2. The laws and regulations of one Party relating to the admission into, stay in

and departure from its territory of passengers, crew, baggage, cargo and mail

transported on board the aircraft, such as those relating to entry, clearance,

immigration, passports, customs and sanitary control, shall be complied with by, or

on behalf of, such passengers, crew, or cargo of the other Party’s airlines while

entering into, departing from or within the territory of the first Party.

3. Neither Party shall give preference to its own or any other airline over a

designated airline of the other Party engaged in similar international air transportation

in the application of its laws and regulations referred to in this Article.

ARTICLE 6 CUSTOM DUTIES AND OTHER CHARGES

1. Aircraft operating on international services by the designated airlines of either

Party, as well as their regular equipment, spare parts, supplies of fuels and

lubricants, other consumable technical supplies and aircraft stores (including food,

beverages and tobacco) on board such aircraft shall be exempt from custom duties,

inspection fees and other duties or taxes on arriving in the territory of the other Party,

provided such equipment, supplies and aircraft stores remain on board the aircraft up

to such time as they are re-exported, or are used on the part of the journey

performed over that territory.

2. There shall also be exempt from the same duties, fees and taxes, with the

exception of charges corresponding to services provided:

a) Aircraft stores taken on board in the territory of a Party, within limits fixed by

the authorities of that Party, and for use on board outbound aircraft engaged

in international air services by the designated airlines of the other Party;

b) Spare parts and regular aircraft equipment introduced into the territory of a

Party for the maintenance or repair of aircraft used on international air

services by the designated airlines of the other Party;

c) Fuel lubricants and other consumable technical supplies intended to supply

outbound aircraft operated on international air services by the designated

airlines of the other Party, even when these supplies are to be used on the

part of the journey performed over the territory of the Party in which they are

taken aboard.

3. All materials referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article may be required to be

kept under customs supervision or control.

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