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a) the term “Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944, including any
Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes or Convention under Articles
90 and 94 (a) thereof, so far as those Annexes and amendments are applicable for both Contracting
Parties;
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b) the term “aeronautical authorities” means, in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
in respect of Curaçao, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation of Curaçao; in
the case of the Republic of Austria, the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology;
or, in both cases, any person or body authorized to perform any functions at present
exercised by the said authorities or similar functions;
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c) the term “agreed services” means scheduled international air services on the route(s)
specified in the Annex to this Agreement for the transport of passengers, baggage, cargo and mail;
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d) the term “designated airline” means any airline or airlines, which has or have been
designated and authorised in accordance with Article 3 (Designation and revocation) of the present Agreement;
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e) the term “territory” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of the Convention;
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f) the terms “air service”, “international air service”, “airline” and “stop for non-traffic
purposes” have the meanings assigned to them in Article 96 of the Convention;
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g) the term “specified route” means a route specified in the Annex to this Agreement;
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h) the term “capacity” in relation to agreed services means the available payload of
the aircraft used on such services, multiplied by the frequency operated by such aircraft
over a given period on a route or section of a route;
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i) the term “tariff” means the prices to be paid for the carriage of passengers, baggage
and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including commission
charges and other additional remuneration for agency or sale of transportation documents,
but excluding remuneration and conditions for the carriage of mail;
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j) the term “Agreement” means this Agreement, its Annex, and any amendments thereto. The Annex forms an integral part of the Agreement and
all references to the Agreement shall include reference to the Annex except where
otherwise provided;
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k) references in this Agreement to nationals of the Republic of Austria shall be understood
as referring to nationals of European Union Member States;
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l) references in this Agreement to nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect
of Curaçao, shall be understood as referring to nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
who originate from or reside in Curaçao;
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m) references in this Agreement to airlines of the Republic of Austria shall be understood
as referring to airlines designated by the Republic of Austria; and
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n) references in this Agreement to the “EU Treaties” shall be understood as referring
to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.