Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998Dangos y teitl llawn

6.8.3 Security controls for cargo and mail arriving from a third country U.K.

[F1 6.8.3.1 The ACC3 shall ensure that all cargo and mail carried for transfer, transit or unloading at a Union airport is screened, unless: U.K.

(a)

the required security controls have been applied to the consignment by an EU aviation security validated regulated agent (RA3) and the consignment has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied and until loading; or

(b)

the required security controls have been applied to the consignment by an EU aviation security validated known consignor (KC3) and the consignment has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied and until loading; or

(c)

the required security controls have been applied to the consignment by an account consignor (AC3) under the responsibility of the ACC3 or of an EU aviation security validated regulated agent (RA3), the consignment has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied and until loading, and it is not carried on a passenger aircraft; or

(d)

the consignment is exempted from screening in accordance with point (d) of point 6.1.1 and protected from unauthorised interference from the time that it became identifiable air cargo or identifiable air mail and until loading.

Point (c) shall apply until 30 June 2021 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/815 of 12 May 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards clarification, harmonisation and simplification of certain specific aviation security measures (Text with EEA relevance).

6.8.3.2 Cargo and mail carried into the Union shall be screened by one of the means and methods listed in point 6.2.1 to a standard sufficient to reasonably ensure that it contains no prohibited articles. U.K.

6.8.3.3 The ACC3 shall ensure in respect of: U.K.

(a)

transfer and transit cargo or mail that screening in accordance with point 6.8.3.2 or security controls have been applied by itself or by an EU aviation security validated entity at the point of origin or elsewhere in the supply chain and such consignments have been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied and until loading; and

(b)

high risk cargo and mail that screening in accordance with point 6.7 has been applied by itself or by an EU aviation security validated entity at the point of origin or elsewhere in the supply chain, that such consignments have been labelled SHR and have been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied and until loading.

[F1 6.8.3.4 When tendering consignments to which it has applied the required security controls to another ACC3 or RA3, the ACC3, RA3, or KC3 shall indicate in the accompanying documentation the unique alphanumeric identifier received from the designating appropriate authority. U.K.

6.8.3.5 When accepting any consignments, an ACC3 or RA3 shall establish whether the air carrier or the entity from which it receives the consignments is another ACC3, RA3, or KC3 by the following means of: U.K.

(a)

verifying whether or not the unique alphanumeric identifier of the entity delivering the consignments is indicated on the accompanying documentation; and

(b)

confirming that the air carrier or entity delivering the consignment is listed as active in the Union database on supply chain security for the specified airport or site, as appropriate.

If there is no indication on the accompanying documentation of the identifier, or if the air carrier or entity delivering the consignments is not listed as active in the Union database on supply chain security, it shall be deemed that no security controls have previously been applied, and the consignments shall be screened by the ACC3 or by another EU aviation security validated RA3 before being loaded onto the aircraft.]

[F2 6.8.3.6 After the security controls referred to in points 6.8.3.1 to 6.8.3.5 have been applied, the ACC3 or the EU aviation security validated regulated agent (RA3) operating on its behalf shall ensure that the accompanying documentation, either in the form of an air waybill, equivalent postal documentation or in a separate declaration and either in an electronic format or in writing, indicate at least: U.K.

(a)

the unique alphanumeric identifier of the ACC3; and

(b)

the security status of the consignment as referred to in point (d) of point 6.3.2.6 and issued by an EU aviation security validated regulated agent (RA3); and

(c)

the unique identifier of the consignment, such as the number of the house or master air waybill, when applicable; and

(d)

[F3 the content of the consignment, or indication of consolidation where applicable; and]

(e)

the reasons for issuing the security status, including the means or method of screening used or the grounds for exempting the consignment from screening, using the standards adopted in the Consignment Security Declaration scheme.

Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/103 of 23 January 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards clarification, harmonisation and simplification as well as strengthening of certain specific aviation security measures (Text with EEA relevance).

[F4 In the case of consolidations, the ACC3 or the EU aviation security validated regulated agent (RA3) who has performed the consolidation retains the information required above for each individual consignment at least until the estimated time of arrival of the consignments at the first airport in the European Union or for 24 hours, whichever is the longer.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/103 of 23 January 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards clarification, harmonisation and simplification as well as strengthening of certain specific aviation security measures (Text with EEA relevance).

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/815 of 12 May 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards clarification, harmonisation and simplification of certain specific aviation security measures (Text with EEA relevance).

6.8.3.7 In the absence of a third country regulated agent referred to in point (b) of point 6.8.3.6, the security status declaration may be issued by the ACC3 or by the air carrier arriving from a third country listed in Attachments 6-Fi or 6-Fii.] U.K.

[F4 6.8.3.8 Transit or transfer consignments arriving from a third country listed in Attachment 6-I whose accompanying documentation does not comply with point 6.8.3.6 shall be treated in accordance with Chapter 6.7 before the subsequent flight.] U.K.

[F4 6.8.3.9 Transit or transfer consignments arriving from a third country not listed in Attachment 6-I whose accompanying documentation does not comply with point 6.8.3.6 shall be treated in accordance with Chapter 6.2 before the subsequent flight. Accompanying documentation of consignments arriving from a third country listed in Attachment 6-F shall at least comply with the ICAO Consignment Security Declaration scheme.] U.K.