Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip
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- The airlines of each Party shall have the right to establish offices, both on-line and off-line, in the territory of the other Party for the promotion and sale of air transportation.
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- The designated airlines of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Party managerial, sales, technical, operational, and other specialist staff required for the provision of air transportation.
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- These staff requirements may, at the option of the designated airline or airlines of one Party, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other organization, company or airline operating in the territory of the other Party and authorized to perform such services for other airlines.
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- The representatives and staff shall be subject to the laws and regulations in force of the other Party, and consistent with such laws and regulations:
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- a.each Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and with the minimum of delay, grant the necessary employment authorizations, visitor visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; and
- b.both Parties shall facilitate and expedite the requirement of employment authorizations for personnel performing certain temporary duties not exceeding ninety (90) days.
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- Each designated airline shall have the right to perform its own ground-handling in the territory of the other Party (“self-handling”) or, at its option, select among competing agents for such services in whole or in part. The rights shall be subject only to physical constraints resulting from considerations of airport safety. Where such considerations preclude self-handling, ground services shall be available on an equal basis to all airlines; charges shall be based on the costs of services provided; and such services shall be comparable to the kind and quality of services as if self-handling were possible.
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- Any airline of each Party may engage in the sale of air transportation in the territory of the other Party directly and, at the airline's discretion, through its agents. Each airline shall have the right to sell such transportation, in the currency of that territory or in freely convertible currencies.
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- Each airline shall have the right to convert and remit to its country, on demand, local revenues from the sale of air transport services and associated activities directly linked to air transport in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes the initial application for remittance.
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- The airlines of each Party shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territory of the other Party in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Party in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation.
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- The provisions of this Article do not exempt the airlines of both Parties of the duties, taxes and contributions they are subject to.
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- If there is a special agreement between the Parties to avoid double taxation, or an especial agreement which regulates transferring of funds between the Parties, such agreements shall prevail.
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- In operating or holding out the authorized services on the agreed routes, any designated airline of one Party may enter into co-operative marketing arrangements such as blocked-space, code-sharing, joint ventures or leasing arrangements, with:
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- a.an airline or airlines of either Party; and
- b.an airline or airlines of a third country, provided that such third country authorizes or allows comparable arrangements between the airlines of the other Party and other airlines on services to, from and via such a third country;
- provided that all airlines in such arrangements (1) hold the appropriate authority and (2) meet the requirements normally applied to such arrangements.
