The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles
and
the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Contracting Parties’’;
Being parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature
at Chicago on 7 December 1944;
Desiring to conclude an Agreement supplementary to the said Convention for the purpose
of establishing air services between and beyond the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland on the one hand, and the Netherlands Antilles on the other;
Have agreed as follows:
For the purpose of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
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a) the term ‘‘the Chicago Convention’’ means the Convention on International Civil Aviation,
opened for signature at Chicago on 7 December 1944 and includes:
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(i) any amendment thereof which has been ratified by both Contracting Parties; and
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(ii) any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of that Convention, insofar
as such amendment or annex is at any given time effective for both Contracting Parties;
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b) the term ‘‘aeronautical authority’’ means in the case of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State for Transport, and for the purpose
of Article 7 of this Agreement, the Civil Aviation Authority and in the case of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Minister of Transport and Transport of the Netherlands
Antilles, or, in both cases, any person or body who may be authorised to perform any
functions at present exercisable by the above-mentioned authority or similar functions;
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c) the term ‘‘designated airline’’ means an airline which has been designated and authorised
in accordance with Article 4 of this Agreement;
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d) the term ‘‘territory’’ means in relation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto under the
sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the exception
of the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto of Anguilla, Bermuda, the
British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands
and in relation to the Netherlands Antilles the land areas and the territorial waters
adjacent thereto of the Netherlands Antilles;
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e) the terms ‘‘air service’’, ‘‘international air service’’, ‘‘airline’’ and ‘‘stop for
non-traffic purposes’’ have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Article
96 of the Chicago Convention;
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f) the term ‘‘this Agreement’’ includes the Annex hereto and any amendments to it or
to this Agreement;
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g) the term ‘‘user charges’’ means a charge made to airlines by the competent authority
or permitted by that authority to be made for the provision of airport property or
facilities or of air navigation facilities (including facilities for overflights),
or related services and facilities, for aircraft, their crews, passengers and cargo;
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h) the term ‘‘Air Operator’s Certificate’’ means a document issued to an airline which
affirms that the airline in question has the professional ability and organisation
to secure the safe operation of aircraft for the aviation activities specified in
the certificate;
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i) the term ‘‘EC Member State’’ means a State that is now or in the future a contracting
party to the Treaty establishing the European Community;
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j) references to airlines of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
shall be understood as referring to airlines designated by the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland;
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k) references to airlines of the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall be understood as referring
to airlines designated by the Netherlands Antilles;
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l) References to nationals of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
shall be understood as referring to nationals of European Community Member States;
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m) references to nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall be understood as referring
to nationals who are permanent residents of the Netherlands Antilles.
Article 2. Applicability of the Chicago Convention
The provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Chicago
Convention insofar as those provisions are applicable to international air services.
Article 3. Grant of Rights
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2 Each Contracting Party grants to the other Contracting Party the rights hereinafter
specified in this Agreement for the purpose of operating international air services
on the routes specified in the appropriate Section of the Schedule annexed to this
Agreement. Such services and routes are hereinafter called ‘‘the agreed services’’
and ‘‘the specified routes’’ respectively. While operating an agreed service on a
specified route the airline or airlines designated by each Contracting Party shall
enjoy in addition to the rights specified in paragraph 1 of this Article the right
to make stops in the territory of the other Contracting Party at the points specified
for that route in the Schedule to this Agreement for the purpose of taking on board
and discharging passengers and cargo, including mail.
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3 Nothing in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be deemed to confer on the designated
airline or airlines of one Contracting Party the right to take on board, in the territory
of the other Contracting Party, passengers and cargo, including mail, carried for
hire or reward and destined for another point in the territory of the other Contracting
Party.
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4 If because of armed conflict, political disturbances or developments, or special and
unusual circumstances, a designated airline of one Contracting Party is unable to
operate a service on its normal routeing, the other Contracting Party shall use its
best efforts to facilitate the continued operation of such service through appropriate
temporary rearrangements of routes.
Article 4. Designation and Authorisation
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2 On receipt of such a designation, and of applications from the designated airline,
in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorisations and technical permissions,
the other Contracting Party shall grant the appropriate authorisations and permissions
with minimum procedural delay, provided:
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a) in the case of an airline designated by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland:
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(i) it is established in the territory of the United Kingdom under the Treaty establishing
the European Community and has a valid operating licence in accordance with European
Community law; and
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(ii) effective regulatory control of the airline is exercised and maintained by the EC
Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operator’s Certificate and the relevant
aeronautical authority is clearly identified in the designation; and
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(iii) the airline is owned, directly or through majority ownership, and it is effectively
controlled by EC Member States or the European Free Trade Association and/or by nationals
of such states.
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b) in the case of an airline designated by the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
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(i) it is established in the territory of the Netherlands Antilles and is licensed in
accordance with the applicable law of the Netherlands Antilles;
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(ii) the Netherlands Antilles aeronautical authority has and maintains effective regulatory
control of the airline; and
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(iii) the airline is owned, directly or through majority ownership, and is effectively controlled
by the Netherlands Antilles and/or by nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
who are permanent residents of the Netherlands Antilles.
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c) the designated airline is qualified to meet the conditions prescribed under the laws
and regulations normally applied to the operation of international air services by
the Contracting Party considering the application or applications.
Article 5. Revocation or Suspension of Operating Authorisations
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2 Unless immediate revocation, suspension or imposition of the conditions mentioned
in paragraph 1 of this Article is essential to prevent further infringements of laws
or regulations, such right shall be exercised only after consultation with the other
Contracting Party.
Article 6. Fair Competition
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2 Each Contracting Party shall allow each designated airline to determine the frequency
and capacity of the international air transport it offers. Consistent with this right,
neither Contracting Party shall unilaterally limit the volume of traffic, frequency
or regularity of service, or the aircraft type or types operated by the designated
airlines of the other Contracting Party, except as may be required for customs, technical,
operational, or environmental reasons under uniform conditions consistent with Article
15 of the Chicago Convention.
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3 Neither Contracting Party shall impose on the other Contracting Party’s designated
airlines a first-refusal requirement, uplift ratio, no-objection fee, or any other
requirement with respect to capacity, frequency or traffic that would be inconsistent
with the purposes of this Agreement.
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4 Neither Contracting Party shall require the filing of schedules, programs for non-scheduled
flights, or operational plans by airlines of the other Contracting Party for approval,
except as may be required on a non-discriminatory basis to enforce the uniform conditions
foreseen by paragraph 2 of this Article. If a Contracting Party requires filings for
information purposes, it shall minimise the administrative burdens on air transport
intermediaries and on designated airlines of the other Contracting Party of such filing
requirements and procedures.
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5 Neither Contracting Party shall allow its designated airline or airlines, either in
conjunction with any other airline or airlines or separately, to abuse market power
in a way which has or is likely or intended to have the effect of severely weakening
a competitor or excluding a competitor from a route.
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1 For the purpose of this Agreement the term tariff means the prices to be paid for
the carriage of passengers, baggage and freight and the conditions under which those
prices apply, including prices and conditions for agency and other auxiliary services,
but excluding remuneration or conditions for the carriage of mail.
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5 Each Contracting Party may unilaterally disallow any tariff filed or charged by one
of its own designated airlines. However, such intervention shall be made only if it
appears to the aeronautical authority of that Contracting Party that a tariff charged
or proposed to be charged meets either of the criteria set out in paragraph 4 above.
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6 Neither Contracting Party shall take unilateral action to prevent the coming into
effect or continuation of a tariff charged or proposed to be charged by an airline
of the other Contracting Party. If one Contracting Party believes that any such tariff
is inconsistent with the considerations set out in paragraph 4 above, it may request
consultations and notify the other Contracting Party of the reasons for its dissatisfaction.
These consultations shall be held not later than 14 days after receipt of the request.
Without a mutual agreement the tariff shall take effect or continue in effect.
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7 Notwithstanding paragraphs 3, 5 and 6 above, neither Contracting Party shall require
the filing of tariffs for the carriage of cargo between the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the Netherlands Antilles. Such tariffs shall take
effect when the airline concerned so decides.
Article 8. Duties, Taxes and Fees
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1 The Contracting Parties shall relieve from all customs duties, national excise taxes
and similar national fees:
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a) aircraft operated in international air services by the designated airline or airlines
of either Contracting Party; and
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b) the following items introduced by a designated airline of one Contracting Party into
the territory of the other Contracting Party:
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(i) repair, maintenance and servicing equipment and component parts;
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(ii) passenger handling equipment and component parts;
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(iii) cargo-loading equipment and component parts;
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(iv) security equipment including component parts for incorporation into security equipment;
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(v) instructional material and training aids;
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(vi) airline and operators’ documents; and
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c) the following items introduced by a designated airline of one Contracting Party into
the territory of the other Contracting Party or supplied to a designated airline of
one Contracting Party in the territory of the other Contracting Party:
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(i) aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items as food, beverages and tobacco)
whether introduced into or taken on board in the territory of the other Contracting
Party;
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(ii) fuel (subject to paragraph 5 of this Article), lubricants and consumable technical
supplies;
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(iii) spare parts including engines; and
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d) computer equipment and component parts introduced by a designated airline of one Contracting
Party into the territory of the other Contracting Party to assist in one or more of
the following matters:
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(i) the repair, maintenance or servicing of aircraft;
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(ii) the handling of passengers at the airport or on board aircraft;
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(iii) the loading of cargo onto or the unloading of cargo from aircraft;
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(iv) the carrying out of security checks on passengers or cargo;
provided in the case of sub-paragraphs b)–d) they are for use on board an aircraft
or within the limits of an international airport in connection with the establishment
or maintenance of an international air service by the designated airline concerned.
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4 The reliefs provided for by this Article shall also be available in situations where
the designated airline or airlines of one Contracting Party have entered into arrangements
with another airline or airlines for the loan or transfer in the territory of the
other Contracting Party of the items specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, provided
such other airline or airlines similarly enjoy such relief from such other Contracting
Party.
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5 Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland from imposing, on a non-discriminatory basis, taxes, levies, duties, fees
or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of a designated
airline of the Netherlands Antilles that operates between a point in the territory
of the United Kingdom and another point in the territory of the United Kingdom or
in the territory of another EC Member State.
Article 9. Aviation Security
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2 Consistent with their rights and obligations under international law, the Contracting
Parties reaffirm that their obligation to each other to protect the security of civil
aviation against acts of unlawful interference forms an integral part of this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of their rights and obligations under international
law, the Contracting Parties shall in particular act in conformity with the provisions
of the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft,
signed at Tokyo on 14 September 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful
Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Convention for the
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal
on 23 September 1971, the Montreal Supplementary Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful
Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal
on 24 February 1988, the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose
of Detection, signed at Montreal on 1 March 1991 and any aviation security agreement
that becomes binding on both Contracting Parties.
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3 The Contracting Parties shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each
other to prevent acts of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts
against the safety of such aircraft, their passengers and crew, airports and air navigation
facilities, and any other threat to the security of civil aviation.
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4 The Contracting Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with the
aviation security provisions established by the International Civil Aviation Organization
and designated as Annexes to the Chicago Convention to the extent that such security
provisions are applicable to the Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall
require that airlines it has designated to operate the agreed services on the specified
routes, and the operators of airports in its territory, act in conformity with such
aviation security provisions.
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5 Each Contracting Party agrees that its designated airlines shall be required to observe
the aviation security provisions referred to in paragraph 3 above required by the
other Contracting Party for entry into the territory of that other Contracting Party.
For departure from, or while within, the territory of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, designated airlines shall be required to observe aviation
security provisions in conformity with European Community law. For departure from,
or while within, the territory of the Netherlands Antilles, designated airlines shall
be required to observe aviation security provisions in conformity with the law in
force in the Netherlands Antilles, as well as relevant regulations applicable to security.
Each Contracting Party shall ensure that adequate measures are effectively applicable
to security applied within its territory to protect the aircraft and to inspect passengers,
crew, carry-on items, baggage, cargo and aircraft stores prior to and during boarding
or loading. Each Contracting Party shall also act favourably upon any request from
the other Contracting Party for reasonable special security measures to meet a particular
threat.
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6 When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft or
other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, their passengers and crew,
airports or air navigation facilities occurs, the Contracting Parties shall assist
each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures intended
to terminate rapidly and safely such incident or threat thereof.
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2 If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting
Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in any such area
that are at least equal to the minimum standards established at that time pursuant
to the Chicago Convention, the first Contracting Party shall notify the other Contracting
Party of those findings and the steps considered necessary to conform with those minimum
standards, and the other Contracting Party shall take appropriate corrective action.
Failure by the other Contracting Party to take appropriate action within 15 days or
such longer period as may be agreed, shall be grounds for the application of Article
5 (1) of this Agreement (revocation or suspension of operating authorisations).
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3 Notwithstanding the obligations mentioned in Article 33 of the Chicago Convention
it is agreed that any aircraft operated by or, under a lease arrangement, on behalf
of the airline or airlines of one Contracting Party on services to or from the territory
of the other Contracting Party may, while within the territory of the other Contracting
Party, be made the subject of an examination by the authorised representatives of
the other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity
of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the
aircraft and its equipment (in this Article called ‘‘ramp inspection’’), provided
this does not lead to unreasonable delay.
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4 If any such ramp inspection or series of ramp inspections gives rise to:
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a) serious concerns that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply
with the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Chicago Convention;
or
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b) serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration
of safety standards established at that time pursuant to the Chicago Convention;
the Contracting Party carrying out the inspection shall, for the purposes of Article
33 of the Chicago Convention, be free to conclude that the requirements under which
the certificate or licences in respect of that aircraft or in respect of the crew
of that aircraft had been issued or rendered valid or that the requirements under
which that aircraft is operated are not equal to or above the minimum standards established
pursuant to the Chicago Convention.
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5 In the event that access for the purpose of undertaking a ramp inspection of an aircraft
operated by the airline or airlines of one Contracting Party in accordance with paragraph
3 of this Article is denied by a representative of that airline or airlines, the other
Contracting Party shall be free to infer that serious concerns of the type referred
to in paragraph 4 of this Article arise and draw the conclusions referred in that
paragraph.
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6 Each Contracting Party reserves the right to suspend or vary the operating authorisation
of an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Party immediately in the event
the first Contracting Party concludes, whether as a result of a ramp inspection, a
series of ramp inspections, a denial of access for ramp inspection, consultation or
otherwise, that immediate action is essential to the safety of an airline operation.
Article 11. Regulatory Control
Where the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has designated an airline
whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by another EC Member State, the
rights of the other Contracting Party under Article(s) 4 and 5 shall apply equally
in respect of the adoption, exercise or maintenance of safety standards by that other
EC Member State and in respect of the operating authorisation of that airline.
Any designated airline may, subject to applicable laws and regulations governing competition,
enter into codesharing arrangements with any other airline or airlines, provided that:
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(i) each flight forming part of a service to which the arrangements apply is operated
by an airline entitled to operate that flight;
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(ii) no service is held out by an airline of one side for the carriage of local passengers
between a point in the territory of the other side and a point in a third party, or
between two points in the territory of the other side, unless that airline is entitled
to operate and carry local traffic between those two points in its own right;
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(iii) in respect of each ticket sold, the purchaser is informed at the point of sale which
airline will operate each sector of the service.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Article confers frequency or traffic rights
additional to those which have been agreed upon in this Agreement, unless the Contracting
Parties agree otherwise.
The designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right to perform
services using aircraft (or aircraft and crew) leased from any company, including
other airlines, subject to arrangements made from time to time between the Contracting
Parties.
Article 14. Ground handling
Subject to the laws and regulations of each Contracting Party including, in the case
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, European Community law,
each designated airline shall have in the territory of the other Contracting Party
the right to perform its own ground handling (‘‘self-handling’’) or, at its option,
the right to select among competing suppliers that provide ground handling services
in whole or in part. Where such laws and regulations limit or preclude self-handling
and where there is no effective competition between suppliers that provide ground
handling services, each designated airline shall be treated on a non-discriminatory
basis as regards their access to self-handling and ground handling services provided
by a supplier or suppliers.
Article 15. Transfer of Earnings
Each designated airline may on demand convert and remit local revenues in excess of
sums locally disbursed to the country of its choice. Prompt conversion and remittance
shall be permitted without restrictions at the rate of exchange applicable to current
transactions which is in effect at the time such revenues are presented for conversion
and remittance, and shall not be subject to any charges except those normally made
by banks for carrying out such conversion and remittance.
Article 16. Airline Representation and Sales
An airline which:
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a) is incorporated and has its principal place of business in the territory of one Contracting
Party or an EC Member State; and
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b) holds a current Air Operator’s Certificate issued by the aeronautical authority of
that Contracting Party or an EC Member State;
may:
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(i) in accordance with the laws and regulations relating to entry, residence and employment
of the other Contracting Party bring in and maintain in the territory of the other
Contracting Party those of their own managerial, technical, operational and other
specialist staff which the airline reasonably considers necessary for the provision
of air services;
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(ii) use the services and personnel of any other organisation, company or irline operating
in the territory of the other Contracting Party;
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(iii) establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party;
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(iv) engage in the sale and marketing of air transportation in the territory of the other
Contracting Party, either directly or through agents or other intermediaries appointed
by the airline. The airline may sell, and any person shall be free to purchase, such
transportation in local currency or in any freely convertible other currency.
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2 Each Contracting Party shall encourage consultation on user charges between their
competent charging authorities and airlines using the services and facilities provided
by those charging authorities, where practicable through those airlines’ representative
organisations. Reasonable notice of any proposals for changes in user charges should
be given to such users to enable them to express their views before changes are made.
Each Contracting Party shall further encourage its competent charging authorities
and such users to exchange appropriate information concerning user charges.
Article 18. Intermodal transport
The airlines of each Contracting Party shall be permitted to employ, in connection
with air transport, any intermodal transport to or from any points in the territories
of the Contracting Parties or third countries. Airlines may elect to perform their
own intermodal transport or to provide it through arrangements, including code share,
with other carriers. Such intermodal services may be offered as a through service
and at a single price for the air and intermodal transport combined, provided that
passengers and shippers are informed as to the providers of the transport involved.
Either Contracting Party may at any time request consultations on the implementation,
interpretation, application or amendment of this Agreement or compliance with this
Agreement. Such consultations, which may be between aeronautical authorities, shall
begin within a period of 60 days from the date the other Contracting Party receives
a written request, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties.
Article 20. Settlement of Disputes
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2 If the Contracting Parties fail to reach a settlement of the dispute by negotiation,
it may be referred by them to such person or body as they may agree on or, at the
request of either Contracting Party, shall be submitted for decision to a tribunal
of three arbitrators which shall be constituted in the following manner:
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a) within 30 days after receipt of a request for arbitration, each Contracting Party
shall appoint one arbitrator. A national of a third State, who shall act as President
of the tribunal, shall be appointed as the third arbitrator by agreement between the
two arbitrators, within 60 days of the appointment of the second;
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b) if within the time limits specified above any appointment has not been made, either
Contracting Party may request the President of the International Court of Justice
to make the necessary appointment within 30 days. If the President has the nationality
of one of the Contracting Parties, the Vice-President shall be requested to make the
appointment. If the Vice-President has the nationality of one of the Contracting Parties,
the Member of the International Court of Justice next in seniority who does not have
the nationality of one of the Contracting Parties shall be requested to make the appointment.
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3 Except as hereinafter provided in this Article or as otherwise agreed by the Contracting
Parties, the tribunal shall determine the limits of its jurisdiction and establish
its own procedure. At the direction of the tribunal, or at the request of either of
the Contracting Parties, a conference to determine the precise issues to be arbitrated
and the specific procedures to be followed shall be held not later than 30 days after
the tribunal is fully constituted.
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4 Except as otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties or prescribed by the tribunal,
each Contracting Party shall submit a memorandum within 45 days after the tribunal
is fully constituted. Each Contracting Party may submit a reply within 60 days of
submission of the other Contracting Party’s memorandum. The tribunal shall hold a
hearing at the request of either Contracting Party, or at its discretion, within 30
days after replies are due.
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5 The tribunal shall attempt to give a written decision within 30 days after completion
of the hearing or, if no hearing is held, 30 days after the date both replies are
submitted. The decision shall be taken by a majority vote.
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8 Each Contracting Party shall bear the costs of the arbitrator appointed by it. The
other costs of the tribunal shall be shared equally by the Contracting Parties including
any expenses incurred by the President, Vice-President or Member of the International
Court of Justice in implementing the procedures in paragraph 2 b) of this Article.
The Contracting Parties shall agree any amendments to this Agreement by an Exchange
of Notes.
Either Contracting Party may at any time give notice in writing to the other Contracting
Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be simultaneously
communicated to the International Civil Aviation Organisation. This Agreement shall
terminate at midnight (at the place of receipt of the notice) immediately before the
first anniversary of the date of receipt of the notice by the other Contracting Party,
unless the notice is withdrawn by agreement before the end of this period. In the
absence of acknowledgement of receipt by the other Contracting Party, the notice shall
be deemed to have been received 14 days after receipt of the notice by the International
Civil Aviation Organisation.
Article 23. Applicability
As regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the Netherlands
Antilles only. As regards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
this Agreement shall apply to the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto
under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
with the exception of the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto of Anguilla,
Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks
and Caicos Islands.
Article 24. Entry into Force
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2 Upon entry into force this Agreement shall supersede the Agreement between the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of
the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Certain Air Services, done at London on 13 August
1946 (‘‘the 1946 Agreement’’), as subsequently amended, insofar as the 1946 Agreement
applies to air services between and beyond the territory of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as defined in Article 1 d) of this Agreement,
on the one hand and the Netherlands Antilles on the other. This Agreement does not
affect the operation of the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Concerning Air Services, done at London on 10 January 2000.
