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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 referred to in paragraph 3 above, require 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 navigation facilities occurs, the Contracting 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 Contracting Party have problems whith regard to the aviation security provisions of this article, the aeronautical authorities of either Contracting Party may request immediate consultations with the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party.

Article 14 Provision of information

The aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party shall provide, or shall cause its designated airlines to provide, the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party, upon request, with periodic or other statements of statistics as may be reasonably required for the purpose of reviewing the operation of the agreed services including, but not limited to, statements of statistics related to the traffic carried by its designated airline between points in the territory of the other Contracting Party and other points on the specified routes.

Article 15 Consultations

1 — In a spirit of close co-operation, the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties shall consult each other when necessary with a view to ensuring the implementation of, satisfactory compliance with and amendment to the provisions of this Agreement and the annex thereto.

2 — Such consultations shall begin within a period of 60 days from the date of a written request by the other Contracting Party unless otherwise agreed by both Contracting Parties.

Article 16

Amendment of Agreement

1 — This Agreement may be amended or revised by agreement, in writing, between the Contracting Parties.

2 — Any amendment of this Agreement agreed by the Contracting Parties, shall come into effect on a date to be determined in an exchange of notes and be dependant upon the completion of any constitutional requirements.

3 — The annex to this Agreement may be amended, in writing, between the aeronautical authorities and such amendment shall take effect on a date to be determined by them.

4 — If Jhe provisions of a multilateral agreement or

convention concerning air transport come into force in respect of both Contracting Parties, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended so far as is necessary to conform with the provisions of such agreement or convention.

Article 17 Settlement of disputes

1 — If any dispute arises between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement and the annex thereto, the Contracting Parties shall, in the first place, endeavour to settle it by negotiation.

2 — If the Contracting Parties fail to reach a settlement by negotiation, they may agree to refer the dispute for decision to some person or body or the dispute may, at the request of either Contracting Party, be submitted for decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators, one to be nominated by each Contracting Party and the third to be appointed by the two so nominated. Each of the Contracting Parties shall nominate an arbitrator within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt by either Contracting Party from the other of a notice, through the diplomatic channel, requesting arbitration of the dispute and the third arbitrator shall be appointed within

a further period of 60 days. If either of the Contracting Parties fails to nominate an arbitrator within the period specified, or of the third arbitrator is not appointed within the period specified, the president of the International Civil Aviation Organisation may be requested by either Contracting Party to appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case requires. In such case the third arbitrator shall be a national of a third State and shall act as president of the arbitral tribunal.

3 — The. Contracting Parties undertake to comply with any decision given under paragraph 2 of this article.

4 — If and so long as either Contracting Party, or a designated airline of either Contracting Party, fails to comply with the decision given under paragraph 2, of this article, the other Contracting Party may limit, suspend or revoke any rights or privileges which it has granted by virtue of this Agreement to the Contracting Party in default.

5 — Subject to the final decision of the tribunal, the Contracting Parties shall bear in equal proportion, the interim costs of arbitration.

Article 18

Termination

Either Contracting Party may at any time give notice to the other Contracting Party of its decision to terminate the present Agreement; such notice shall be simultaneously communicated to the International Civil Aviation Organisation. In such case the Agreement shall terminate 12 months after the date of receipt of the. notice by the other Contracting Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by agreement before the expiry of this period. In the absence of acknowledgement of receipt by the other Contracting Party, notice shall be deemed to have been received 14 days after the te.cje.vpt. of the notice by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.