1 ICAO/McGill Worldwide Conference Air Transport: What route to sustainability? Montreal, Canada, September 2010 Security Scanners at EU airports Slide 1 of 5

1 European Parliament’s concerns Data Protection Impact on human dignity & private life Impact on religious belief & freedom of thought Impact on fundamental rights of children Screening not to be discriminatory Impact on human health Slide 2 of 5

1 Communication contains: an assessment of fundamental rights issues, including privacy and data protection matters consideration of scientific & medical issues related to health analysis of cost-benefit balance Commission Communication (adopted 15 June 2010) Slide 3 of 5

1 Better detection of prohibited items Acceptable & rising passenger throughput Fundamental rights & health issues can be addressed Opts-out to be considered Need for information to passengers Need for EU approach Conclusions of the Communication Slide 4 of 5

1 Slide 5 of 5 Impact assessment, providing a detailed analysis of how issues related to fundamental rights and health: end of 2010 Amendment of EU legislation to set the detection performance parameters & to determine the technical and operational use of security scanners : mid-2011 Next steps and timeframe

1 Security Scanners at EU airports Thank you & Questions END ICAO/McGill Worldwide Conference Air Transport: What route to sustainability? Montreal, Canada, September 2010