b) the term “EU Treaties” shall mean the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty on

the Functioning of the European Union;

c) the term "Aeronautical Authorities" shall mean, in the case of the Portuguese Republic,

the Civil Aviation Authority; in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of

Curaçao, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation; or, in both cases, any person or body

authorized to perform any functions at present exercised by the said authorities or similar

functions;

d) the term "Designated Airline" shall mean any Airline, which has been designated and

authorized in accordance with Article 3 of this Agreement;

e) the term "Territory" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of the Convention;

f) 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;

g) the term "Tariff" shall mean the prices to be paid for the carriage of passengers,

baggage and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including prices

and conditions for agency and other ancillary services, but excluding remuneration or

conditions for the carriage of mail; and

h) the term "Annex" shall mean the Route Schedule attached to this Agreement and any

Clauses or Notes appearing in such Annex.

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:

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