AGREEMENT ON AIR TRANSPORT

BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC

AND THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE The PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC and the REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE hereinafter

referred to as "the Parties", being Parties to the Convention on International Civil

Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944:

Noting the Agreement between the European Community and Singapore on certain

aspects of air services signed on the ninth day of June 2006; and

Desiring to organize, in a safe and orderly manner, international air services and to

promote in the greatest possible measure international cooperation in respect of such

services; and

Desiring to establish an Agreement to foster the development of scheduled air

services between and beyond their territories;

Agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of the present Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

a) The term "Convention" shall mean the Convention on International Civil

Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944,

including any Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any

amendment of the Annexes or Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof, so far as

those Annexes and amendments have been adopted by both Parties;

b) The term "aeronautical authorities" shall mean, in the case of the Portuguese

Republic the National Institute of Civil Aviation, and in the case of the Republic of

Singapore the Minister for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore or,

in both cases, any person or body authorized to perform any functions at present

exercised by the said authorities or similar functions;

c) The term "designated airline" shall mean any airline, which has been

designated and authorised in accordance with Article 3 of the present Agreement;

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