Member States shall ensure that port security assessments are carried out for the ports covered by this Directive. These assessments shall take due account of the specificities of different sections of a port and, where deemed applicable by the relevant authority of the Member State, of its adjacent areas if these have an impact on security in the port and shall take into account the assessments for port facilities within their boundaries as carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 725/2004.

Each port security assessment shall be carried out taking into account as a minimum the detailed requirements laid down in Annex I.

Port security assessments may be carried out by a recognised security organisation as referred to in Article 11.

Port security assessments shall be approved by the Member State concerned.