Common use of Joint Designation Clause in Contracts

Joint Designation. 1. Each Contracting State shall be entitled to designate, and repeal or amend such designation of, one or more air traffic service provider(s) to provide air traffic services in its applicable airspace, wholly or partially. Such designation, repeal or amendment shall be notified to the Depositary in writing. 2. The Contracting States concerned shall implement the FAB CE Council measures establishing cross border sectors by either: (a) agreeing, on a bilateral or multilateral basis, on the allocation in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article of an air traffic service provider for the respective cross border sector(s); or (b) ensuring that appropriate agreements are entered into between the air traffic service providers concerned for the provision of air traffic services in the respective cross border sector(s), and approved by the Contracting States concerned. 3. Any air traffic service provider designated under paragraph 1 shall be deemed jointly designated by all Contracting States as from the date of notification of the designation to the Depositary until any amendment or repealing as defined in paragraph 1. 4. The Contracting States whose airspace is concerned by agreements between air traffic services providers, either designated or not designated under this Agreement, on the provision of ATS shall remain solely responsible for approval of such agreements. Any two or more neighbouring Contracting States shall be free to enter into appropriate arrangements or agreements with respect to granting such approval. 5. Each Contracting State intending to delegate the responsibility for establishing and/or providing air traffic services in the FAB CE airspace to other than the Contracting States shall ensure that it continues to comply with all provisions of this Agreement.