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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the ... basic standards on aviation security (Text with EEA relevance)

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  5. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. 1. AIRPORT SECURITY

        1. 1.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. 1.0.1 Unless otherwise stated, the authority, airport operator, air carrier or...

          2. 1.0.2 For the purposes of this Chapter, an aircraft, bus, baggage...

          3. 1.0.3 Without prejudice to the criteria for derogations as set out...

          4. 1.0.4 For the purposes of this Annex ‘items carried by persons...

          5. 1.0.5 References to third countries in this Chapter and where applicable...

        2. 1.1 AIRPORT PLANNING REQUIREMENTS

          1. 1.1.1 Boundaries

            1. 1.1.1.1 Boundaries between landside, airside, security restricted areas, critical parts and,...

            2. 1.1.1.2 The boundary between landside and airside shall be a physical...

          2. 1.1.2 Security restricted areas

            1. 1.1.2.1 Security restricted areas shall include at least the following:

            2. 1.1.2.2 A part of an airport shall be regarded as a...

            3. 1.1.2.3 Whenever unauthorised persons may have had access to security restricted...

          3. 1.1.3 Critical parts of security restricted areas

            1. 1.1.3.1 Critical parts shall be established at airports where more than...

            2. 1.1.3.2 Critical parts shall include at least the following:

            3. 1.1.3.3 When a critical part is established, a security search of...

            4. 1.1.3.4 A security search of those critical parts that could have...

        3. 1.2 ACCESS CONTROL

          1. 1.2.1 Access to airside

            1. 1.2.1.1 Access to airside may only be authorised if persons and...

            2. 1.2.1.2 In order to be granted access to airside a person...

            3. 1.2.1.3 In order to be granted access to airside a vehicle...

            4. 1.2.1.4 Persons who are airside shall, upon request, present their authorisation...

          2. 1.2.2 Access to security restricted areas

            1. 1.2.2.1 Access to security restricted areas may only be granted if...

            2. 1.2.2.2 In order to be granted access to security restricted areas...

            3. 1.2.2.3 In order to be granted access to security restricted areas...

            4. 1.2.2.4 The boarding card or equivalent referred to in point 1.2.2.2(a)...

            5. 1.2.2.5 In order to prevent unauthorised access to security restricted areas...

            6. 1.2.2.6 The vehicle pass shall be checked before a vehicle is...

            7. 1.2.2.7 Access to security restricted areas shall also be subject to...

          3. 1.2.3 Requirements for United Kingdom crew identification cards and airport identification...

            1. 1.2.3.1 A crew identification card of a crew member employed by...

            2. 1.2.3.2 Crew and airport identification cards shall be issued for a...

            3. 1.2.3.3 The identification card of a person who fails a background...

            4. 1.2.3.4 The identification card shall be worn in a visible place...

            5. 1.2.3.5 The identification card shall be returned immediately to the issuing...

            6. 1.2.3.6 The issuing entity shall be notified immediately of the loss,...

            7. 1.2.3.7 An electronic card shall be immediately disabled following return, expiry,...

            8. 1.2.3.8 Union crew identification cards and airport identification cards shall also...

          4. 1.2.4 Supplementary requirements for United Kingdom crew identification cards

            1. 1.2.4.1 A crew identification card of a crew member employed by...

          5. 1.2.5 Supplementary requirements for airport identification cards

            1. 1.2.5.1 An airport identification card shall display:

            2. 1.2.5.2 In order to prevent the misuse of airport identification cards,...

          6. 1.2.6 Requirements for vehicle passes

            1. 1.2.6.1 A vehicle pass may only be issued where an operational...

            2. 1.2.6.2 A vehicle pass shall be specific to the vehicle and...

            3. 1.2.6.3 An electronic vehicle pass shall, either:

            4. 1.2.6.4 The vehicle pass shall be displayed in a visible place...

            5. 1.2.6.5 The vehicle pass shall be returned immediately to the issuing...

            6. 1.2.6.6 The issuing entity shall be notified immediately of the loss,...

            7. 1.2.6.7 An electronic vehicle pass shall be immediately disabled following return,...

            8. 1.2.6.8 In order to prevent the misuse of vehicle passes, a...

            9. 1.2.6.9 Vehicles that are only used airside and have no permission...

          7. 1.2.7 Escorted access

            1. 1.2.7.1 Crew members, other than those holding a valid airport identification...

            2. 1.2.7.2 Exceptionally, a person may be exempted from the requirements of...

            3. 1.2.7.3 An escort shall:

            4. 1.2.7.4 A vehicle may be exempted from the requirements of point...

            5. 1.2.7.5 Whenever a passenger does not travel as a result of...

          8. 1.2.8 Other exemptions

        4. 1.3 SCREENING OF PERSONS OTHER THAN PASSENGERS AND ITEMS CARRIED

        5. 1.4 EXAMINATION OF VEHICLES

          1. 1.4.1 Vehicles entering critical parts

            1. 1.4.1.1 All vehicles shall be examined before entering critical parts. They...

            2. 1.4.1.2 The driver and any other occupants of the vehicle shall...

            3. 1.4.1.3 There shall be defined methodologies to ensure the randomness of...

            4. 1.4.1.4 Vehicles entering critical parts shall also be subject to the...

          2. 1.4.2 Vehicles entering security restricted areas other than critical parts

            1. 1.4.2.1 The driver and any other occupants of the vehicle shall...

            2. 1.4.2.2 There shall be defined methodologies to ensure the randomness of...

            3. 1.4.2.3 Vehicles entering security restricted areas other than critical parts shall...

          3. 1.4.3 Methods of examination

            1. 1.4.3.1 A hand search shall consist of a thorough manual check...

            2. 1.4.3.2 Explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment may only be used as...

            3. 1.4.3.3 Methods of examination shall also be subject to the additional...

          4. 1.4.4 Exemptions and special examination procedures

            1. 1.4.4.1 The appropriate authority may, for objective reasons, allow vehicles to...

            2. 1.4.4.2 Exemptions and special examination procedures shall also be subject to...

        6. 1.5 SURVEILLANCE, PATROLS AND OTHER PHYSICAL CONTROLS

          1. 1.5.1 Surveillance or patrols shall be undertaken in order to monitor:...

          2. 1.5.2 The frequency and means of undertaking surveillance and patrols shall...

          3. 1.5.3 Surveillance and patrols shall not follow a predictable pattern. The...

          4. 1.5.4 Measures shall be in place that both deter persons from...

        7. 1.6 PROHIBITED ARTICLES

          1. 1.6.1 Persons other than passengers shall not be permitted to carry...

          2. 1.6.2 An exemption to point 1.6.1 may be granted on condition...

          3. 1.6.3 In order to allow reconciliation of the person authorised to...

          4. 1.6.4 Reconciliation shall be performed before the person is allowed to...

          5. 1.6.5 Articles as listed in Attachment 1-A may be stored in...

        8. ATTACHMENT 1-A

          1. PERSONS OTHER THAN PASSENGERS

            1. LIST OF PROHIBITED ARTICLES

      2. 2. DEMARCATED AREAS OF AIRPORTS

      3. 3. AIRCRAFT SECURITY

        1. ...

      4. 4. PASSENGERS AND CABIN BAGGAGE

      5. 5. HOLD BAGGAGE

        1. 5.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. 5.0.1 Unless otherwise stated, the authority, airport operator, air carrier or...

          2. 5.0.2 Third countries where the security standards applied are recognised as...

          3. 5.0.3 Hold baggage arriving from a Member State where the aircraft...

          4. 5.0.4 For the purpose of this Chapter, ‘secured baggage’ means screened...

          5. 5.0.5 References to third countries in this Chapter and where applicable...

          6. 5.0.6 Hold baggage arriving from a Union airport where the relevant...

        2. 5.1 SCREENING OF HOLD BAGGAGE

          1. 5.1.1 The following methods, either individually or in combination, shall be...

          2. 5.1.2 A hand search shall consist of a thorough manual check...

          3. 5.1.3 Where x-ray or EDS equipment is used, any item whose...

          4. 5.1.4 Screening by explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment shall consist of...

          5. 5.1.5 The appropriate authority may create categories of hold baggage that,...

          6. 5.1.6 The screening of hold baggage shall also be subject to...

          7. 5.1.7 Persons screening hold baggage by x-ray or EDS equipment shall...

        3. 5.2 PROTECTION OF HOLD BAGGAGE

          1. 5.2.1 Passengers may not be allowed access to screened hold baggage,...

          2. 5.2.2 Hold baggage that has not been protected from unauthorised interference...

          3. 5.2.3 The protection of hold baggage shall also be subject to...

        4. 5.3 BAGGAGE RECONCILIATION

          1. 5.3.1 Identification of hold baggage

            1. 5.3.1.1 An air carrier shall, during the boarding process, ensure that...

            2. 5.3.1.2 An air carrier shall ensure that there is a procedure...

            3. 5.3.1.3 If the passenger is not on board the aircraft, the...

            4. 5.3.1.4 An air carrier shall ensure that each item of unaccompanied...

          2. 5.3.2 Factors beyond the passenger's control

            1. 5.3.2.1 The reason that the baggage became unaccompanied shall be recorded...

            2. 5.3.2.2 Additional detailed provisions on the factors beyond the passenger's control...

          3. 5.3.3 Appropriate security controls for unaccompanied hold baggage

            1. 5.3.3.1 Unaccompanied hold baggage not covered by point 5.3.2 shall be...

            2. 5.3.3.2 Hold baggage that becomes unaccompanied baggage due to factors other...

            3. 5.3.3.3 Additional detailed provisions for appropriate security controls for unaccompanied hold...

        5. 5.4 PROHIBITED ARTICLES

          1. 5.4.1 Passengers shall not be permitted to carry in their hold...

          2. 5.4.2 An exemption to point 5.4.1 may be granted on condition...

          3. 5.4.3 The air carrier shall ensure that passengers are informed of...

        6. ATTACHMENT 5-A

        7. ATTACHMENT 5-B

          1. HOLD BAGGAGE

            1. LIST OF PROHIBITED ARTICLES

      6. 6. CARGO AND MAIL

        1. 6.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

        2. 6.1 SECURITY CONTROLS — GENERAL PROVISIONS

        3. 6.2 SCREENING

        4. 6.3 REGULATED AGENTS

        5. 6.4 KNOWN CONSIGNORS

        6. 6.5 ACCOUNT CONSIGNORS

        7. 6.6 PROTECTION OF CARGO AND MAIL

        8. 6.7 Provisions for high risk cargo and mail are laid down...

        9. 6.8 SECURITY PROCEDURES FOR CARGO AND MAIL BEING CARRIED INTO THE...

        10. ATTACHMENT 6-A

        11. ATTACHMENT 6-B

        12. ATTACHMENT 6-C

        13. ATTACHMENT 6-C2

    2. ANNEX

      List of persons and entities visited and interviewed

      1. Providing the name of the entity, the name and the...

      2. Name of entity Name of contact person Position of contact...

      3. ATTACHMENT 6-C3 VALIDATION CHECKLIST FOR ACC3

    3. ANNEX

      List of persons and entities visited and interviewed

      1. Providing the name of the entity, the name and the...

      2. Name of entity Name of contact person Position of contact...

      3. ATTACHMENT 6-C4 VALIDATION CHECKLIST FOR THIRD COUNTRY EU AVIATION SECURITY VALIDATED KNOWN...

    4. ANNEX

      List of persons and entities visited and interviewed

      1. Providing the name of the entity, the name and the ...

      2. Name of entity Name of contact person Position of contact ...

      3. ATTACHMENT 6–D

      4. ATTACHMENT 6-E

        1. HAULIER DECLARATION

      5. ATTACHMENT 6-F CARGO AND MAIL

      6. ATTACHMENT 6-G

      7. ATTACHMENT 6-H1 DECLARATION OF COMMITMENTS — EU AVIATION SECURITY VALIDATED ACC3

      8. ATTACHMENT 6-H2 DECLARATION OF COMMITMENTS — THIRD COUNTRY EU AVIATION SECURITY VALIDATED...

      9. ATTACHMENT 6-H3 DECLARATION OF COMMITMENTS — THIRD COUNTRY EU AVIATION SECURITY VALIDATED...

      10. ATTACHMENT 6-I

      11. ATTACHMENT 6-J

      12. 7. AIR CARRIER MAIL AND AIR CARRIER MATERIALS...

      13. 8. IN-FLIGHT SUPPLIES

        1. 8.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

        2. 8.1 SECURITY CONTROLS

        3. 8.2 PROTECTION OF IN-FLIGHT SUPPLIES

        4. 8.3 ADDITIONAL SECURITY PROVISIONS FOR IN-FLIGHT SUPPLIES OF LAGS AND STEBS...

        5. ATTACHMENT 8-A

        6. ATTACHMENT 8-B

      14. 9. AIRPORT SUPPLIES

        1. 9.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. 9.0.1 . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 9.0.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 9.0.3 . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 9.0.4 . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 9.1 SECURITY CONTROLS

          1. 9.1.1 Security controls — general provisions

            1. 9.1.1.1 . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 9.1.1.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 9.1.1.3 . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 9.1.2 Screening

            1. 9.1.2.1 . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 9.1.2.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 9.1.2.3 . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 9.1.3 Designation of known suppliers

            1. 9.1.3.1 . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 9.1.3.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 9.1.3.3 . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 9.1.3.4 . . . . . . . . . ....

            5. 9.1.3.5 . . . . . . . . . ....

            6. 9.1.3.6 . . . . . . . . . ....

            7. 9.1.3.7 . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 9.1.4 Security controls to be applied by a known supplier or...

            1. 9.1.4.1 . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 9.1.4.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 9.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 9.3 ADDITIONAL SECURITY PROVISIONS FOR SUPPLIES OF LAGS AND STEBS

          1. 9.3.1 . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 9.3.2 . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 9.3.3 . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. ATTACHMENT 9-A

          1. DECLARATION OF COMMITMENTS

            1. KNOWN SUPPLIER OF AIRPORT SUPPLIES

      15. 10. IN-FLIGHT SECURITY MEASURES

      16. 11. STAFF RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

        1. 11.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. 11.0.1 The authority, airport operator, air carrier or entity deploying persons...

          2. 11.0.2 For the purpose of this Chapter, ‘certification’ means a formal...

          3. 11.0.3 For the purposes of this Chapter, a ‘state of residence’...

          4. 11.0.4 For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘competency’ means being able...

          5. 11.0.5 Competencies acquired by persons prior to recruitment may be taken...

          6. 11.0.6 Where relevant competencies required by this Regulation that are not...

          7. 11.0.7 Where a person has received training and acquired competencies listed...

        2. 11.1 RECRUITMENT

          1. 11.1.1 Persons being recruited to implement, or to be responsible for...

          2. 11.1.2 Persons being recruited to implement, or to be responsible for...

          3. 11.1.3 In accordance with the applicable rules of ... national law,...

          4. 11.1.4 In accordance with the applicable rules of ... national law,...

          5. 11.1.5 Background or pre-employment checks shall be completed before the person...

          6. 11.1.6 The recruitment process for all persons being recruited under points...

          7. 11.1.7 Persons being recruited to implement security controls shall have the...

          8. 11.1.8 Recruitment records, including results of any assessment tests, shall be...

        3. 11.2 TRAINING

          1. 11.2.1 General training obligations

            1. 11.2.1.1 Persons shall have successfully completed relevant training before being authorised...

            2. 11.2.1.2 Training of persons performing tasks as listed in points 11.2.3.1...

            3. 11.2.1.3 The content of courses shall be specified or approved by...

            4. 11.2.1.4 Training records shall be kept for all persons trained for...

          2. 11.2.2 Basic training

          3. 11.2.3 Job specific training for persons implementing security controls

            1. 11.2.3.1 Job specific training of persons implementing screening of persons, cabin...

            2. 11.2.3.2 Training of persons implementing screening of cargo and mail shall...

            3. 11.2.3.3 Training of persons implementing screening of air carrier mail and...

            4. 11.2.3.4 Specific training of persons performing vehicle examinations shall result in...

            5. 11.2.3.5 Specific training of persons implementing access control at an airport...

            6. 11.2.3.6 Training of persons implementing aircraft security searches shall result in...

            7. 11.2.3.7 Training of persons implementing aircraft protection shall result in all...

            8. 11.2.3.8 Training of persons implementing baggage reconciliation shall result in all...

            9. 11.2.3.9 Training of persons implementing security controls for cargo and mail...

            10. 11.2.3.10 Training of persons implementing security controls for air carrier mail...

          4. 11.2.4 Specific training for persons directly supervising persons implementing security controls...

          5. 11.2.5 Specific training for persons with general responsibility at national or...

          6. 11.2.6 Training of persons other than passengers requiring unescorted access to...

            1. 11.2.6.1 Persons other than passengers requiring unescorted access to security restricted...

            2. 11.2.6.2 Security awareness training shall result in all of the following...

            3. 11.2.6.3 Each person undergoing security awareness training shall be required to...

          7. 11.2.7 Training of persons requiring general security awareness

        4. 11.3 CERTIFICATION OR APPROVAL

          1. 11.3.1 Persons performing tasks as listed in points 11.2.3.1 to 11.2.3.5...

          2. 11.3.2 Persons operating x-ray or EDS equipment shall, as part of...

          3. 11.3.3 The recertification or re-approval process for persons operating x-ray or...

          4. 11.3.4 Failure to undertake or successfully complete recertification or reapproval within...

          5. 11.3.5 Certification or approval records shall be kept for all persons...

        5. 11.4 RECURRENT TRAINING

          1. 11.4.1 Persons operating x-ray or EDS equipment shall be subject to...

          2. 11.4.2 Evaluation of the performance of individual screeners shall be carried...

          3. 11.4.3 Persons performing tasks as listed under point 11.2 other than...

          4. 11.4.4 Records of recurrent training shall be kept for all persons...

        6. 11.5 QUALIFICATION OF INSTRUCTORS

          1. 11.5.1 Instructors shall at least fulfil all of the following requirements:...

          2. 11.5.2 Instructors shall receive regular training or information on developments in...

          3. 11.5.3 The appropriate authority shall maintain or have access to lists...

          4. 11.5.4 If the appropriate authority is no longer satisfied that training...

          5. 11.5.5 Any competencies acquired by an instructor in order to meet...

        7. 11.6 ... AVIATION SECURITY VALIDATION

          1. 11.6.1 ... Aviation security validation is a standardised, documented, impartial and...

          2. 11.6.2 ... Aviation security validation

          3. 11.6.3 Approval requirements for ... aviation security validators

            1. 11.6.3.1 The appropriate authority shall approve ... aviation security validators based...

            2. 11.6.3.2 Where relevant, the approval shall take account of accreditation certificates...

            3. 11.6.3.3 An ... aviation security validator may be any individual or...

            4. 11.6.3.4 The national accreditation body established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No...

            5. 11.6.3.5 Every individual performing ... aviation security validation shall have appropriate...

            6. 11.6.3.6 The appropriate authority shall either itself provide training for EU...

            7. 11.6.3.7 Member States may limit the approval of an EU aviation...

            8. 11.6.3.8 The approval of an ... aviation security validator shall expire...

          4. 11.6.4 Recognition and discontinuation of ... aviation security validators

            1. 11.6.4.1 An ... aviation security validator shall not be considered as...

            2. 11.6.4.2 Approved EU aviation security validators shall be recognised by all...

            3. 11.6.4.3 When the appropriate authority is no longer satisfied that an...

            4. 11.6.4.4 Industry associations and entities under their responsibility operating quality assurance...

            5. 11.6.4.5 The Commission may recognise validation activities undertaken by authorities or...

          5. 11.6.5 ... Aviation security validation report (‘the validation report’)

            1. 11.6.5.1 A validation report, where required, shall record the ... aviation...

            2. 11.6.5.2 The ... aviation security validator shall establish the level of...

            3. 11.6.5.3 A declaration of commitment shall state the validated entity's commitment...

            4. 11.6.5.4 The validated entity may declare its agreement or disagreement to...

            5. 11.6.5.5 Page numbering, date of the ... aviation security validation and...

            6. 11.6.5.6 By default the report shall be in English and delivered...

        8. 11.7 MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF TRAINING

          1. 11.7.1 Any competencies acquired by a person in order to meet...

        9. ATTACHMENT 11-A INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION — ... AVIATION SECURITY VALIDATOR

      17. 12. SECURITY EQUIPMENT

        1. 12.0. GENERAL PROVISION AND APPROVAL OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT

        2. 12.1 WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTION (WTMD) EQUIPMENT

        3. 12.2 HAND-HELD METAL DETECTION (HHMD) EQUIPMENT

        4. 12.3 X-RAY EQUIPMENT

        5. 12.4 EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS (EDS) EQUIPMENT

        6. 12.5 THREAT IMAGE PROJECTION (TIP)

        7. 12.6 EXPLOSIVE TRACE DETECTION (ETD) EQUIPMENT

        8. 12.7 EQUIPMENT FOR SCREENING LIQUIDS, AEROSOLS AND GELS (LAGs)

        9. 12.8 EVALUATING METHODS OF SCREENING

        10. 12.10 METAL DETECTION EQUIPMENT (MDE)

        11. 12.11 SECURITY SCANNERS

        12. 12.12 SHOE SCANNER EQUIPMENT

        13. 12.13 AUTO CLEAR SOFTWARE (ACS)

        14. 12.14 EXPLOSIVE VAPOUR DETECTION (EVD) EQUIPMENT

        15. ATTACHMENT 12-A

        16. ATTACHMENT 12-B

        17. ATTACHMENT 12-C

        18. ATTACHMENT 12-D

        19. ATTACHMENT 12-E

        20. ATTACHMENT 12-F

        21. ATTACHMENT 12-G

        22. ATTACHMENT 12-H

        23. ATTACHMENT 12-I

        24. ATTACHMENT 12-J

        25. ATTACHMENT 12-K

        26. ATTACHMENT 12-L

        27. ATTACHMENT 12-M

        28. ATTACHMENT 12-N

        29. ATTACHMENT 12-O

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