# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 781/2005

of 24 May 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security

(Text with EEA relevance)

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2002 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security [^1] and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** The Commission is required, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, to adopt measures for the implementation of common basic standards for aviation security throughout the European Community. Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 of 4 April 2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security [^2] was the first act containing such measures.

**(2)** There is a need for measures giving precision to the common basic standards.

**(3)** In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 and in order to prevent unlawful acts, the measures laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be secret and should not be published. The same rule necessarily applies to any amending act.

**(4)** Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be amended accordingly.

**(5)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

Objective

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3 of that Regulation shall apply as regards the confidential nature of this Annex.

## **Article 2**

Entry into Force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 May 2005. *For the Commission* Jacques BARROT *Vice-President*

[^1] [OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2002_355_R_TOC) .

[^2] [OJ L 89, 5.4.2003, p. 9](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_089_R_TOC) . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 68/2004 ( [OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 14](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_010_R_TOC) ).

In accordance with Article 1 the Annex is secret and shall not be published in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

[^1]: .
[^2]: . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 68/2004 ().