1.Every air carrier shall draw up, apply and maintain an air carrier security programme.
That programme shall describe the methods and procedures which are to be followed by the air carrier in order to comply both with this Regulation and with the national civil aviation security programme of the Member State from which it provides services.
The programme shall include internal quality control provisions describing how compliance with these methods and procedures is to be monitored by the air carrier.
2.Upon request, the air carrier security programme shall be submitted to the appropriate authority, which may take further action if appropriate.
3.Where a Community air carrier security programme has been validated by the appropriate authority of the Member State granting the operating licence, the air carrier shall be recognised by all other Member States as having fulfilled the requirements of paragraph 1. This is without prejudice to a Member State’s right to request from any air carrier details of its implementation of:
(a)the security measures applied by that Member State under Article 6; and/or
(b)local procedures that are applicable at the airports served.