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General measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of the common basic standards referred to in paragraph 1 by supplementing them, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3). These general measures shall concern: methods of screening allowed; categories of articles that may be prohibited; as regards access control, grounds for granting access to airside and security restricted areas; methods allowed for the examination of vehicles, aircraft security checks and aircraft security searches; criteria for recognising the equivalence of security standards of third countries; conditions under which cargo and mail shall be screened or subjected to other security controls, as well as the process for the approval or designation of regulated agents, known consignors and account consignors; conditions under which air carrier mail and air carrier materials shall be screened or subjected to other security controls; conditions under which in-flight supplies and airport supplies shall be screened or subjected to other security controls, as well as the process for the approval or designation of regulated suppliers and known suppliers; criteria for defining critical parts of security restricted areas; criteria for staff recruitment and methods of training; conditions under which special security procedures or exemptions from security controls may be applied; and any general measures designed to amend non-essential elements of the common basic standards referred to in paragraph 1 by supplementing them not foreseen at the date of entry into force of this Regulation. On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may use the urgency procedure referred to in Article 19(4).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.