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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1103/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/1103",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1103/2013 of 6 November 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 as regards recognising the equivalence of security standards of third countries (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1103",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1103/2013\nof 6 November 2013\namending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 as regards recognising the equivalence of security standards of third countries\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 of 2 April 2009 supplementing the common basic standards on civil aviation security laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Commission recognises the equivalence of aviation security standards of third countries under the condition that the criteria set out in that Regulation are met.\n(2)\nThe Commission has verified that Vagar airport in Faroe Islands and Kangerlussuaq airport in Greenland fulfil the criteria set out in Part E of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 272/2009.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010, lists in its Annex the third countries recognised as applying security standards equivalent to the common basic standards that Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 establishes.\n(4)\nRegulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 1)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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