Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2007 of 31 July 2007 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: 2007-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, air transport, approximation of laws, civil aviation, technical specification

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 915/2007

of 31 July 2007

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,

certain operational difficulties at these airports and cause
inconvenience to the passengers concerned.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of
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:

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

Developments in screening technology should,
in due
course, provide solutions to these problems but, until
temporary
become
technical
measures should be applied and reviewed in line with
Regulation (EC) No 1546/2006. Regulation (EC) No
622/2003 should be amended accordingly.

available,

solutions

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, the
measures laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
622/2003 were classified and were not published. The
same necessarily applies to any amending act.

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

The measures provided for by Regulation (EC) No
622/2003 on restricting liquids carried by passengers
arriving on flights from third countries and transferring
at Community airports should be reviewed in the light of
technical developments, operational
at
airports and the impact on passengers.

implications

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

Such a review has shown that the restrictions on liquids
carried by passengers arriving on flights from third
countries and transferring at Community airports create

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, 31 July 2007.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(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; corrected by OJ
L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 3).

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

(EC) No 437/2007 (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 16).

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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