CEP implements testing of APIDS and EVD, extending the programme to nine categories of security equipment

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Videoconference, 8-9 February 2023 — The CEP Management Group, at its 56^th meeting, chaired by Gaël Weidmann (STAC, France), agreed on the allocation of test centres nominated by Member States to test two new categories of security equipment approved by Directors General: Automated Prohibited Item Detection Systems (APIDS) and explosive vapour detection (EVD). Testing of EVD and APIDS will be carried out at Fraunhofer Institut für Chemische Technologie – ICT (Germany) and The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research – TNO (Netherlands), and APIDS testing will also be carried out at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory – DSTL (United Kingdom), Federal Police Technology Centre – FPTC (Germany) and the Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile – STAC (France).

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ECAC President and Executive Secretary meet with sister regional organisations in Paris

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Paris, 7 February 2023 — ECAC hosted the first-ever formal meeting of the leaders of all four regional civil aviation organisations, with the heads of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), and the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), joining ECAC President Alessio Quaranta, Executive Secretary Patricia Reverdy and Deputy Executive Secretary Mark Rodmell in Paris on 7 February 2023.

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First meeting of all regional civil aviation organisations to strengthen cooperation and support sustainable development of civil aviation

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Paris, 7 February 2023 – The first-ever formal meeting bringing together the leaders of all regional civil aviation organisations, namely the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), and the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), was held on 7 February 2023 in Paris.

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Third CEP awareness training for ECAC Member State security experts

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Videoconference, 30-31 January 2023 — More than 30 aviation security experts from 16 ECAC Member States attended the ECAC Common Evaluation Process (CEP) of security equipment awareness training webinar. The purpose of the webinar was to provide the attendees with a better understanding of the CEP, and its role in supporting Member States in their national certification/approval of security equipment.

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News from the Secretariat

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30 January 2023 — Vesna Pavlov joined the ECAC Secretariat on 30 January as a secondee from the North Macedonia civil aviation authorities, where she worked as an aerodrome advisor for 13 years and since 2020 as an aerodrome inspector. Vesna will be with ECAC for three months, and the main focus of her work will be on the Quality Assessment Programme for assistance to passengers with reduced mobility. Vesna will spend the first month as a virtual secondee working from her own country before joining the team in Paris at the end of February. This is the first time a virtual secondment arrangement has been used in the ECAC Secretariat.

Inaugural meeting of the ECAC Network on Diversity and Inclusion

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Videoconference, 27 January 2023 — Diversity and inclusion have become priorities in several industries, including the aviation sector. Recognising the importance of this, an ECAC Network on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in civil aviation was created in December 2022, with the main objective of promoting the sharing of knowledge and experience notably on how to leverage D&I for organisational excellence between representatives in ECAC Member States.

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