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4.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
209/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 711/2012
of 3 August 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of
the common basic standards on aviation security as regards the methods used for screening persons
other than passengers and items carried
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
passengers and items carried should take into account the
specific context of staff screening and can facilitate and
improve the effectiveness of the screening process.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) The
provisions
relating
to
walk-through
metal
detection
(WTMD) are laid down in Commission Regulation (EU)
No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European
measures for the implementation of the common basic
Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common
standards on aviation security (
rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regu

3 ) should be revised in line
with the evolution of the threat to civil aviation and the
lation (EC) No 2320/2002 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 4(3)
risk posed by different categories of persons.
thereof,
Whereas:
(5) Regulation
(EU)
No
185/2010
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
272/2009
of
2
April
2009 supplementing the common basic standards on
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
civil aviation security laid down in the Annex to Regu
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil
lation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and
Aviation Security,
of the Council ( 2 ) provides that the implementing rules to
be adopted pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 300/2008 may allow the use of explosive trace
detection (ETD) equipment and explosive detection
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
dogs for screening persons other than passengers and
items carried.
Article 1
(2) It is necessary to adopt detailed provisions on the
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended in
deployment of explosive trace detection (ETD)
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
equipment and explosive detection dogs for screening
persons other than passengers and items carried.
Article 2
(3) The
use
of
explosive
trace
detection
(ETD)
equipment
and This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
explosive detection dogs for screening persons other than
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
( 1 ) OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72.
( 2 ) OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 7.
( 3 ) OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union
4.8.2012
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 August 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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EN
4.8.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
209/3
ANNEX
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended as follows:
1. Point 1.3.1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.3.1 Screening
of
persons
other
than
passengers
and
items
carried
1.3.1.1 Persons other than passengers shall be screened by one of the following means:
(a) hand search;
(b) walk-through metal detection equipment (WTMD);
(c) explosive detection dogs;
(d) explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment;
(e) security scanners which do not use ionising radiation.
1.3.1.2 Points 4.1.1.3 — 4.1.1.6 and 4.1.1.10 shall apply to the screening of persons other than passengers.
1.3.1.3 Explosive detection dogs and ETD equipment may only be used as a supplementary means of screening or in
unpredictable alternation with hand searches, WTMD or security scanners.
1.3.1.4 Items carried by persons other than passengers shall be screened by one of the following means:
(a) hand search;
(b) x-ray equipment;
(c) explosive detection systems (EDS) equipment;
(d) explosive detection dogs;
(e) explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment.
1.3.1.5 Points 4.1.2.4 — 4.1.2.7 shall apply to the screening of items carried by persons other than passengers.
1.3.1.6 Explosive detection dogs and ETD equipment may only be used as a supplementary means of screening or in
unpredictable alternation with hand searches, x-ray equipment or EDS equipment.
1.3.1.7 Articles listed in Attachment 4-C may be carried only if the person is authorised to do so in order to
undertake tasks that are essential for the operation of airport facilities or of aircraft, or for performing in-flight
duties.
1.3.1.8 Where persons other than passengers and items carried have to be screened on a continuous random basis,
the frequency shall be established by the appropriate authority on the basis of a risk assessment.
1.3.1.9 The screening of persons other than passengers and items carried shall also be subject to the additional
provisions laid down in a separate Commission Decision.’
2. Point 12.1.2 is replaced by the following:
‘12.1.2 Standards
for
WTMD
12.1.2.1 There shall be two standards for WTMD. Detailed requirements on these standards are laid down in a
separate Commission Decision.
12.1.2.2 All WTMD exclusively used for screening persons other than passengers shall meet standard 1.
12.1.2.3 All WTMD used for screening of passengers shall meet standard 2.’

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