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EU and TSA agree on mutual recognition of airfreight security regimes
THE European Commission (EU), together with US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Switzerland, have agreed on an "unprecedented" air cargo security partnership which enables the three parties to recognise each other's air cargo security procedures as being of an equivalent standard.
The agreement, which took effect on June 1, is the first time the TSA has recognised a group of nations together rather than on an individual basis, the London's Air Cargo News reported.
Transatlantic airfreight between the EU and US totals over a million tonnes a year in each direction - 20 per cent of all outbound EU air cargo - according to 2010 figures cited by the TSA. The new security partnership enables freight to flow through the 27 EU member states, the US and Switzerland under a single set of security rules.
TSA administrator John Pistole, said: "This agreement with the EU and Switzerland will ease the burden on industry and allow for the free movement of goods and commerce between our nations. It will also strengthen security by ensuring that we share information and work together towards our common interests."
Vice-president of the European Commission responsible for transportation, Siim Kallas, added: "With this mutual recognition of our comprehensive and solid regulatory frameworks we create significant savings and simplification for our freight transport industry while maintaining a high standard of security."
The agreement, which took effect on June 1, is the first time the TSA has recognised a group of nations together rather than on an individual basis, the London's Air Cargo News reported.
Transatlantic airfreight between the EU and US totals over a million tonnes a year in each direction - 20 per cent of all outbound EU air cargo - according to 2010 figures cited by the TSA. The new security partnership enables freight to flow through the 27 EU member states, the US and Switzerland under a single set of security rules.
TSA administrator John Pistole, said: "This agreement with the EU and Switzerland will ease the burden on industry and allow for the free movement of goods and commerce between our nations. It will also strengthen security by ensuring that we share information and work together towards our common interests."
Vice-president of the European Commission responsible for transportation, Siim Kallas, added: "With this mutual recognition of our comprehensive and solid regulatory frameworks we create significant savings and simplification for our freight transport industry while maintaining a high standard of security."
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