Commission Regulation (EC) No 240/2006 of  10 February 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)

11.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 40/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 240/2006
of 10 February 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 establishing the European Community,
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) The Commission is required, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, to adopt measures for the implementation of common basic standards for aviation security throughout the European 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 containing such measures.
(2) There is a need for measures giving greater precision to the common basic standards.
(3) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 and in order to prevent unlawful acts, the measures laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be secret and should not be published.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.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security,