EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

Brussels, 15.5.2017
C(2017) 3030 final

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

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amending Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 as regards clarification, harmonisation

and simplification of certain specific aviation security nieasures

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 15.5.2017

amending Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 as regards clarification, harinonisation

and simplification of certain specific aviation security measures

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council
of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 23 20/2002, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Experience with the implementation of Commission Implementing Decision C(2015)
8005 has shown the need for minor amendments to the implementing modalities of
certain common basic standards. The changes proposed in the attached texts do not
create any substantial new requirernents but facilitate the practical implementation of
the EU aviation security measures and are based on input received from Member
States and aviation security stakeholders.
(2) Certain specific aviation security measures should be clarified, harmonised or
simplified in order to irnprove legal clarity, standardise the common interpretation of
the legislation and further ensure the best implementation of the common basic
standards on aviation security.
(3) The arnendments concern the implernentation of a lirnited number of measures in
relation to airport security, aircraft security, screening of liquids aerosols and gels,
hold baggage, cargo and mail, in-flight supplies, staff recruitment and training, and
security equipment.
(4) On the basis of a common Union risk assessment, exernptions are granted based on
Attachrnent 6-Fii of the Annex to Commission Decision C(201 5) 8005 from the
obligation for an air carrier to be designated ACC3 ( air cargo or mail carrier operating
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into the Union from a third country airport’) for their flights from certain third
countries, as well as other countries and territories to which Title VI of the Treaty on
the Functioning of the Union does not apply, in accordance with Article 355 of that
Treaty. The latest review of that risk assessment accordingly requires certain changes
to be made to Attachrnent 6-Fii.
(5) On the basis of a common Union risk assessment, stricter controls are required based
on Attachment 6-1 for cargo and mail originating in or being loaded on to an aircraft in
certain third countries. The latest review of that risk assessment requires certain
changes to be made to Attachment 6-1.
(6) Sorne of the detailed measures are to be regarded as Union classified information in
accordance with Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 as provided for in
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point (a) of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008.

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 (7) Implernenting Decision C(20 15) 8005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
Committee on Civil Aviation Security,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Art/de 1
The Annex to Implernenting Decision C(2015) 8005 is amended in accordance with the
Annex to this Decision.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
It shali apply froiii 1 June 2017.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein,
the Kingdorn of Norway and the Swiss Confederation shail receive the Decision for
information.
Done at Brussels. 15.5.2017

For the Commission

Violeta BULC
Meniber of the Coinmission

CERTIFIED COPY
For he Scretarv(encraI.

.Jordi Al’ ET PUICARNAIJ

Director of the Regisrv
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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ANNEX

thefollowingpoint 6.3.3 is added:

3. Consignments exempted from screening in accordance with point 6.2 shali be indicated on the documentation as follows:
(a) time-critical consignments of life-saving materials (LFSM);
(b) bio-medical saniples (BION’I):
(c) nuclear materials (NUCL):
(d) consignments which are indiiduallv less both than 6 millimetres in thickness and than 250 grams in total weight and
consolidations composed uniquely of such consignments (SMUS):
(e) transfer cargo and mail (TRNS):
(0 diplomatic bags (DIPL):
(g) consignments of mail in accordance vith point (a) ofpoint 6.2.3 (MAIL):
(h) other exemptions in accordance vith poinis (b) and (c) ofpoint 6.2.3 where the exemption shall be specified.’

in the secondparagraph ofpoint 6.8.3, point (a is replaced bi’ the following:

“(a) the air carrier security programme is relevant and complete in respect of all relevant points set out in Attachment 6-G to
lmplementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998: and;

Point 6-Fii ofAttachnient 6-F is replaced by the following:

“6-Fii
THIRD COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO WHICH, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 355 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION, TITLE VI OF PART THREE OF THAT TREATY DOES NOT APPLY, FOR WHICH ACC3
DESIGNATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Argentine Republic
Canada
Commonwealth of Australia
Federative Republic of Brazil
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Japan
Jersey (United Kingdom)
New Zealand
People’s Republic of China
Republic of Chile
Republic of Korea
Republic of Singapore
Republic of South Africa
State of Israel
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Taiwan
United States of America
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Faroe Islands
Greenland
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
Saint-Barthélemy
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna”;

Attachrnent 6-1 is replaced by the following:

“ATTACHMENT 6-1
All cargo and mail originating in or being loaded on to an aircraft in the following States:
Federal Republic ofNigeria
Federal Republic of Somalia
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Lebanese Republic
Libya
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Republic of Chad
Republic of Djibouti
Republic of Iraq
Republic of Mali
Republic of Niger
Republic of the Sudan
Republic of Yemen
State of Kuwait
Syrian Arab Republic”;

inpoint 12.5.1, the secondparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘For TIP using combined threat images (CTI), the library shall consist of at least 6000 different x-ray images of bags or
other consignments containing at least 250 different threat articles captured in a variety of different orientations resulting in
at least 1000 different default views of threat articles. Each x-ray image of a bag or consignment used to create a CTI shall
be unique and their content and configuration shall be representative of the type of baggage or consignment screened with
the equipment used. Where CTI TIP is deployed with EDS equipment used exclusively for hold baggage screening, the
library may consist of only 1000 different x-ray images of bags or other consignments containing at least 250 different threat
articles until 1 September 2020.”;

point 12.5. 7 is replaced by the following:

“7. Evaluation of TIP performance of individual screeners shall be carried out every 6 months. 1f during this period the
screener was not subjected to at least 20 TIP images, the evaluation shall be carried out after the next 6 month period. At
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[east one evaluation every year shali be carried out for each individual screener. A screener shali identify at [east 75% of the

CTI or F11 projected to him or her while generating less than 25% alarms on non-TIP images.”