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Aircraft – European Union

Official title

Draft legislative proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union (COM/2025/335 final) (hereinafter, the ‘EU Space Act’) including the Explanatory Memorandum, the Main Legal Text, the Legislative Financial and Digital Statement EUR-Lex - 52025PC0335 - EN - EUR-Lex and Annexes 2257596a-0485-465a-8031-a5d43eb5190f_en

The European Union notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 1 June 2026. The comment period closed on 30 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

49 Aircraft and Space Vehicles Engineering

Notifying member
European Union
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/EU/1214
ICS classification
  • 49 AIRCRAFT AND SPACE VEHICLE ENGINEERING

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 30 August 2026
Proposed adoption
2028 (TBC)
Proposed entry into force
01 January 2030 (TBC)

How to comment

The comment period closed on 30 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EU/1214; it can take them up with the European Union.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The legislative proposal for the EU Space Act aims to establish the foundation of the EU internal market for space activities by harmonising key requirements concerning the safety, resilience, and environmental sustainability of space activities when providing space services and data in the Union, while at the same time promoting the competitiveness of the European space industry. The legislative proposal will bring about regulatory simplification and legal clarity by creating a stable, clear and predictable business environment for all space operators in the European Union, thus creating a level playing field for Union and third country space operators and space-based data providers. In addition, the proposal addresses the following main issues: first, the existing fragmented regulatory landscape in the internal market which hinders cross-border space activities; second, the risks to the safety, resilience and long-term environmental sustainability of space activities that are being carried out by commercial and governmental actors across the European Union; third, lack of clarity and consistency among existing space activities environmental impacts measurements.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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