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20.3.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
77/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 245/2013
of 19 March 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 as regards the screening of liquids, aerosols and gels at EU
airports
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
liquids, aerosols and gels at EU airports ( 4 ) deleted the
date of 29 April 2011 as developments at EU and inter
national level shortly before 29 April 2011 demonstrated
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
that few airports would effectively be able to offer
Union,
screening facilities and that it may not be clear for
passengers if liquids, aerosols and gels obtained at a
third country airport or on board an aircraft of a non-
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European
Community air carrier would be permitted into security
Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common
restricted areas and on board an aircraft.
rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regu
lation (EC) No 2320/2002 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 4(2)
thereof,
(5) The
developments
of
technological
or
regulatory
nature
both at Union and international level may affect the
dates laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
Whereas:
272/2009 and, where appropriate, the Commission
may make proposals for revision, in particular taking
into account the operability of equipment and
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
4(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
passenger facilitation.
300/2008, the Commission is required to adopt general
measures designed to amend non-essential elements of
the common basic standards laid down in Annex I to
(6)
The Commission has worked closely with all parties
that Regulation by supplementing them.
concerned to assess the situation in respect of the

screening of liquids, aerosols and gels at EU airports by
July 2012. As part of this work, operational trials have
been conducted. The Commission’s assessment of the
(2) General
measures
supplementing
the
common
basic
standards on civil aviation security are laid down in the
situation was transmitted to the European Parliament
Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 of
and of the Council in July 2012 in the form of a
2 April 2009 supplementing the common basic
Commission report ( 5 ).
standards on civil aviation security laid down in the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the
(7) Based
on
this
assessment
and,
in
particular,
having
regard
European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ). In particular,
to the considerable operational risk if all liquids, aerosols
the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 lays down
and gels were to be mandatorily screened for liquid
methods, including technologies for the detection of
explosives at all Union airports from 29 April 2013,
liquid explosives, for liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs)
the Commission considers that this date should be
to be permitted to be taken into security-restricted
replaced with a gradual lifting of restrictions which
areas and on board an aircraft.
ensures the maintenance of a high level of security and
passenger facilitation at all stages as detailed in the imple
menting rules.
(3)
In order to allow to progressively phase-in a system of
screening for liquid explosives, the Annex to Commission
Regulation (EU) No 297/2010 of 9 April 2010
(8) The
Annex
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
272/2009
should
amending Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 supplementing
therefore be amended accordingly.
the common basic standards on civil aviation security ( 3 )
established two dates: 29 April 2011 for the screening of
liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) obtained at a third
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
country airport or on board an aircraft of a non-
accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory
Community air carrier and 29 April 2013 for the
Committee on Civil Aviation Security,
screening of all liquids, aerosols and gels.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(4) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
720/2011
of
22
July
2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 supple
Article 1
menting the common basic standards on civil aviation
security as regards the phasing-in of the screening of
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 is amended as set
out in the Annex to this Regulation.
( 1 ) OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72.
( 2 ) OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 7.
( 4 ) OJ L 193, 23.7.2011, p. 19.
( 3 ) OJ L 90, 10.4.2010, p. 1.
( 5 ) COM(2012) 404, of 18.7.2012, not published.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 19 March 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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20.3.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
77/7
ANNEX
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 is amended as follows:
(a) in Part A, point 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. For the screening of cabin baggage, items carried by persons other than passengers, air carrier mail and air carrier
materials except when to be loaded into the hold of an aircraft, in-flight supplies and airport supplies:
(a) hand search;
(b) visual check;
(c) x-ray equipment;
(d) explosive detection systems (EDS) equipment;
(e) explosive detection dogs (EDD);
(f) explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment; and
(g) liquid explosive detection systems (LEDS) equipment.’;
(b) Part B1 is replaced by the following:
‘PART B1
Liquids, aerosols and gels
Liquids, aerosols and gels shall be permitted to be taken into security restricted areas provided they are screened or
exempted from screening in accordance with the requirements of implementing rules adopted pursuant to Article 4(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008.’.

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