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they remain in the areas of the airport reserved for that purpose.

2 —Baggage and cargo in direct transit shall be exempt from customs duties and other similar taxes.

ARTICLE 13 (Charges)

1 — Charges relating to the use of airports including its installations and facilities as well as charges for the use of air navigation facilities shall be established in accordance with the regulations in force in the territory of the other Contracting Party.

2 — Either Contracting Party agrees, however, that the amount of those charges shall not be higher than those imposed on national or foreign aircraft engaged in similar international services for the use of airports its facilities and services.

ARTICLE 14

(Exemption from duties, charges and taxes on aircraft and supplies)

1 — Aircraft operated on international services by the designated airline of a Contracting Party, its regular equipment, fuel and lubricants, as well as stores on board (including food, beverages, tobaco and other articles for sale in limited quantities to passengers on board the aircraft) shaJl on arriving in the territory of the other Contracting Party, be exempt from all customs duties, inspection fees and other taxes or fees, provided they remain on board the aircraft until they are re-exported or until they are used on part of the route over said territory.

2 — The following shall also be exempt from said customs duties and fees, payments relating to services performed being excepted:

a) Stores on board taken in the territory of a

Contracting Party within the limits established by the Authorities of said Contracting Party for use on aircraft operating international services of the other Contracting Party;

b) Spare parts and regular aircraft equipment

imported into the territory of a Contracting Party for the maintenance or repair of aircraft operating international services of the airline designated by the other Contracting Party;

c) Fuel and lubricants for the supply of aircraft

operating international air services of a Contracting Party, even when such fuel and lubricants are used on part of a route over the territory of the Contracting Party where they were loaded.

3 — Should the laws and regulations of either Contracting Party so require, the goods referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above may be placed under the supervision or control of the customs authorities.

4 — Regular aircraft equipment as well as goods and stores on board the aircraft of a Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Con-

tracting Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of such Party. In such a case they may be placed under the supervision of the said authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of, in accordance with the applicable customs regulations.

ARTICLE 15 (Technical and commercial representation)

1 —The designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right to maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Party a representation comprising technical personnel and commercial personnel for the performance of the agreed services. The number of persons of such representation, which may include nationals of the first Contracting Party, shall be determined by the Aeronautical Authorities on the basis of proposals submited by the designated airlines and based on the principles of reciprocity and equity.

2 — Nationals of third countries employed by the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall be counted as nationals of said Contracting Party.

ARTICLE 16

(Transfer of results and exemption from taxes on revenues)

1 — Each Contracting Party grants to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party the right to free transfer to its head office in convertible foreign exchange at the official exchange rate of the excess of receipts over expenditure earned in its territory with the transportation of passengers, baggage, mail and cargo by the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party. Should a special payments agreement between the two Contracting Parties be in force, such agreement shall be applicable.

2 — Profits derived from the transportation of passengers, baggage, mail and cargo earned by the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall be exempt from taxes and charges in the territory of the other Contracting Party.

ARTICLE 17 (Consultation}

1 — In a spirit of close co-operation, the Aeronautical Authorities of the Contracting Parties shall consult each other from time to time for the purpose of ensuring the observance of the principles and the satisfactory compliance with the provisions set up in the present Agreement and the Annex thereto.

2 — Either of the Contracting Parties may request verbal or written consultation which will take place within at least sixty days from the date of the request, unless the Contracting Parties agree otherwise.

ARTICLE 18. (Amendments of the Agreement and its Annex)

Should either of the Contracting Parties consider it desirable to modify any provision of the present Agreement or of its Annex, it may request consul-