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ANNEXU.K.

7.MAILU.K.

7.1.ApplicationU.K.

Mail carried on passenger, all-cargo and all-mail aircraft shall be subjected to security controls before being placed on board an aircraft.

7.2.Qualifications for Regulated Postal Authority/AdministrationU.K.

7.2.1.Each regulated postal authority/administration submitting mail to an air carrier for carriage shall meet the following minimum criteria:U.K.
(a)

it shall be designated, approved or listed by the Appropriate Authority;

(b)

it shall fulfil the obligations towards air carriers to apply the required security controls;

(c)

it shall employ properly recruited and trained staff; and

(d)

it shall protect mail from unauthorised interference while in its custody.

7.3.Security ControlsU.K.

1.

Time Sensitive Mail. Time-sensitive mail (i.e. up to 48 hour delivery) shall only be carried by air where the following security controls have been applied:

(a)

the reception, processing and handling of mail shall be performed by properly recruited and trained staff;

(b)

mail shall be:

(i)

searched by hand or physical check;

(ii)

screened by x-ray equipment;

(iii)

subjected to simulation chamber; or

(iv)

subjected to other means, procedural, technical or bio-sensory, (e.g. sniffers, trace detectors, explosive detection dogs, etc.);

so as to reasonably ensure that the mail does not contain any prohibited articles; and

(c)

flight details and aircraft routing on which the mail is to be carried shall remain confidential.

2.

Other Mail. Mail which is not time-sensitive may be carried by air provided that the measures detailed in paragraph 1(a) and (b) have been applied. The security controls detailed in paragraph 1(b) need only be applied to a random proportion of mail.

3.

The security controls detailed in paragraph 1(b) need not be applied in respect of:

(a)

mail received from a known consignor;

(b)

letters under a specified weight or thickness;

(c)

bona fide consignments of life saving materials;

(d)

high value goods which have been secured to a standard at least equal to that detailed in paragraph 1(b);

(e)

mail which is to be carried on all-mail flights between Community airports;

(f)

transhipment mail.

7.4.Criteria for a Known ConsignorU.K.

Regulated postal authority/administration may only recognise a consignor as a known consignor by:

(a)

establishing and registering the identity and address of the consignor and the agents authorised to carry out deliveries on his behalf;

(b)

requiring the consignor to declare that he protects the consignment against unauthorised interference during preparation, storage and transportation; and

(c)

requiring the consignor to:

(i)

certify in writing that the mail consignment does not contain any prohibited articles as listed in points (iv) and (v) of the Attachment;

(ii)

accept that the packaging and contents of the mail consignment may be subjected to the security controls detailed in point 7.3.

7.5.Transhipment MailU.K.

Transhipment mail arriving by air need not have the security controls detailed in point 7.3 applied to it provided that it is protected against unauthorised interference at the transit point. Other transhipment mail, such as land or rail mail, not being submitted to security controls at the point of departure or en route shall be screened in accordance with point 7.3 paragraph 1 and protected from unauthorised interference.