# Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on ... rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 7.3: Inspections shall be unannounced. Where the appropriate authority considers that this is not practicable, inspections may be announced. The methodology for conducting an inspection shall take into consideration the following elements:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)preparation phase;
(b)on-site activity;
(c)a debrief, depending on the frequency and the results of the monitoring activities;
(d)reporting/recording;
(e)correction process and its monitoring.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/300/annex/II/division/7/division/7.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-300/annex-II/division-7/division-7.3
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