Strengthening test centre collaboration and capacity planning for 2025
Videoconference, 5 September 2024 — In anticipation of the 62nd meeting of the CEP Management Group, scheduled for 8-9 October 2024, representatives from CEP participating test centres and the deputy chair of the CEP Management Group gathered online in September. The purpose of the meeting was to review progress of ongoing tests and assess the test centres’ available capacity until mid-2025.
The discussions covered several areas including collaboration between test centres, testing of explosive detection systems (EDS) and explosive detection systems for cabin baggage (EDSCB), and the explosive trace detection (ETD) Standard G1 testing campaign, which is set to launch in October. Planning for this campaign was also discussed along with the estimated capacity declared by the test centres and the availability of equipment from manufacturers.