1. This Regulation establishes common rules to protect civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference that jeopardise the security of civil aviation.
It also provides the basis for a common interpretation of Annex 17 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.
2. The means of achieving the objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall be:
(a) the setting of common rules and common basic standards on aviation security;
(b) mechanisms for monitoring compliance.