Commission Regulation (EU) No 1254/2009 of 18 December 2009 setting criteria to allow Member States to derogate from the common basic standards on civil aviation security and to adopt alternative security measures (Text with EEA relevance)

Member States may derogate from the common basic standards referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 and adopt alternative security measures that provide an adequate level of protection on the basis of a local risk assessment at airports or demarcated areas of airports where traffic is limited to one or more of the following categories: 1. aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 15000 kilograms; 2. helicopters; 3. law enforcement flights; 4. fire suppression flights; 5. flights for medical services, emergency or rescue services; 6. research and development flights; 7. flights for aerial work; 8. humanitarian aid flights; 9. flights operated by air carriers, aircraft manufacturers or maintenance companies, transporting neither passengers and baggage, nor cargo and mail; 10. flights with aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 45500 kilograms for the carriage of own staff and non fare-paying passengers or goods as an aid to the conduct of company business.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply as from the date specified in the implementing rules adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008, but no later than 29 April 2010.