Regulated agent

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The term regulated agent is a status within the framework of the EU Regulation (EC) No. 300/2008 and the German Aviation Security Act (LuftSiG), which air freight companies , freight forwarders etc. Ä. Can apply to achieve easier handling of the cargo at the airport.

Since the beginning of 2006 , EU regulation 2320/2002 has been in force, but this has been repealed by EU regulation 300/2008 since 2010. Furthermore, the national Aviation Security Act still applies. This provides, inter alia, that the carriers (airlines) (u. A. The cargo prior to loading on an airplane extensive security measures X-ray , simulation chamber , etc.) must undergo. The consequences of these measures include: a. Delays in the departure of the shipment and rising costs for all companies involved in air freight transport.

These security measures can be overridden by the special status of a company as a regulated agent when handling cargo at the airport.

Admission

The following companies can apply to the Federal Aviation Office in Braunschweig for approval as a regulated agent :

  • Freight forwarding, courier, express companies that transport air freight
  • Air freight handling company
  • Air carriers that offer air cargo handling or air cargo transport as a service to third parties
  • Logistics service provider

With this approval, a regulated agent can classify cargo that has been handed over to him by a consignor as safe or unsafe and make unsafe cargo safe by means of suitable control measures. Freight handed over to an airline as " secured " is not subjected to any further security checks.

The security officer

The safety officer is responsible for the regulated agents . He is named to the LBA and has to be checked for reliability before his appointment according to § 7 Aviation Security Act. This reliability check (ZuvÜp) must be repeated every 5 years and is very extensive. Information about the person checked is obtained from the police, BND, MAD and many others. The ZuvÜp is much more extensive than z. B. a police clearance certificate.

The safety officer is responsible and has to bear possible consequences in the event of non-compliance with the law. If a company has several branches, it is sufficient to appoint a single security officer. This person must appoint a confidential officer for each branch . He reports directly to the safety officer.

Requirements for the company

As a regulated agent , a company has to meet various requirements:

In this way, the regulated agent ensures , if access to the operating rooms or the freight warehouse by an external person is necessary, that this person is constantly accompanied and supervised by someone from the company who is checked for this task and that no prohibited items are included in the freight - or attached to the cargo.