airport — any area in a Member State which is open for commercial air transport operations 1.

aviation security — the combination of measures and human and natural resources intended to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference 3.

Chicago Convention — the Convention on International Civil Aviation and its annexes, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944 2.

Mail and materials — internal dispatches of correspondence and materials, such as but not limited to, documentation, supplies, maintenance spares, catering and cleaning supplies and other articles, intended for delivery to its own or contracted organisation for use within air carrier operations. Any air carrier shipment of company mail (‘co-mail’) or company materials (‘co-mat’) shall be subject to the following measures: it shall be controlled and security screened to ensure that no prohibited article has been introduced into company shipment; and it shall not be left unattended prior to being loaded onboard an aircraft. Air carriers shall ensure that any other co-mail or co-mat shipment made on behalf of the carrier by a contract organisation such as, but not limited to, catering equipment and stores, cleaning supplies and other materials handled by contracted service providers, is screened prior to loading on board aircraft. Air carrier catering, stores and supplies on board aircraft shall be subjected to security controls to prevent any prohibited article being taken on board an aircraft. Suppliers of air carrier catering stores and supplies shall implement security controls to prevent the… ANNEX