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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2096/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2096\nof 30 November 2016\namending 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\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(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nExperience with the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1254/2009 has shown the need to clarify the requirement for risk assessments and be more specific on the types of operations of certain categories of air traffic listed in this Regulation in order to improve legal clarity, so as to avoid diverging interpretations of the legislation.\n(2)\nIn exceptional cases and taking into consideration the specific nature of the flight, Member States should have the possibility to derogate from the weight limitations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1254/2009 for certain categories of flights. Such derogations should be based on individual risk assessments and allow other Member States receiving such flights to require prior notification or approval.\n(3)\nRegulation (EU) No 1254/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 19(3) 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 (EU) No 1254/2009 of 18 December 2009 setting criteria to allow Member States to derogate from the common basic standards on civil aviation security and to adopt alternative security measures (OJ L 338, 19.12.2009, p. 17)."
    }
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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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