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title: "GH.OPS.200 Baggage handling — general requirements — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20, Ground Handling · Avioverse"
description: "The safety procedures for baggage handling shall cover the following phases, depending on the range of operations of the ground handling organisation:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/annexes/gh-ops-200"
---

# GH.OPS.200 Baggage handling — general requirements

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

IR Implementing rule

## GH.OPS.200 Baggage handling — general requirements

(a) The safety procedures for [baggage handling](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baggage-handling) shall cover the following phases, depending on the range of operations of the [ground handling organisation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ground-handling-organisation):

(1) [baggage](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baggage) identification;

(2) baggage sorting;

(3) baggage building, preparation for departure or transfer;

(4) baggage arrival and reclaim.

(b) The handling of dangerous goods in baggage shall be performed in accordance with Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention and the [ICAO Technical Instructions](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/icao-technical-instructions) relating to that Annex and the aircraft operator’s procedures and instructions regarding dangerous goods in passenger baggage.

(c) The ground handling organisation shall comply with any additional aerodrome procedures, depending on the centralised infrastructure provided by the aerodrome operator for baggage handling.

(d) The ground handling organisation shall ensure that the personnel involved in baggage handling receive safety training relevant to their tasks and understand the consequences of their performance on the flight safety.

IR · GH.OPS.200 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

[All rules in Annexes](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/annexes)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 5 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.