17 DE JUNHO DE 1999

2006-(1l)

ification to such flight schedules or conditions of their operation shall also be submitted to the aeronautical authorities for approval. In special cases, the above set limit may be reduced subject to the agreement of the said authorities.

Article 13

Aviation safety

1 — Consistent with their rights and obligations under international law, the Contracting Parties reaffirm that their obligation to each other to protect the security of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference forms an integral part of this Agreement. Whithout 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 sig.icd at Montreal on 23 September 1971, and any other multilateral agreement governing civil aviation security binding upon both Contracting Parties.

2 — The Contracting Parties shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each other to provent 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 Contracting Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with the aviation security provisions established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and designated as annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, to the extent that such security provisions are applicable to the Contracting Parties; they shall require that operators of aircraft of xheir 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 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 the 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 fo be nominated by each Contracting Party and the third