COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 654/2013
of 10 July 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 in respect of EU aviation security validation checklists for third country entities
(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 2320/2002 (1) and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (2) contains detailed rules for EU aviation security validation.
(2)
Checklists are the instrument to be used by the EU aviation security validator for assessing the level of security applied to EU/EEA bound air cargo or air mail. It is necessary to add two further checklists to the existing ones in order to establish full implementation of the EU aviation security validation regime.
(3)
Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security set up by Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of 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, 10 July 2013.