The institution of background check is regulated by both national and EU legislation. The procedure is mainly regulated in § 85e et seq. of the Civil Aviation Act. The procedural procedure of the administrative procedure is based on the Code of Administrative Procedure. The European Union regulates the background check in the following Regulations:
- Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/910 of 30 June 2020
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/103 of 23 January 2019
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1583 of 25 September 2019