{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2096/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/2096",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2096 of 30 November 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 1254/2009 as regards certain criteria to allow Member States to derogate from the common basic standards on civil aviation security and to adopt alternative security measures (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2096",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1254/2009 is amended as follows:\n(1) in Article 1, the first sentence is replaced by the following:\n‘Member States may derogate from the common 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:’;\n(2) in Article 1, point 3 is replaced by the following:\n‘3.\nState, military and law enforcement flights;’;\n(3) in Article 1, point 10 is replaced by the following points 10, 11 and 12:\n10.. ‘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;\n11.. 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;\n12.. 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.’;\n(4) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added:\n‘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. Member States receiving such flights with 45 500 kilograms or more may require prior notification, which may include a copy of the risk assessment carried out, or their prior approval. The requirement for prior notification or approval shall be submitted in writing to all other Member States.’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2096/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:19.582236+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}