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Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Objectives

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.Common basic standards

  6. Article 5.Security costs

  7. Article 6.More stringent measures applied by Member States

  8. Article 7.Security measures required by third countries

  9. Article 8.Cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organisation

  10. Article 9.Appropriate authority

  11. Article 10.National civil aviation security programme

  12. Article 11.National quality control programme

  13. Article 12.Airport security programme

  14. Article 13.Air carrier security programme

  15. Article 14.Entity security programme

  16. Article 15.Commission inspections

  17. Article 16.Annual report

  18. Article 17.Stakeholders’ Advisory Group

  19. Article 18.Dissemination of information

  20. Article 19.Committee procedure

  21. Article 20.Agreements between the Community and third countries

  22. Article 21.Penalties

  23. Article 22.Commission report on financing

  24. Article 23.Repeal

  25. Article 24.Entry into force

  26. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      COMMON BASIC STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CIVIL AVIATION AGAINST ACTS OF UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE (ARTICLE 4)

      1. 1. AIRPORT SECURITY

        1. 1.1. Airport planning requirements

        2. 1.2. Access control

        3. 1.3. Screening of persons other than passengers and items carried

        4. 1.4. Examination of vehicles

        5. 1.5. Surveillance, patrols and other physical controls

      2. 2. DEMARCATED AREAS OF AIRPORTS

      3. 3. AIRCRAFT SECURITY

      4. 4. PASSENGERS AND CABIN BAGGAGE

        1. 4.1. Screening of passengers and cabin baggage

        2. 4.2. Protection of passengers and cabin baggage

        3. 4.3. Potentially disruptive passengers

      5. 5. HOLD BAGGAGE

        1. 5.1. Screening of hold baggage

        2. 5.2. Protection of hold baggage

        3. 5.3. Baggage reconciliation

      6. 6. CARGO AND MAIL

        1. 6.1. Security controls for cargo and mail

        2. 6.2. Protection of cargo and mail

      7. 7. AIR CARRIER MAIL AND AIR CARRIER MATERIALS

      8. 8. IN-FLIGHT SUPPLIES

      9. 9. AIRPORT SUPPLIES

      10. 10. IN-FLIGHT SECURITY MEASURES

      11. 11. STAFF RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

      12. 12. SECURITY EQUIPMENT

    2. ANNEX II

      Common specifications for the national quality control programme to be implemented by each Member State in the field of civil aviation security

      1. 1. DEFINITIONS

        1. 1.1. For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions shall...

      2. 2. POWERS OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY

        1. 2.1. Member States shall provide the appropriate authority with the necessary...

        2. 2.2. The appropriate authority shall perform compliance monitoring activities and have...

        3. 2.3. A graduated and proportionate approach shall be established regarding deficiency...

      3. 3. OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT OF THE NATIONAL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME

        1. 3.1. The objectives of the national quality control programme are to...

        2. 3.2. The national quality control programme shall include the following elements:...

      4. 4. COMPLIANCE MONITORING

        1. 4.1. All airports, operators and other entities with aviation security responsibilities...

        2. 4.2. Monitoring shall be undertaken in accordance with the national quality...

        3. 4.3. Monitoring shall include the implementation and effectiveness of the internal...

        4. 4.4. Monitoring at each individual airport shall be made up of...

        5. 4.5. The management, setting of priorities and organisation of the quality...

        6. 4.6. Compliance monitoring activities shall include security audits, inspections and tests....

      5. 5. METHODOLOGY

        1. 5.1. The methodology for conducting monitoring activities shall conform to a...

        2. 5.2. Compliance monitoring activities shall be based on the systematic gathering...

        3. 5.3. Compliance monitoring shall include both announced and unannounced activities.

      6. 6. SECURITY AUDITS

        1. 6.1. A security audit shall cover:

        2. 6.2. The methodology for conducting a security audit shall take into...

        3. 6.3. In order to confirm that security measures are implemented, the...

        4. 6.4. Airports with an annual traffic volume of more than 10...

      7. 7. INSPECTIONS

        1. 7.1. The scope of an inspection shall cover at least one...

        2. 7.2. A set of directly linked security measures is a set...

        3. 7.3. Inspections shall be unannounced. Where the appropriate authority considers that...

        4. 7.4. In order to confirm that security measures are effective, the...

        5. 7.5. At airports with an annual traffic volume of more than...

        6. 7.6. Where a Member State has no airport with an annual...

      8. 8. TESTS

        1. 8.1. Tests shall be carried out to examine the effectiveness of...

        2. 8.2. A test protocol including the methodology shall be developed taking...

      9. 9. SURVEYS

        1. 9.1. Surveys shall be carried out whenever the appropriate authority recognises...

      10. 10. REPORTING

        1. 10.1. Compliance monitoring activities shall be reported or recorded in a...

        2. 10.2. The following elements shall be included:

        3. 10.3. Where deficiencies are identified, the appropriate authority shall report the...

      11. 11. COMMON CLASSIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

        1. 11.1. Compliance monitoring activities shall assess the implementation of the national...

      12. 12. CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES

        1. 12.1. The correction of identified deficiencies shall be implemented promptly. Where...

        2. 12.2. The appropriate authority shall require airports, operators or entities subjected...

      13. 13. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE VERIFICATION OF THE CORRECTION

        1. 13.1. Following confirmation by the airport, operator or entity subjected to...

        2. 13.2. Follow-up activities shall use the most relevant monitoring method.

      14. 14. AVAILABILITY OF AUDITORS

        1. 14.1. Each Member State shall ensure that a sufficient number of...

      15. 15. QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR AUDITORS

        1. 15.1. Each Member State shall ensure that auditors performing functions on...

        2. 15.2. The auditors shall have the following competencies:

        3. 15.3. Auditors shall undergo recurrent training at a frequency sufficient to...

      16. 16. POWERS OF AUDITORS

        1. 16.1. Auditors carrying out monitoring activities shall be provided with sufficient...

        2. 16.2. Auditors shall carry a proof of identity authorising compliance monitoring...

        3. 16.3. Auditors shall be entitled to:

        4. 16.4. As a consequence of the powers conferred on auditors, the...

      17. 17. BEST PRACTICES

        1. 17.1. Member States shall inform the Commission of best practices with...

      18. 18. REPORTING TO THE COMMISSION

        1. 18.1. Member States shall annually submit a report to the Commission...

        2. 18.2. The content of the report shall be in accordance with...

        3. 18.3. The Commission shall share the main conclusions drawn from these...

      19. Appendix I

        1. Elements to be included in the set of directly linked...

          1. For point 1 — Airport security:

          2. For point 2 — Demarcated areas of airports:

          3. For point 3 — Aircraft security:

          4. For point 4 — Passengers and cabin baggage:

          5. For point 5 — Hold baggage:

          6. For point 6 — Cargo and mail:

          7. For point 7 — Air carrier mail and air carrier...

          8. For point 8 — In-flight supplies:

          9. For point 9 — Airport supplies:

          10. For point 10 — In-flight security measures:

          11. For point 11— Staff recruitment and training:

      20. Appendix II

        1. Harmonised classification system of compliance

      21. Appendix III

        1. CONTENT OF REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

          1. 1. Organisational structure, responsibilities and resources

            1. (a) Structure of the quality control organisation, responsibilities and resources, including...

            2. (b) Number of auditors – present and planned (see point 14)....

            3. (c) Training completed by auditors (see point 15.2).

          2. 2. Operational monitoring activities

          3. 3. Deficiency correction activities

            1. (a) Status of the implementation of the deficiency correction activities.

            2. (b) Main activities undertaken or planned (e.g. new posts created, equipment...

            3. (c) Enforcement measures used (see point 3.2(f)).

          4. 4. General data and trends

            1. (a) Total national annual passenger and freight traffic and number of...

            2. (b) List of airports by category.

            3. (c) Number of air carriers operating from the territory by category...

            4. (d) Number of regulated agents.

            5. (e) Number of catering companies.

            6. (f) Number of cleaning companies.

            7. (g) Approximate number of other entities with aviation security responsibilities (known...

          5. 5. Aviation security situation at airports

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