Commission Regulation (EC) No 1546/2006 of 4 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, approximation of laws, civil aviation, piracy, safety standard

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1546/2006

of 4 October 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the
common basic standards on aviation security

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of
the
European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2002
establishing common rules
in the field of civil aviation
security (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Commission is required, by virtue of Regulation (EC)
No 2320/2002, when necessary, to adopt measures for
the implementation of common basic standards
for
Community.
throughout
aviation
Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 of 4 April
2003 laying down measures for the implementation of
the common basic standards on aviation security (2) was
the first act laying down such measures.

security

the

in particular

There is a need for measures to make the common basic
standards more precise,
to address the
liquid explosives being introduced
increased risk of
onto aircraft. These measures should be reviewed every
six months in the light of technical developments, opera-
tional
implications at airports and the impact on
passengers.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 and
in order to prevent acts of unlawful
interference, the
measures laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 622/2003 should be secret and should not be
published. The same rule necessarily applies to any
amending act. Notwithstanding this, passengers shall be
clearly informed of rules relating to items prohibited
from carriage on aircraft.

(4)

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil
Aviation Security,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 is amended as set
out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3 of that Regulation shall apply as regards the confi-
dential nature of this Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 849/2004 (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 89, 5.4.2003, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 240/2006 (OJ L 40, 11.2.2006, p. 3).

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In accordance with Article 1 the annex is secret and shall not be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

ANNEX