Commercial Opportunities. Doing business 1. The Parties agree that obstacles to doing business of commercial operators would hamper the benefits to be achieved by this agreement. The Parties therefore agree to engage in an effective and reciprocal process of removal of obstacles to doing business of commercial operators of both Parties where such obstacles may hamper commercial oper ations, create distortions to competition or hamper the devel opment of a level playing field. 2. The Joint Committee set up in accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement shall develop a process of cooperation in relation to doing business and commercial opportunities; shall monitor progress in effectively addressing obstacles to doing business of commercial operators and shall regularly review developments, including, if necessary, towards legislative and regulatory changes. In accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement a Party may request a meeting of the Joint Committee to discuss any question related to the application of this article. air Carrier Representatives 3. The air carriers of each Party shall have the right to establish offices in the territory of the other Party for the promotion and sale of air transport and related activities, including the right to sell and to issue any ticket and/or airwaybill, both its own tickets and/or airwaybills of any other carrier. 4. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Party managerial, sales, technical, operational, and other specialist staff who are required to support the provision of air transport. These staff requirements may, at the option of the air carriers, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other organisation, company or air carrier operating in the territory of the other Party, authorised to perform such services in the territory of that Party. Both Parties shall facilitate and expedite the granting of employment authorisations, where required, for personnel employed in the offices according to this paragraph, including those performing certain temporary duties not exceeding ninety (90) days, subject to the relevant laws and regulations in force. Ground Handling (a) Without prejudice to point (b) below, each air carrier shall have in relation to groundhandling in the territory of the other Party: (i) the right to perform its own groundhandling (‘self- handling’) or, at its option (ii) the right to select among competing suppliers that provide groundhandling services in whole or in part where such suppliers are allowed market access on the basis of the laws and regulations of each Party, and where such suppliers are present in the market. (b) For the following categories of groundhandling services, i.e. baggage handling, ramp handling, fuel and oil handling, freight and mail handling as regards the physical handling of freight and mail between the air terminal and the aircraft, the rights under point (a) (i) and (ii) may be subject to constraints according to the laws and regulations applicable in the territory of the other Party. Where such constraints preclude self-handling and where there is no effective competition between suppliers that provide groundhandling services, all such services shall be available on both an equal and non-discriminatory basis to all air carriers. Ground Handling for Third Parties 6. Each groundhandling company, whether an air carrier or not, shall have in relation to groundhandling in the territory of the other Party the right to provide groundhandling services for airlines operating at the same airport, where authorised and consistent with applicable laws and regulations. Sales, Local Expenses, and Transfer of Funds 7. any air carrier of each Party may engage in the sale of air transportation and related services in the territory of the other Party directly and/or, at the air carrier's discretion, through its sales agents, other intermediaries appointed by the air carrier, through another air carrier or through the internet. Each air carrier shall have the right to sell such transportation, and any person shall be free to purchase such transportation, in the currency of that territory or in freely convertible currencies in accordance with the local currency legislation. 8. Each air carrier shall have the right to convert into freely convertible currencies and remit from the territory of the other Party to its home territory and, except where inconsistent with generally applicable law or regulation, to the country or countries of its choice, on demand, local revenues. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes the initial application for remittance. 9. The air carriers of each Party shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territory of the other Party in local currency. at their discretion, the air carriers of each Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Party in freely convertible currencies in accordance with local currency legislation. Cooperative arrangements 10. In operating or holding out services under this agreement, any air carrier of a Party may enter into cooperative marketing arrangements, such as blocked-space agreements or code-sharing arrangements, with: (a) any air carrier or carriers of the Parties; and (b) any air carrier or carriers of a third country; and (c) any surface (land or maritime) transport provider; provided that: (i) the operating carrier holds the appropriate traffic rights, (ii) the marketing carriers hold the appropriate underlying route authority, and (iii) the arrangements meet the requirements relating to safety and competition normally applied to such arrangements. In respect of passenger transport sold involving code-shares, the purchaser shall be informed at the point of sale, or in any case before boarding, which transport providers will operate each sector of the service. (a) In relation to the transport of passengers, surface transport providers shall not be subject to laws and regulations governing air transport on the sole basis that such surface transport is held out by an air carrier under its own name. Surface transport providers have the discretion to decide whether to enter into cooperative arrangements. In deciding on any particular arrangement, surface transport providers may consider, among other things, consumer interests and technical, economic, space, and capacity constraints.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Common Aviation Area Agreement
Commercial Opportunities. Doing business1. Subject to the transitional provisions set out in annex I, the Parties shall ensure that their relevant legislation, rules or procedures comply with the regulatory requirements and standards relating to air transport specified in annex II, Part a.
12. The Parties agree that obstacles to doing business of encountered by commercial operators would hamper the benefits to be achieved by this agreement. The Parties shall therefore agree to engage in an effective and reciprocal process of removal of to remove obstacles to doing business of encountered by commercial operators of both Parties where such obstacles may hamper commercial oper ations, operations or create distortions to competition or hamper the devel opment of a level playing fieldaffect equal opportunities to compete.
23. air carriers of the two Parties shall not be required to retain a local sponsor.
4. The Joint Committee set up in accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement shall develop a process of cooperation in relation to doing business and commercial opportunities; , shall monitor progress in effectively addressing obstacles to doing business of encountered by commercial operators and shall regularly review developments, including, if necessary, including towards legislative and regulatory changes. In accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement 23, a Party may request a meeting of the Joint Committee to discuss any question related to the application of this article. air Carrier Representatives.
35. The air carriers of each Party shall have the right to freely establish offices and facilities in the territory of the other Party where such offices and facilities are required for the provision of air transport and for the promotion and sale of air transport and related activities, including the right to sell and to issue any ticket and/or airwaybill, both or airway bill of its own tickets and/or airwaybills or of any other air carrier.
46. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Party managerial, sales, technical, operational, and other specialist staff who are required to support the provision of air transport. These staff requirements may, at the option of the air carriers, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other organisation, company or air carrier operating in the territory of the other Party, authorised to perform such services in the territory of that Party. Both Parties shall facilitate and expedite the granting of employment authorisations, where required, for personnel employed in the offices according to this paragraph, including those performing certain temporary duties not exceeding ninety (90) 90 days, subject to the relevant laws and regulations in force.
7. Ground Handling
(a) Without prejudice to point (b) belowthe second subparagraph, each air carrier shall have in relation to groundhandling ground handling in the territory of the other Party:
(ia) the right to perform its own groundhandling ground handling (‘self- self-handling’) ); or, at its option
(iib) the right to select among competing suppliers suppliers, including other air carriers, that provide groundhandling ground handling services in whole or in part where such suppliers are allowed market access on the basis of the laws and regulations of each Party, and where such suppliers are present in the market.
. The rights under points (a) and (b) For of the following categories of groundhandling services, i.e. baggage handling, ramp handling, fuel and oil handling, freight and mail handling as regards the physical handling of freight and mail between the air terminal and the aircraft, the rights under point (a) (i) and (ii) may first subparagraph shall be subject only to specific constraints according of available space or capacity arising from the need to maintain the laws and regulations applicable in the territory safe operation of the other Partyairport. Where such constraints limit, prevent or preclude self-handling and where there is no effective competition between suppliers that provide groundhandling ground handling services, the relevant Party shall ensure that all such services shall be are available on both an equal and non-discriminatory an adequate basis to all air carriers. Ground Handling for Third Parties; prices of such services shall be determined according to relevant, objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria.
68. Each groundhandling companysupplier of ground handling services, whether an air carrier or not, shall have in relation to groundhandling ground handling in the territory of the other Party the right to provide groundhandling ground handling services for airlines air carriers operating at the same airport, where authorised and consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
9. SalesEach Party shall ensure that its regulations, Local Expensesguidelines and procedures for allocation of slots at the airports in its territory are applied in an independent, transparent, effective, non-discriminatory and Transfer timely manner.
10. Notification of Fundsoperational plans, programmes or schedules for air services operated under this agreement may be required by a Party for information purposes only in order to being able to verify that the rights granted under this agreement are respected. If a Party requires such notification, it shall minimise the administrative burdens of notification requirements and procedures on air transport intermediaries and on air carriers of the other Party.
711. any air carrier of each Party may engage in the sale of air transportation transport and related services in the territory of the other Party directly and/oror, at the air carrier's ’s discretion, through its sales agents, other intermediaries appointed by the air carrier, through another air carrier or through the internetinternet or any other available channel. Each air carrier shall have the right to sell such transportationtransport and related services, and any person shall be free to purchase such transportationtransport and related services, in the currency of that territory or in freely convertible currencies in accordance with the local currency legislationcurrencies.
8. Each air carrier shall have the right to convert into freely convertible currencies and remit from the territory of the other Party to its home territory and, except where inconsistent with generally applicable law or regulation, to the country or countries of its choice, on demand, local revenues. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes the initial application for remittance.
912. The air carriers of each Party shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, fuel and payment of airport charges in the territory of the other Party in local currency. at their discretion, the air carriers of each Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Party in freely convertible currencies at the market rate of exchange.
13. Each air carrier shall have the right on demand to convert into freely convertible currencies and remit at any time, in accordance with any way, from the territory of the other Party to the country of its choice, local currency legislationrevenues. Cooperative arrangementsConversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the market rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the air carrier makes the initial application for remittance and shall not be subject to any charges except those normally made by banks for carrying out such conversion and remittance.
1014. In operating or holding out services under this agreement, any air carrier of a Party may enter into cooperative marketing arrangements, such as blocked-space agreements or code-sharing arrangements, with:
(a) any air carrier or carriers of the Parties; and;
(b) any air carrier or carriers of a third country; and
(c) any surface (land or maritime) transport providerprovider of any country; provided that:
that (i) the operating carrier holds the appropriate traffic rights,
; (ii) the marketing carriers hold the appropriate underlying route authority, and
rights; and (iii) the arrangements meet the requirements relating to safety and competition normally applied to such arrangements.
15. In respect to the transport of passenger transport passengers sold involving code-sharescooperative marketing arrangements, the purchaser shall be informed at the point of sale, or in any case at check-in, or before boardingboarding where no check-in is required for a connecting flight, which transport providers will operate each sector of the service.
(a) 16. In relation to the transport of passengers, surface transport providers shall not be subject to laws and regulations governing air transport on the sole basis that such surface transport is held out by an air carrier under its own name.
17. Surface Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, air carriers and indirect providers of cargo transport of the Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with international air transport any surface transport for cargo to or from any points in the territories of the Parties, or in third countries, including transport to and from all airports internationally recognised with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs processing and facilities. air carriers may elect to perform their own surface transport or to provide it through arrangements with other surface transport providers, including surface transport operated by other air carriers and indirect providers have of cargo air transport. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the discretion air and surface transport combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to decide whether the facts concerning such transport.
18. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled to enter into cooperative franchising or branding arrangements with companies, including air carriers, of either Party or third countries, provided that the air carriers hold the appropriate authority and meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied by the Parties to such arrangements, particularly those requiring the disclosure of the identity of the air carrier operating the service.
19. The air carriers of each Party may enter into arrangements for the provision of aircraft with or without crew for the operation of international air transport with:
(a) any air carrier or carriers of the Parties; and
(b) any air carrier or carriers of a third country, provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the appropriate authority and meet the conditions prescribed under the respective laws and regulations applied by the Parties to such arrangements. In deciding Neither Party shall require the air carrier providing the aircraft to hold traffic rights under this agreement for the routes on any particular arrangementwhich the aircraft will be operated. The Parties may require these arrangements to be approved by their competent authorities. Where a Party requires such approval, surface transport providers may consider, among other things, consumer interests and technical, economic, space, and capacity constraintsit shall minimise the administrative burdens for air carriers of the approval procedures.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Common Aviation Area Agreement
Commercial Opportunities. Doing business
1. The Parties agree that obstacles to doing business of encountered by commercial operators would hamper the benefits to be achieved by this agreement. The Parties therefore agree to engage in an effective and reciprocal process of removal of to remove obstacles to doing business of encountered by commercial operators of both Parties where such obstacles may hamper commercial oper ationsoperations, create distortions to competition or hamper the devel opment development of a level playing field.
2. The Joint Committee set up in accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement shall develop a process of cooperation in relation to doing business and commercial opportunities; , shall monitor progress in effectively addressing obstacles to doing business of encountered by commercial operators and shall regularly review developments, including, if necessary, towards those concerning legislative and regulatory changes. In accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) 29 of this agreement agreement, a Party may request a meeting of the Joint Committee to discuss any question related to the application of this article. air Carrier Representativescarrier representatives
3. The air carriers of each Party shall have the right to establish offices in the territory of the other Party for the promotion and sale of air transport and related activities, including the right to sell and to issue any ticket and/or airwaybillair waybill, both its own tickets and/or airwaybills air waybills of any other carrier.
4. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Party managerial, sales, technical, operational, operational and other specialist staff who are required to support the provision of air transport. These staff requirements may, at the option of the air carriers, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other organisation, company or air carrier operating in the territory of the other Party, authorised to perform such services in the territory of that Party. Both Parties shall facilitate and expedite the granting of employment authorisations, where required, for personnel employed in the offices according to this paragraph, including those performing certain temporary duties not exceeding ninety (90) 90 days, subject to the relevant laws and regulations in force. Ground Handlinghandling
5. Subject to the transitional provisions set out in annex III to this agreement:
(a) Without without prejudice to point (b) below), each air carrier shall have in relation to groundhandling ground handling in the territory of the other Party:
(i) the right to perform its own groundhandling ground handling (‘self- "self-handling’) "); or, at its option
(ii) the right to select among competing suppliers that provide groundhandling ground handling services in whole or in part where such suppliers are allowed market access on the basis of the laws and regulations of each Party, and where such suppliers are present in the market.;
(b) For the following categories of groundhandling services, i.e. for baggage handling, ramp handling, fuel and oil handling, and freight and mail handling as regards the physical handling of freight and mail between the air terminal and the aircraft, the rights under point (a) (ia)(i) and (ii) may be subject to constraints according to the laws and regulations applicable in the territory of the other Party. Where such constraints preclude self-handling and where there is no effective competition between suppliers that provide groundhandling ground handling services, all such services shall be available on both an equal and non-discriminatory basis to all air carriers. Ground Handling for Third Parties;
6. Each groundhandling company(c) any ground handling provider of each Party, whether an air carrier or not, shall have in relation to groundhandling ground handling in the territory of the other Party the right to provide groundhandling ground handling services for airlines air carriers of the Parties operating at the same airport, where authorised and consistent with applicable laws and regulations. allocation of slots at airports
6. The allocation of available slots at the airports in the territories of the Parties shall be carried out in an independent, transparent, non-discriminatory and timely manner. Sales, Local Expenses, local expenses and Transfer transfer of Fundsfunds
7. any air carrier of each Party may engage in the sale of air transportation and related services in the territory of the other Party directly and/or, at the air carrier's discretion, through its sales agents, other intermediaries appointed by the air carrier, through another air carrier or through the internet. Each air carrier shall have the right to sell such transportationtransportation and related services, and any person shall be free to purchase such transportationtransportation and services, in the currency of that territory or in freely convertible currencies in accordance with the local currency legislation.
8. Each air carrier shall have the right to convert into freely convertible currencies and remit local revenues from the territory of the other Party to its home territory and, except where inconsistent with generally applicable law or regulation, to the country or countries of its choice, on demand, local revenueschoice according to the applicable legislation. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the official rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes the initial application for remittance.
9. The air carriers of each Party shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territory of the other Party in local national currency. at their discretion, the air carriers of each Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Party in freely convertible currencies in accordance with local currency legislation. Cooperative arrangements
10. In operating or holding out services under this agreement, any air carrier of a Party may enter into cooperative marketing arrangements, such as blocked-space agreements or code-sharing arrangements, with:
(a) any air carrier or carriers of the Parties; and;
(b) any air carrier or carriers of a third country; and
(c) any surface (land or maritime) transport provider; , provided that:
: (i) the operating carrier holds the appropriate traffic rights,
authority; (ii) the marketing carriers hold the appropriate underlying route authority, and
rights within the relevant bilateral provisions and (iii) the arrangements meet the requirements relating to safety and competition normally applied to such arrangements. In respect of passenger transport sold involving code-shares, the purchaser shall be informed at the point of sale, or in any case before boardingat check-in, or on boarding where no check-in is required for a connecting flight, which transport transportation providers will operate each sector of the service.. Intermodal transportation
(a) 11. In relation to the transport of passengers, surface transport providers shall not be subject to laws and or regulations governing air transport on the sole basis that such surface transport is held out by an air carrier under its own name. Surface transport providers have the discretion to decide whether to enter into cooperative arrangements. In deciding on any particular arrangement, surface transport providers may consider, among other things, consumer interests and technical, economic, space, and capacity constraints.
12. Without prejudice to applicable laws and regulations requirements and notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, air carriers and indirect providers of cargo transport of the Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with international air transport under the same air waybill any surface transport for cargo to or from any points in the territories of Ukraine and the European Union or in third countries including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport cargo in bond. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs processing and facilities. air carriers may elect to perform their own surface transport or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transport operated by other air carriers and indirect providers of cargo air transport. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transport combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transport. For the purposes of the first subparagraph of this paragraph, "surface transport" shall include both land and maritime transportation.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Common Aviation Area Agreement
Commercial Opportunities. Doing business
1. The Parties agree that obstacles to doing business of commercial operators would hamper the benefits to be achieved by this agreement. The Parties therefore agree to engage in an effective and reciprocal process of removal of obstacles to doing business of commercial operators of both Parties where such obstacles may hamper commercial oper ations, create distortions to competition or hamper the devel opment of a level playing field.
2. The Joint Committee set up in accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement shall develop a process of cooperation in relation to doing business and commercial opportunities; shall monitor progress in effectively addressing obstacles to doing business of commercial operators and shall regularly review developments, including, if necessary, towards legislative and regulatory changes. In accordance with article 22 (Joint Committee) of this agreement a Party may request a meeting of the Joint Committee to discuss any question related to the application of this article. air Carrier Representatives
3. The air carriers of each Party shall have the right to establish offices in the territory of the other Party for the promotion and sale of air transport and related activities, including the right to sell and to issue any ticket and/or airwaybill, both its own tickets and/or airwaybills of any other carrier.
4. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Party managerial, sales, technical, operational, and other specialist staff who are required to support the provision of air transport. These staff requirements may, at the option of the air carriers, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other organisation, company or air carrier operating in the territory of the other Party, authorised to perform such services in the territory of that Party. Both Parties shall facilitate and expedite the granting of employment authorisations, where required, for personnel employed in the offices according to this paragraph, including those performing certain temporary duties not exceeding ninety (90) days, subject to the relevant laws and regulations in force. Ground Handling
(a) Without prejudice to point (b) below, each air carrier shall have in relation to groundhandling in the territory of the other Party:
(i) the right to perform its own groundhandling (‘self- handling’) or, at its option
(ii) the right to select among competing suppliers that provide groundhandling services in whole or in part where such suppliers are allowed market access on the basis of the laws and regulations of each Party, and where such suppliers are present in the market.
(b) For the following categories of groundhandling services, i.e. baggage handling, ramp handling, fuel and oil handling, freight and mail handling as regards the physical handling of freight and mail between the air terminal and the aircraft, the rights under point (a) (i) and (ii) may be subject to constraints according to the laws and regulations applicable in the territory of the other Party. Where such constraints preclude self-handling and where there is no effective competition between suppliers that provide groundhandling services, all such services shall be available on both an equal and non-discriminatory basis to all air carriers. Ground Handling for Third Parties
6. Each groundhandling company, whether an air carrier or not, shall have in relation to groundhandling in the territory of the other Party the right to provide groundhandling services for airlines operating at the same airport, where authorised and consistent with applicable laws and regulations. Sales, Local Expenses, and Transfer of Funds
7. any air carrier of each Party may engage in the sale of air transportation and related services in the territory of the other Party directly and/or, at the air carrier's discretion, through its sales agents, other intermediaries appointed by the air carrier, through another air carrier or through the internet. Each air carrier shall have the right to sell such transportation, and any person shall be free to purchase such transportation, in the currency of that territory or in freely convertible currencies in accordance with the local currency legislation.
8. Each air carrier shall have the right to convert into freely convertible currencies and remit from the territory of the other Party to its home territory and, except where inconsistent with generally applicable law or regulation, to the country or countries of its choice, on demand, local revenues. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes the initial application for remittance.
9. The air carriers of each Party shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territory of the other Party in local currency. at their discretion, the air carriers of each Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Party in freely convertible currencies in accordance with local currency legislation. Cooperative arrangements
10. In operating or holding out services under this agreement, any air carrier of a Party may enter into cooperative marketing arrangements, such as blocked-space agreements or code-sharing arrangements, with:
(a) any air carrier or carriers of the Parties; and
(b) any air carrier or carriers of a third country; and
(c) any surface (land or maritime) transport provider; provided that:
(i) the operating carrier holds the appropriate traffic rights,
(ii) the marketing carriers hold the appropriate underlying route authority, and
(iii) the arrangements meet the requirements relating to safety and competition normally applied to such arrangements. In respect of passenger transport sold involving code-shares, the purchaser shall be informed at the point of sale, or in any case before boarding, which transport providers will operate each sector of the service.
(a) In relation to the transport of passengers, surface transport providers shall not be subject to laws and regulations governing air transport on the sole basis that such surface transport is held out by an air carrier under its own name. Surface transport providers have the discretion to decide whether to enter into cooperative arrangements. In deciding on any particular arrangement, surface transport providers may consider, among other things, consumer interests and technical, economic, space, and capacity constraints.
(b) Moreover, and notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, air carriers and indirect providers of cargo transport of the Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with air transport any surface transport for cargo to or from any points in the territories of the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, or in third coun tries, including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where appli cable, the right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs processing and facilities. air carriers may elect to perform their own surface transport or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transport operated by other air carriers and indirect providers of cargo air transport. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transport combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transport. Leasing
12. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled to provide the agreed services using aircraft and crew leased from any air carrier, including from third countries, provided that all participants in such arrangements meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied by the Parties to such arrangements.
(a) Neither Party shall require the air carriers leasing out their equipment to hold traffic rights under this agreement.
(b) The leasing with crew (wet-leasing) by an air carrier of the Republic of Moldova of an aircraft of an air carrier of a third country, or, by an air carrier of the European Union, of an aircraft of an air carrier of a third country other than those mentioned in annex IV to this agreement, in order to exploit the rights envisaged in this agreement, shall remain exceptional or meet temporary needs. It shall be submitted for prior approval of the licensing authority of the leasing air carrier and to the competent authority of the other Party. Franchising/Branding
13. The air carriers of each Party shall be entitled to enter into franchising or branding arrangements with companies, including air carriers, of either Party or third countries, provided that the air carriers hold the appropriate authority and meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and regu lations applied by the Parties to such arrangements, particularly those requiring the disclosure of the identity of the air carrier operating the service.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Common Aviation Area Agreement
