Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/1468 of 10 May 2023 on voluntary EU performance requirements for metal detection equipment used in public spaces (outside aviation)

RECOMMENDATIONS COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2023/1468 of 10 May 2023 on voluntary EU performance requirements for metal detection equipment used in public spaces (outside aviation) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof, Whereas: (1) Except for the field of civil aviation, Union law does not provide, at present, for harmonised performance requirements for metal detection equipment used for detection in public spaces. Such requirements differ between Member States, leading to uneven and not always sufficiently high levels of protection against security threats for the general public. Terrorists and other criminals may exploit the resulting vulnerabilities, including to stage attacks or conduct other criminal activities in Member States with a lower level of security in public spaces. (2) Terrorist attacks committed across the Union in recent years have predominantly taken place in public spaces, targeting members of the general public. In order to contribute to a sufficiently high level of protection against security threats in public spaces across the Union, voluntary performance requirements for metal detection equipment should be set out at Union level. (3) The detection equipment, including metal detection equipment, used in the field of civil aviation is subject to detailed requirements laid down in Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 (1). Those...