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One of the big players in the ground handling services in Nigeria’s aviation industry, Skyway
Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has clinched the enviable European Union ACC3
Validation. According to a statement from SAHCOL, “European Union (EU) has
designated the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) as a 3rd
country European Union Aviation Security Validated Regulated Agent. The
validation certificate was issued to SAHCOL after an onsite confirmation of the
implementations of the security controls, which were certified to be in
compliance with the objectives of EU/EEA bound air cargo and air mail.”
The statement also
explained that according to the EU regulations 173/2012 and 1082/2012, all air
cargo and air mail entering the European Union from Third Countries Airports, otherwise called ACC3
should be validated and approved by the appropriate authority from a European
Union state to be able to transport secured cargo to the European Union.
ACC3's are obliged
under EU regulation EU1082 to ensure that cargo and mail destined for the EU is
screened or comes from a secure supply chain. From 1st July 2014, the EU
regulations state that ACC3's must be in possession of security verifications
of their cargo and mail operations at the relevant non-EU airports. This
verification activity must be undertaken by an Independent Validator, certified
by an EU regulator.
By this validation, all customers using the SAHCOL
warehouse are ensured of reliable security verification of all air cargo &
mail operations bound for countries under the European Union.
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