Challenge
The European Commission is defining legally binding technical specifications and performance requirement standards for various types of detection equipment used at EU airports. The introduction of eligible instruments and performance standards in EU legislation calls for European common testing methodologies (CTMs) for detection equipment, to facilitate mutual recognition of approved or certified equipment. The challenges associated with the EU Regulation are that there are no standard approval procedures in the EU for aviation detection equipment, with diverse security equipment standards at Member State level.
Consequently, a common EU certification, testing and trialling scheme for aviation security equipment is required. The European Commission is studying the feasibility of a regulation laying down rules on the organisation and operation of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies for aviation security. As the conformity testing is envisaged to be carried out at several accredited test centres in EU Member States, a test centre quality system will be required.
Focus of work
Focus of the Thematic Group was on the aviation sub-sector, with activities covering:
- Technical specifications and detection requirements
- Common testing methodologies (CTM)
- Development of an EU certification system
- Technical exchanges with third countries and international organisations.
Main deliverables
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