Article 11

Exemption from customs duties and other charges

1 — Aircraft operating on international services by the designated airline 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 air-craft shall be exempt from all customs duties, inspection fees and other similar charges 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 the services performed for:

a) Aircraft stores taken on board in the territory of a Party, within limits fixed by the authorities of the said Party, and for use on board outbound aircraft engaged in an international air service by the designated airlines of the other Party;

b) Spare parts and regular equipment brought into the territory of either Party for the mainte-nance or repairs of aircraft used on international air services by the designated airlines of the other Party;

c) Fuel, lubricants and other consumable technical supplies destined to the 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.

4 — The regular airborne equipment, as well as the materials and supplies retained on board the aircraft operated by the designated airline of either Party, may be unloaded in the territory of the other Party only with the approval of the Customs authorities of that Party. In such cases, they may be placed under the supervision of the said Customs authorities up to such time as they are re -exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Customs regulations.

5 — The exemptions provided for by this Article shall also be available in situations where the designated airlines of either Party have entered into arrangements with another airline or airlines for the loan or transfer in the territory of the other Party of the items specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, provided such other airline or airlines similarly enjoy such exemptions from such other Party.

6 — Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Portuguese Republic from imposing, on a non--discriminatory basis, taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of a designated airline of the Republic of Mauritius that operates between a point in the territory of the Portuguese Republic and another point in the territory of the Portuguese Republic or in the territory of another European Union Member State.

Article 12

User charges

1 — Each Party shall endeavour to ensure that user charges imposed or permitted to be impo-sed by its competent authorities on a designated airline of the other Party are just and reasonable. These charges shall be based on sound economic principles.

2 — Neither Party shall impose or permit to be imposed on a designated airline of the other Party user charges higher than those imposed on its own designated airline conducting similar international air transportation using similar aircraft and associated facilities and services.

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