ICAOMc Gill Worldwide Conference Air Transport What route

ICAO/Mc. Gill Worldwide Conference Air Transport: What route to sustainability? Montreal, Canada, 26 -27 September 2010 Security Scanners at EU airports 1 Slide 1 of 5

European Parliament’s concerns • Data Protection • Impact on human dignity & private life • Impact on religious belief & freedom of thought • Impact on fundamental rights of children • Screening not to be discriminatory • Impact on human health 1 Slide 2 of 5

Commission Communication (adopted 15 June 2010) Communication contains: • an assessment of fundamental rights issues, including privacy and data protection matters • consideration of scientific & medical issues related to health • analysis of cost-benefit balance 1 Slide 3 of 5

Conclusions of the Communication • Better detection of prohibited items • Acceptable & rising passenger throughput • Fundamental rights & health issues can be addressed • Opts-out to be considered • Need for information to passengers • Need for EU approach 1 Slide 4 of 5

Next steps and timeframe • Impact assessment, providing a detailed analysis of how issues related to fundamental rights and health: end of 2010 • Amendment of EU legislation to set the detection performance parameters & to determine the technical and operational use of security scanners : mid-2011 1 Slide 5 of 5

ICAO/Mc. Gill Worldwide Conference Air Transport: What route to sustainability? Montreal, Canada, 26 -27 September 2010 Security Scanners at EU airports Thank you & Questions 1 END