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- Either Contracting Party shall have the right to designate two airlines to operate International Air Services on the routes specified in the Annex and to substitute another airline(s) for an airline(s) previously designated. Such designation shall be transmitted to the other Contracting Party in writing through diplomatic channels.
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- On receipt of such a designation 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(s) designated by the Netherlands:
- •it is established in the territory of the European part of the Netherlands under the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union and has received a valid Operating Licence in accordance with European Union law; and
- •effective regulatory control of the airline is exercised and maintained by the European Union Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operator’s Certificate and the relevant aeronautical authority is clearly identified in the designation; and
- •the airline is owned, and it is effectively controlled by Member States of the European Union or the European Free Trade Association and/or by nationals of such states; and
- b)in the case of an airline(s) designated by the Kingdom of Bahrain:
- •it is established in the territory of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is licensed in accordance with the applicable law of the Kingdom of Bahrain; and
- •the Kingdom of Bahrain has and maintains effective regulatory control of the airline; and
- •the airline is owned, and it is effectively controlled by the Kingdom of Bahrain and/or their nationals.
- c)the designated airline(s) is qualified to meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied to the operation of international air services by the party considering the application.
