The Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for State Operations in the Republic of Slovenia: between Legal Confines and Technological Progress
The Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for State Operations in the Republic of Slovenia: between Legal Confines and Technological Progress

Summary/Abstract: Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 on common rules in the field of civil aviation, together with delegated and implementing acts, provides the legal framework for regulating UAS at the EU level. It is important to note that mentioned acts do not apply for activities performed by the Member State, from which it follows, that new special national regulations are. Nevertheless, the Member States can still, decide that individual chapters of the regulation also apply for their performed operations. While many states of the EU have chosen to utilize this mechanism, the Republic of Slovenia has not made an official decision to do so. The circumstances described above raise a number of questions regarding the precise definition of the state operations, their delimitation and possibility of applying general regulations for operations with UAS performed by the police and other state authorities. Based on an analysis of European and national regulations, this paper presents the legal options for the use of UAS in state operations.

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