6.3. Security Controls

Cargo, courier and express parcels shall only be carried by air where the following security controls have been applied: the reception, processing and handling of cargo shall be performed by properly recruited and trained staff; cargo shall be: searched by hand or physical check; or screened by x-ray equipment; or subjected to simulation chamber; or subjected to other means, both technical and bio-sensory, (e.g. sniffers, trace detectors, explosive detection dogs etc.) so as to reasonably ensure that it does not contain any prohibited article as listed in points iv and v of the Attachment, unless it has been declared and properly subjected to applicable safety measures. Where none of the above means and methods of security control can be applied owing to the nature of the consignment, the appropriate authority may specify a storage period. Once security controls have been implemented, including controls on cargo from known consignors, whether on or off airport grounds, sterility of the shipments shall be maintained until such time as it is placed onboard aircraft and maintained until the departure of the aircraft. The security controls detailed in paragraph 1 need not be applied in respect of: cargo received from a known consignor; transhipment cargo; cargo whose origin and handling conditions ensure that it presents no security threat; cargo which is subject to regulatory requirements providing for an appropriate level of security protection.

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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.