Article 1

F1F2The appropriate authority may derogate from the F3... 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 risk assessment approved by the appropriate authority at airports or demarcated areas of airports where traffic is limited to one or more of the following categories:

1. 1..

   aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 15 000 kilograms;

2. 2..

   helicopters;

3. 3..

   state, military and law enforcement flights;

4. 4..

   fire suppression flights;

5. 5..

   flights for medical services, emergency or rescue services;

6. 6..

   research and development flights;

7. 7..

   flights for aerial work;

8. 8..

   humanitarian aid flights;

9. 9..

   flights operated by air carriers, aircraft manufacturers or maintenance companies, transporting neither passengers and baggage, nor cargo and mail;

10. 10..

    flights with aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 45 500 kilograms, owned by a company for the carriage of own staff and non-fare-paying passengers and goods as an aid to the conduct of company business;

11. 11..

    flights with aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 45 500 kilograms, chartered or leased in its entirety by a company from an aircraft operator with which it has a written agreement for the carriage of own staff and non-fare-paying passengers and goods as an aid to the conduct of company business;

12. 12..

    flights with aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 45 500 kilograms, for the carriage of the owner of the aircraft and of non-fare-paying passengers and goods.

F4For flights covered under points 10, 11 and 12, but with a maximum take-off weight of 45 500 kilograms or more, the appropriate authority may in exceptional cases, and based on a risk assessment for each individual case, derogate from the weight limitation laid down in these categories. F5...