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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2426/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/2426",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2426 of 18 December 2015 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards third countries recognised as applying security standards equivalent to the common basic standards on civil aviation security (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2426",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2426\nof 18 December 2015\namending Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards third countries recognised as applying security standards equivalent to the common basic standards on civil aviation security\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)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 supplements the common basic standards on civil aviation security laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008.\n(2)\nThat same Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 charges the Commission with the recognition of the equivalence of security standards of third countries, in accordance with the criteria set out in Part E of the Annex to that Regulation.\n(3)\nThe Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 lists the third countries recognised as applying security standards equivalent to the common basic standards.\n(4)\nThe Commission has verified that also Canada and Montenegro satisfy the criteria set out in Part E of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 272/2009.\n(5)\nImplementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nAn appropriate time period before this Regulation applies should be provided for, considering that changes to operations and/or infrastructure at airports may be required.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security set up by Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008,\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 (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 (OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (OJ L 299, 14.11.2015, 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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