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/8^th May 2017, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ JARUS is a cooperation of (currently) 45 civil aviation authorities worldwide and its aim is to develop harmonised rules for unmanned aircraft recommending a set of technical, safety and operational requirements for the certification and safe integration of drones into airspace and at aerodromes. European Commission and the European Parliament have recognised JARUS as the most pragmatic ‘working engine’ to develop the necessary rules. This will ensure harmonisation worldwide and JARUS is expected to contribute to the ICAO work. The EU is, therefore, fully engaged in JARUS and provides significant resources.

/16^th February 2017, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Some of the key technologies are not yet available to allow for the safe integration of RPAS. Research and development (R&D) efforts will focus on the validation of these technologies. R&D is carried out by different research programmes managed by various organisations including the European Commission, Eurocontrol, the European Defence Agency and the European Space Agency.

/23^rd January 2017, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Main stakeholders responsible for drone (UAV) flight regulation in South Africa is the Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Transport and Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited. The Minister of Transport signed the Eight amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011.  The amendment which contains Part 101:  Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems came into operation on the 1^st of July 2015. This amendment is obligatory for drone (UAV) use with commercial purposes. SACAA has issued the first pilot’s license for remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) on 10th July 2015. Such license is required for drone (UAV) use with commercial purposes.

/23^rd November 2016, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Safety is the paramount objective of EU aviation policy. The current regulatory system for RPAS based on fragmented rules for ad hoc operational authorizations is an administrative bottleneck and hampers the development of the European RPAS market. National authorizations do not benefit from mutual recognition and do not allow for European wide activities, either to produce or to operate RPAS.