# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1254/2009 of 18 December 2009 setting criteria to allow derogation from the basic standards on civil aviation security and to adopt alternative security measures (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1

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

The appropriate authority may derogate from the ... 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..aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of less than 15 000 kilograms;
2..helicopters;
3..state, military and 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 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..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..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.
For 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. ...

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1254/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1254/article-1
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