Air transport: common rules for civil aviation security

COMMUNITY MEASURE : Commission Regulation 622/2003/EC laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security. CONTENT : the Commission is required to adopt measures for the implementation of common basic standards for aviation security throughout the European Union. A Regulation is the most suitable instrument for this purpose. In accordance with Regulation 2320/2002/EC and in order to prevent unlawful acts, the measures laid down in annex to this Regulation should be secret and not be published. For this purpose it is necessary to permit a distinction between airports in the light of local risk assessment. Therefore, the Commission should be informed of airports that are considered to present a smaller risk. Implementing measures should also be permitted to vary according to the type of aviation activity. The Commission should be informed when compensatory measures are applied to ensure equivalent levels of security. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security. This Regulation lays down the necessary measures for the implementation and technical adaptation of common basic standards regarding aviation security to be incorporated into national civil aviation security programmes. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 19 April 2003.�