Commission Regulation (EC) No 1862/2006 of 15 December 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: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, air transport, approximation of laws, civil aviation, technical specification

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1862/2006

of 15 December 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,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of
European Parliament and of
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)

(3)

The Commission is required, by virtue of Regulation (EC)
No 2320/2002, to adopt measures for the implemen-
tation of common basic standards for aviation security
throughout the Community. 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.

There is a need for measures to make the common basic
standards more precise.

regards walk-through metal detection equipment
As
(WTMD) performance
laid
requirements
down in an act. The standards should, however, be
reviewed on a regular basis and at least every 2 years
to ensure that they continue to reflect technical devel-
opments.

should be

It should
technical specifications for such equipment.
be complemented as swiftly as possible by harmonised
procedures
test
the
conditions, of WTMD.

classification,

including

for

(5)

(6)

(7)

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No 622/2003 should be secret and should not be
published.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.

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

(4)

The performance requirements for WTMD should be
considered as a first step in the full harmonisation of

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, 15 December 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 1546/2006 (OJ L 286, 17.10.2006, p. 6).

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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