Article 20

Intermodal Services

1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, airlines and indirect providers of passenger transportation of each Party shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with international air transportation any surface transportation for passengers to or from any points in the territories of the Parties or in third countries, including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities. Airlines may elect to perform their own surface trans-portation or, at their discretion, to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of passenger air transportation. Such intermodal passenger services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that passengers are informed as to the facts of this transportation.

2 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, airlines and indirect provi-ders of cargo transportation of the Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with international air transportation any surface transport for cargo to or from any points in the territories of the Parties or third countries, including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport cargo in bond under applicable domestic law. Access to airport customs processing and facilities shall be provided for such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air. Airlines may elect to perform their own surface transport or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transport operated by other airlines and indirect providers of cargo air transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transport combined, provided that shippers are informed as to the facts concerning such transport.

Article 21

Consultation

1 — Either Party may at any time request consultations on the implementation, interpretation, application or amendment, or compliance with this Agreement.

2 — Subject to Articles 5 (“Refusal, revocation, suspension and limitation of rights”) , 9 (“Avia-tion safety”) and 10 (“Aviation security”), such consultations, which may be through discussion or correspondence, shall begin within a period of sixty (60) days of the date of receipt of such a request, unless otherwise mutually decided.

Article 22

Amendment of Agreement

1 — If either of the Parties considers it desirable to amend any provision of this Agreement, such amendment shall be agreed upon in accordance with the provisions of Article 22.

2 — The amendments resulting from the negotiations referred to in the previous number shall enter into force according to what is established in Article 26.

3 — If, in conformity with domestic law, a multilateral convention concerning air transportation comes into force in respect of both Parties, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended so far as is necessary to conform with the provisions of that convention.

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