Approval of EU aviation security measures – everything you need to know
EU aviation security validation is a standardised, documented, impartial and objective process for obtaining and evaluating evidence to determine the level of compliance of the validated entity with requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 and its implementing acts.
EU aviation security validation:
- may be a requirement for obtaining or maintaining a legal status under Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 and its implementing acts;
- may be performed by an appropriate authority or a validator approved as EU aviation security validator or a validator recognised as equivalent to it, in accordance with Chapter 11 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security;
- shall assess security measures applied under the responsibility of the validated entity or parts thereof for which the entity seeks validation.
At least, it shall consist of:
- an evaluation of security relevant documentation, including the validated entity’s security programme or equivalent; and
- a verification of the implementation of aviation security measures, which shall include an on-site verification of the validated entity’s relevant operations, unless otherwise stated;
- shall be recognised by all Member States.
