European Union regulation number 300/2008 of 29 April 2008 sets out the basic standards for the security of civil aviation in the Member States. It also sets out the requirements for government  supervision of these standards. Each Member of the European Union must draw up a National Civil Aviation Security Program (NCASP) setting out how aviation security is organised in its country. In the NCASP the Ministry of Justice and Security documents among other things, that the airport operator must stipulate how the local security system at the airport is organised. Maastricht  Aachen Airport is therefore also obliged to stipulate how tasks and responsibilities are shared between the government, Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) and private security organisations, how the NCASP security measures are implemented at MAA and record the associated procedures and work instructions.

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