8. AIR CARRIER MAIL AND MATERIALS

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

Air carrier company mail and materials carried on its own aircraft shall be subjected to security controls before being placed on board an aircraft. Mail and materials shall mean 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.

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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.