7. AIR CARRIER MAIL AND AIR CARRIER MATERIALS
7.0GENERAL PROVISIONS
Unless otherwise stated or unless the implementation of security controls as referred to in Chapters 4, 5 and 6, respectively, are ensured by an authority, airport operator, entity or another air carrier, an air carrier shall ensure the implementation of the measures set out in this Chapter as regards its air carrier mail and air carrier materials.
7.1AIR CARRIER MAIL AND AIR CARRIER MATERIALS TO BE LOADED ONTO AN AIRCRAFT
7.1.1Before being loaded into the hold of an aircraft, air carrier mail and air carrier materials shall either be screened and protected in accordance with Chapter 5 or be subjected to security controls and protected in accordance with Chapter 6.
7.1.2Before being loaded into any part of an aircraft other than the hold, air carrier mail and air carrier materials shall be screened and protected in accordance with the provisions on cabin baggage in Chapter 4.
7.1.3Air carrier mail and air carrier materials to be loaded onto an aircraft shall also be subject to the additional provisions laid down in Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005.
7.2AIR CARRIER MATERIALS USED FOR PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE PROCESSING
7.2.1Air carrier materials which are used for the purposes of passenger and baggage processing and which could be used to compromise aviation security shall be protected or kept under surveillance in order to prevent unauthorised access.
Self-check-in and applicable Internet options allowed for use by passengers shall be considered as authorised access to such materials.
7.2.2Discarded materials which could be used to facilitate unauthorised access or move baggage into the security restricted area or onto aircraft shall be destroyed or invalidated.
7.2.3Departure control systems and check-in systems shall be managed in such a manner as to prevent unauthorised access.
Self-check-in allowed for use by passengers shall be considered as authorised access to such systems.