d) The term "territory" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of the

Convention;

e) The terms "air service", "international air service", "airline" and "stop for non-

traffic purposes" shall have the meanings assigned to them in Article 96 of the

Convention;

f) The term "tariff" shall mean any fare, rate or charge for the carriage of

passengers, baggage and/or cargo (excluding mail) in air transportation (including

any other mode of transportation in connection therewith) charged by airlines,

including their agents, and the conditions governing the availability of such fare, rate

or charge;

g) The term "Annex" shall mean the Route Schedule attached to the present

Agreement and any Clauses or Notes appearing in such Annex. The Annex shall be

considered an integral part of this Agreement and all references to the term

“Agreement” shall be read as including the Annex; and

h) The term “EU Member State” shall mean a State that is a contracting party to

the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union; and “EFTA States” shall mean The Republic of Iceland, the Principality of

Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation.

ARTICLE 2 OPERATING RIGHTS

1. Each Party grants to the other Party the following rights in respect of

international air services conducted by the designated airlines of the other Party:

a) The right to fly across its territory without landing, and

b) The right to make stops in its territory for non-traffic purposes.

2. Each Party grants to the other Party the rights hereinafter specified in this

Agreement for the purpose of the operation of scheduled international air services by

the other Party’s designated airlines on the routes specified in the appropriate

Section of the Annex. Such services and routes are hereinafter called "the agreed

services" and "the specified routes" respectively. While operating an agreed service

on a specified route the airlines designated by each Party shall enjoy in addition to

the rights specified in paragraph 1 of this Article and subject to the provisions of this

Agreement, the right to make stops in the territory of the other Party at the points

specified for that route in the Annex for the purpose of taking on board and

disembarking passengers, baggage, cargo and mail.

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