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Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (Text with EEA relevance)
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4.PASSENGERS AND CABIN BAGGAGE
4.1.Screening of passengers and cabin baggage
1.
All originating, transfer and transit passengers and their cabin baggage shall be screened in order to prevent prohibited articles from being introduced into security restricted areas and on board an aircraft.
2.
Transfer passengers and their cabin baggage may be exempted from screening, if:
(a)
they arrive from a Member State, unless the Commission or that Member State has provided information that those passengers and their cabin baggage cannot be considered as having been screened to the common basic standards; or
(b)
they arrive from a third country where the security standards applied are recognised as equivalent to the common basic standards in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 19(2).
3.
Transit passengers and their cabin baggage may be exempted from screening, if:
(a)
they remain on board the aircraft; or
(b)
they do not mix with screened departing passengers other than those who board the same aircraft; or
(c)
they arrive from a Member State, unless the Commission or that Member State has provided information that those passengers and their cabin baggage cannot be considered as having been screened to the common basic standards; or
(d)
they arrive from a third country where the security standards applied are recognised as equivalent to the common basic standards in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 19(2).
4.2.Protection of passengers and cabin baggage
1.
Passengers and their cabin baggage shall be protected from unauthorised interference from the point at which they are screened until departure of the aircraft on which they are carried.
2.
Screened departing passengers shall not mix with arriving passengers, unless:
(a)
the passengers arrive from a Member State, provided that the Commission or that Member State has not provided information that those arriving passengers and their cabin baggage cannot be considered as having been screened to the common basic standards; or
(b)
the passengers arrive from a third country where the security standards applied are recognised as equivalent to the common basic standards in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 19(2).
4.3.Potentially disruptive passengers
Before departure potentially disruptive passengers shall be subjected to appropriate security measures.
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