Fair Trade Commission: "Drone Sellers Must Inform Prohibited Items and Transmission Distance on Website"

Fair Trade Commission Announces Administrative Notice on Amendment to Important Information Disclosure
Must Indicate No-Fly Times, Actions, and Transmission Distances

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] From now on, businesses that manufacture, sell, or rent drones (unmanned powered aircraft) must display pilot compliance requirements, transmission and reception distances, and other information on their websites.

On the 1st, the Korea Fair Trade Commission announced that it has drafted a revision to the "Important Display and Advertising Information Notice" (Important Information Notice) containing these details and will conduct a 20-day administrative notice period from today until the 21st.

The Important Information Notice is a system that requires businesses to mandatorily disclose important information that influences consumer purchasing decisions. Violations may result in fines of up to 100 million KRW.

According to the revision, drone businesses must display pilot compliance requirements as stipulated in Article 310 of the Aviation Safety Act Enforcement Rules on their company websites. If there is no website, the information must be posted at the business premises.

The required information includes prohibited flight times (from sunset to sunrise), prohibited flight areas (controlled airspace, areas where flight is prohibited for national defense or security reasons, altitudes above 150 meters), prohibited actions (dropping objects during flight, flying under the influence of alcohol or drugs, flying when the device cannot be seen directly with the naked eye), and abnormal flight methods (flying over densely populated areas is prohibited, flying close to buildings is prohibited).

It must also be indicated that the drone may crash if it goes beyond the transmission and reception range.

The Fair Trade Commission stated, "We plan to provide a six-month grace period for compliance preparation," and added, "After fully collecting opinions from stakeholders during the administrative notice period, we will finalize and implement the revision through committee resolution."

Individuals or organizations with opinions on the administrative notice can submit written opinions (support, opposition, or suggested amendments with reasons), names (for organizations, the organization name and representative's name), addresses, and phone numbers by mail, email, or fax to the Consumer Safety Information Division of the Fair Trade Commission by the 21st.

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