Common use of Aviation safety Clause in Contracts

Aviation safety. 1. Without prejudice to the discretion of the legislative authorities of the Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties shall closely cooperate in the area of aviation safety with the objective of establishing, to the practical extent possible, harmonised rules or mutual recognition of each other's safety standards. The Joint Committee, with the assistance of the European Aviation Safety Agency, shall oversee this process of cooperation. 2. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that their relevant legislation, rules or procedures deliver, at minimum, the level of regulatory requirements and standards relating to air transport specified in Part A of Annex IV, as detailed in Annex VI. 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall recognise as valid, for the purposes of operating the air transport provided for in this Agreement, certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency, and licenses issued or validated by each other and still in force, provided that the requirements for such certificates or licenses at least equal the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention. The competent authorities may, however, refuse to recognise as valid for purposes of flight above their own territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to or validated for their own nationals by such other authorities. 4. Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Contracting Party in areas relating to aeronautical facilities, flight crew, aircraft and the operation of aircraft. Such consultations shall take place within thirty (30) days of that request. 5. If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in the areas referred to in paragraph 4 that meet the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the other Contracting Party shall be informed of such findings and of the steps considered necessary to conform with the ICAO standards. The other Contracting Party shall then take appropriate corrective action within an agreed time period. 6. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that aircraft registered in one Contracting Party suspected of non-compliance with international aviation safety standards established pursuant to the Convention landing at airports open to international air traffic in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be subject to ramp inspections by the competent authorities of that other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment. 7. The competent authorities of either Contracting Party may take all appropriate and immediate measures whenever they ascertain that an aircraft, any component of an aircraft or an operation may: (a) fail to satisfy the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention, or (b) give rise to serious concerns – established through an inspection referred to in paragraph 6, pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention – that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention , or (c) give rise to serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention. 8. Where the competent authorities of one Contracting Party take action under paragraph 7, they shall promptly inform the competent authorities of the other Contracting Party of taking such action, providing reasons for its action. 9. When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an air carrier operation, each Contracting Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorisation of an air carrier or air carriers of the other Contracting Party. 10. Where measures taken in application of paragraphs 7 or 9 are not discontinued even though the basis for taking them has ceased to exist, either Contracting Party may refer the matter to the Joint Committee.

Aviation safety. 1. Without prejudice to the discretion of the legislative authorities auth- orities of the Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties shall closely cooperate in the area of aviation safety with the objective of establishing, to the practical extent possible, harmonised rules or mutual recognition of each other's safety standards. The Joint Committee, with the assistance of the European Aviation Safety Agency, shall oversee this process of cooperation. 2. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that their relevant legislation, rules or procedures deliver, at minimum, the level of regulatory requirements and standards relating to air transport specified in Part A of Annex IV, as detailed in Annex VI. 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall recognise as valid, for the purposes of operating the air transport provided for in this Agreement, certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency, and licenses issued or validated by each other and still in force, provided that the requirements for such certificates or licenses at least equal the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention. The competent authorities may, however, refuse to recognise as valid for purposes of flight above their own territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to or validated for their own nationals by such other authorities. 4. Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Contracting Party in areas relating to aeronautical facilities, flight crew, aircraft and the operation of aircraft. Such consultations consul- tations shall take place within thirty (30) days of that request. 5. If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in the areas referred to in paragraph 4 that meet the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the other Contracting Party shall be informed of such findings and of the steps considered necessary to conform with the ICAO standards. The other Contracting Party shall then take appropriate corrective action within an agreed time period. 6. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that aircraft registered in one Contracting Party suspected of non-compliance with international aviation safety standards established pursuant to the Convention landing at airports open to international air traffic in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be subject to ramp inspections by the competent authorities of that other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment. 7. The competent authorities of either Contracting Party may take all appropriate and immediate measures whenever they ascertain that an aircraft, any component of an aircraft or an operation may: (a) fail to satisfy the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention, or (b) give rise to serious concerns – established through an inspection referred to in paragraph 6, pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention – that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention , or (c) give rise to serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention. 8. Where the competent authorities of one Contracting Party take action under paragraph 7, they shall promptly inform the competent authorities of the other Contracting Party of taking such action, providing reasons for its action. 9. When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an air carrier operation, each Contracting Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorisation of an air carrier or air carriers of the other Contracting Party. 10. Where measures taken in application of paragraphs 7 or 9 are not discontinued even though the basis for taking them has ceased to exist, either Contracting Party may refer the matter to the Joint Committee.EN

Aviation safety. 1. Without prejudice to the discretion of the legislative authorities of the Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties shall closely cooperate in the area of aviation safety with the objective of establishing, to the practical extent possible, harmonised rules or mutual recognition of each other's safety standards. The Joint Committee, with the assistance of the European Aviation Safety Agency, shall oversee this process of cooperation. 2. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that their relevant legislation, rules or procedures deliver, at minimum, the level of regulatory requirements and standards relating to air transport specified in Part A of Annex IV, as detailed in Annex VI. 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall recognise as valid, for the purposes of operating the air transport provided for in this Agreement, certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency, and licenses issued or validated by each other and still in force, provided that the requirements for such certificates or licenses at least equal the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention. The competent authorities may, however, refuse to recognise as valid for purposes of flight above their own territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to or validated for their own nationals by such other authorities. 4. Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Contracting Party in areas relating to aeronautical facilities, flight crew, aircraft and the operation of aircraft. Such consultations shall take place within thirty (30) days of that request. 5. If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in the areas referred to in paragraph 4 that meet the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the other Contracting Party shall be informed of such findings and of the steps considered necessary to conform with the ICAO standards. The other Contracting Party shall then take appropriate corrective action within an agreed time period. 6. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that aircraft registered in one Contracting Party suspected of non-compliance with international aviation safety standards established pursuant to the Convention landing at airports open to international air traffic in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be subject to ramp inspections by the competent authorities of that other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment. 7. The competent authorities of either Contracting Party may take all appropriate and immediate measures whenever they ascertain that an aircraft, any component of an aircraft or an operation may: (a) fail to satisfy the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention, or (b) give rise to serious concerns – established through an inspection referred to in paragraph 6, pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention – that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention Convention, or (c) give rise to serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance main­ tenance and administration of minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention. 8. Where the competent authorities of one Contracting Party take action under paragraph 7, they shall promptly inform the competent authorities of the other Contracting Party of taking such action, providing reasons for its action. 9. When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an air carrier operation, each Contracting Party reserves the right to immediately immedi­ ately suspend or vary the operating authorisation of an air carrier or air carriers of the other Contracting Party. 10. Where measures taken in application of paragraphs 7 or 9 are not discontinued even though the basis for taking them has ceased to exist, either Contracting Party may refer the matter to the Joint Committee.

Aviation safety. 1. Without prejudice to the discretion of the legislative authorities of the Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties shall closely cooperate in the area of aviation safety with the objective of establishing, to the practical extent possible, harmonised rules or mutual recognition of each other's safety standards. The Joint Committee, with the assistance of the European Aviation Safety Agency, shall oversee this process of cooperation. 2. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that their relevant legislation, rules or procedures deliver, at minimum, the level of regulatory requirements and standards relating to air transport specified in Part A of Annex IV, as detailed in Annex VI. 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall recognise as valid, for the purposes of operating the air transport provided for in this Agreement, certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency, and licenses issued or validated by each other and still in force, provided that the requirements for such certificates or licenses at least equal the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention. The competent authorities may, however, refuse to recognise as valid for purposes of flight above their own territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to or validated for their own nationals by such other authorities. 4. Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Contracting Party in areas relating to aeronautical facilities, flight crew, aircraft and the operation of aircraft. Such consultations shall take place within thirty (30) days of that request. 5. If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in the areas referred to in paragraph 4 that meet the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the other Contracting Party shall be informed of such findings and of the steps considered necessary to conform with the ICAO standards. The other Contracting Party shall then take appropriate corrective action within an agreed time period. 6. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that aircraft registered in one Contracting Party suspected of non-compliance with international aviation safety standards established pursuant to the Convention landing at airports open to international air traffic in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be subject to ramp inspections by the competent authorities of that other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment. 7. The competent authorities of either Contracting Party may take all appropriate and immediate measures whenever they ascertain that an aircraft, any component of an aircraft or an operation may: (a) fail to satisfy the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention, or (b) give rise to serious concerns – established through an inspection referred to in paragraph 6, pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention – that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention Convention, or (c) give rise to serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention. 8. Where the competent authorities of one Contracting Party take action under paragraph 7, they shall promptly inform the competent authorities of the other Contracting Party of taking such action, providing reasons for its action. 9. When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an air carrier operation, each Contracting Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorisation of an air carrier or air carriers of the other Contracting Party. 10. Where measures taken in application of paragraphs 7 or 9 are not discontinued even though the basis for taking them has ceased to exist, either Contracting Party may refer the matter to the Joint Committee.