This screening is carried out: by a regulated agent (the air carrier, the agent or any other entity carrying out security checks), by a known consignor (the consignor who originates cargo or mail on its own account and whose procedures meet common security rules and standards sufficient to allow the carriage of cargo or mail) or by an account consignor (the consignor who originates cargo or mail for its own account and whose procedures meet common security rules and standards sufficient to allow carriage of that cargo on all-cargo aircraft or mail on all-mail aircraft).

Freedom of expression and freedom of movement, indeed all democratic rights at times, are suffering in many countries, including under George Bush’s administration, which has just established a specific procedure for officials of airline companies from 10 countries to enter American territory.

(b) current law requires the airline to make provision, to require travel agents and booking firms do so will place an intolerable administrative burden on them, will seriously confuse the area between the agent's responsibility and the airline's, and will raise costs, and is probably against EU law.

Until now pilots who had their licences suspended, an airline that had its operating certificate revoked, an air courier company facing a fine, or an airline forced to obey certain restrictions as a result of a violation of safety related provisions of the Aeronautics Act, were able to appeal the conviction to the Civil Aviation Tribunal.

Airline staff are already being forced into the role of auxiliary police as a result of it.

The Resolutions define the requirements for becoming an agent of the IATA airlines and establish the general rules governing the relations between the airlines and the IATA agents.