in China):
https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AUVSI/073540cc-cdde-4b19-9b5b-b7ad0d636f9d/UploadedImages/Documents/AP-45-03_China_UAS_Registration__English_Instructions_.pdf

Flight Standards Division of Civil Aviation Administration of China

Advisory Circular                No. AC-91-FS-2015-31

                 Date: 29th December, 2015


[Updated by David Guerin, July 2023]

Last update / 18.07.2023

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