Commission refers Croatia to the CJEU for failing to update national legislation on aviation security

Further information:

This is a matter of administrative nature that is not linked to security shortcomings.

Despite repeated requests from the Commission for Croatian authorities to update national aviation security legislation, such did not formally take place.

Background information:

The Regulation requires Member States to regularly update their national aviation security legislation. Such legislation defines organisational structures, responsibilities and mechanisms to monitor activities at national airports, vis-à-vis airlines and aviation security related entities. This is to ensure that any security issue is swiftly detected and corrected.

The Commission initiated the infringement proceedings by sending a letter of formal notice to the Croatian authorities in April 2017. This was followed by a reasoned opinion sent in October 2017.

The European Commission decided on 8 March 2018 to refer Croatia to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failing to implement some of the common European rules in the field of aviation security (Regulation (EC) No 300/2008).