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II SÉRIE-A — NÚMERO 14

ence 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 and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971.

2 — 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.

3 — The 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 Convention on International Civil Aviation, to the extent that such security provisions are applicable to the Parties; they shall require that operators of aircraft of their registry or operators of aircraft who have their principal place of business or permanent residence in their territory and the operators of airports in their territory act in conformity with such aviation security provisions.

4 — Each Contracting Party agrees that such operators of aircraft may be required to observe the aviation security provisions referrend to in paragraph 3 above, required by the other Contracting Party for entry into, departure from, or while within, the territory of that other Contracting Party.

Each Contracting party shall ensure that adequate measures are effectively 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 give positive consideration to any request from the other Contracting Party for reasonable special security measures to meet a particular threat.

5 — 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 and air navigation facilities occurs, the Contrating Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures intended to terminate rapidly and safely such incident or threat thereof.

6 — Should one Party have problems with regard to the aviation security provisions of this article, the aeronautical autorities of either Party may request immediate consultations with the aeronautical authorities of the other Party.

Article 13

Establishment of tariffs

1 — In the following paragraphs, the term «tariff» means the prices to be paid for the carriage of passengers, baggage and freight, 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.

2 — The tariffs to be charged by the airline of one Contracting Party for carriage to or from the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be established at reasonable levels, due regard being paid to all relevent factors including cost of operation, reasonable profit and the tariffs of other airlines.

3 — The tariffs referred to in paragraph 2 of this article shall, if possible, be agreed by the designated airlines of both Contracting Parties after consultation with the other airlines operating over the whole or part of the route, and such agreements shall, wherever possible, be reached by the use of procedures of the International Air Transport Association for the working out of tariffs.

4 — The tariffs so agreed shall be submetted for the approval of the aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties at least 60 days before the proposed date of their introduction. In special cases, this period may be reduced, subject to the agreement of the said authorities.

5 — This approval may be given expressly. If neither of the aeronautical authorities has expressed disapproval within 30 days from the date of submission, in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, these tariffs shall be considered as approved. In the event of the period for submission being reduced, as provided for in paragraph 4, the aeronautical authorities may agree that the period within wich any disapproval must be notified shall be less than 30 days.

6 — If a tariff cannot be agreed in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article or one aeronautical authority gives the other aeronautical authority notice of its disapproval of any tariff agreed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3, the aeronautical authorities of any State whose advice they consider useful, endeavour to determine the tariff by mutual agreement.

7 — If the aeronautical authorities cannot agree on any tariff submetted to them under paragraph 4 of this article, or on determination of any tariff under paragraph 5 of this article, the dispute shall be settled in accordance with the provisions of article 19 of this Agreement.

8 — A tariff established in accordance with the provisions of this article shall remain in force until a new tariff has been established. Nevertheless, a tariff shall not be prolonged by virtue of this paragraph for more than 12 months after the date on which it otherwise would have expired.

Article 14 Information and statistics

The aeronautical authorities of either Contracting Party shall supply to the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party, at their request, such periodic or other statements of statistics as may be reasonable required for the purpose of reviewing the capacity provided on the agreed services by the designated airlines of the first Contracting Party. Such statements shall include all information required to determine the amount of traffic carried by those airlines on the agreed services.