5.1. Reconciliation of Hold Baggage

Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security (Text with EEA relevance) - Interinstitutional declaration · European Union

Hold baggage shall not be placed on board an aircraft unless the following measures are taken: hold baggage shall be properly marked externally to permit identification with relevant passengers; and the passenger to whom such baggage belongs shall be checked in for the flight on which it is to be carried; and prior to loading, hold baggage shall be held in an area of the airport to which only authorised persons have access; and all items of baggage taken into the custody of an air carrier for carriage in the hold of an aircraft shall be identified as either accompanied or unaccompanied. The process of identification shall be achieved either by manual or automated means. Measures shall be established to ensure that if a passenger checked in for a flight, who has placed baggage in the custody of the air carrier, is not onboard the aircraft, such hold baggage shall be removed from the aircraft and shall not be carried on that flight. A hold baggage manifest or an alternative means of providing evidence which confirms the identification and screening of unaccompanied hold baggage shall be drawn up.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.