{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-187/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/187",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/187 of 6 February 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 as regards the screening of cabin baggage (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-187",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/187\nof 6 February 2015\namending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 as regards the screening of cabin baggage\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 on 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)\nRecent evidence has shown that terrorists are trying to develop new concealments for improvised explosive devices designed to counter the existing aviation security measures relating to cabin baggage screening.\n(2)\nCertain specific aviation security measures laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended in order to improve the mitigation against the threat from improvised explosive devices concealed within cabin baggage.\n(3)\nThe amendments should refine the technical specifications for the screening of cabin baggage using Explosive Detection Systems.\n(4)\nThe amendments should also allow the screening of cabin baggage containing portable computers and other large electrical items under certain conditions.\n(5)\nRegulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThis Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible, with a view to minimalising aviation security risks.\n(7)\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": "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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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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