"We received the assessment from the European Civil Aviation Conference and, based on their assessment, we have given the European seal of approval to this first configuration of airport scanners that allows passengers to bring these larger liquid containers on board," said Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, spokesperson for the European Commission for Transport.

Speaking at the institution's daily press conference in Brussels, the official confirmed that the European Commission's approval has "already been granted" for such equipment to operate in the European Union (EU).

"Practical measures are not the responsibility of airports. Currently, this approved technology concerns 700 scanners located in 21 Member States," the spokesperson stated, without specifying.

However, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen cautioned: "This does not mean that all passengers across the European Union can now carry larger containers of liquids. The responsibility for informing passengers remains with each airport, and they must fully inform passengers whether they are using this cutting-edge technology or not."

The green light comes after the EU executive had previously banned such technology, claiming the equipment had technical problems, but has now authorised it after the European Civil Aviation Conference recommended it.

The purpose of these scanners is to speed up security checks, as passengers will no longer have to remove laptops and liquids from their carry-on baggage.

These limits began to be implemented after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States and after several failed attacks on transatlantic flights in 2006.

In 2006, the European Commission adopted additional aviation security rules, restricting the transport of liquids, aerosols, and gels by passengers.