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Use of Canines in the Aviation security Sector – EU regulation

September 29th, 2009 |

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Preamble:

On April 2^nd 2009 the EU commission has issued a regulation clarifying and updating the methods allowed for screening in the Avsec arena.

That new regulation has enlarged the scope of use of dogs, which enables users (Airports, Airlines) to use this tool with some real added value in certain scenarios.

This document is aimed at summarizing the fields of screening in which dogs are accepted, under the standards for use of dogs being set by the EU in the EU Avsec doc 5211.

Source of Information:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 272/2009

Of 2 April 2009

Supplementing the common basic standards on civil aviation security laid down in the Annex to

Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Field of Screening	Section of Document	Dogs allowed before April 2009	Dogs allowed after April 2009
Persons (passengers and employees) at Check points	Annex, Part A section 1.d	No	Yes
Cabin Baggage and items carried by passengers at Check point	Annex, Part A section 2.e	No	Yes
Hold baggage, cargo and mail as well as air carrier mail and air carrier materials to be loaded into The hold of an aircraft	Annex, Part A section 3.e	Yes. Only for Cargo as set in Doc 2320	Yes
Examination of vehicles, aircraft security checks and aircraft security searches	Annex, Part D.c	No	Yes

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Use of Canines in the Aviation security Sector – EU regulation

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