European Transport security legislation and future action

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• European Transport security legislation and
  future action
• BIMCO
• Copenhagen, 23 May 2005
• Mr Wolfgang ELSNER
• European Commission DG TREN Head of Unit
  Intermodal Security

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• Aviation Regulation 2320/2003 to prevent acts of
  unlawful interference against civil aviation
• Shipping and vessel/port interface Regulation
  725/2004 on the implementation of the
  international ISPS Code and IMO SOLAS rules

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• Sea ports legislation in statu nascendi
  (European Parliament has yet to approve) ensuring
  high level of security in sea ports whilst
  offering possibility for ports to assess
  individual risks and draw adequate conclusions

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• Supply chain security
• this is as yet terra incognita
• low level of security consciousness
• where does the supply chain start ?
• security levels comparable to those in
  maritime/air transport ?
• does not concern containers only but all cargoes
• up to a million operators
• likely to be an evolutionary process

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Existing concepts which might help

• Authorised economic operators in EU Customs
  legislation
• known consignor in EU aviation security
  legislation
• C-TPAT but