GM5 Article 2(2) Scope

CARGO AND MAIL HANDLING IN A CARGO WAREHOUSE

(a)Cargo handling is a complex activity that involves various entities responsible for different segments of cargo preparation and transport. Not all those entities are included in the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20. For example, the following entities are excluded from the scope of the Regulation:

(1)organisations that do not perform activities listed in Article 2(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 at the premises of an aerodrome within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(2)organisations like freight forwarders or shippers;

(3)organisations that only transport cargo on the ground from one location/warehouse to another before being checked for acceptance for air transport.

(b)The GH activities related to cargo and mail handling usually occur in a cargo warehouse. Like the entities involved in the cargo transport chain, not all cargo warehouses are included in the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20.

(c)Only the cargo warehouses that are located at an aerodrome or adjacent to it and that are responsible for final cargo checks and acceptance before the cargo is loaded on the aircraft are included in the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20.

(d)Furthermore, only the safetyrelated activities occurring in a cargo warehouse that may have an impact on the safety of the flight are included in the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20.