
Beijing municipal authorities announced revised UAV regulations effective September 20, designating the entire city as restricted airspace and banning drone flights, possession, storage, transport, and import except in exceptional circumstances, with exemptions for commercial aviation and emergency rescue operations.
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The regulations were announced via the municipal government website and reported by official media in Beijing.
The newly revised regulations on the management of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were announced on Sunday on the municipal government website. They will apply across the city.
The authorities will also establish a no-fly zone in the capital and its surrounding areas, effective from September 20, primarily restricting non-essential flights, official media in Beijing said on Sunday. Commercial aviation and emergency rescue operations will be exempt.
According to the document, Beijing’s entire administrative area is designated as restricted airspace for UAVs. It is forbidden not only to fly drones but also to possess, store, transport or bring them and their core components into the city, except in exceptional circumstances.

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