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The Government Of The Republic Of Latvia And The Government Of The Arab Republic Of Egypt Agreement On Regular Air Traffic

Original Language Title: Par Latvijas Republikas valdības un Ēgiptes Arābu Republikas valdības nolīgumu par regulāru gaisa satiksmi

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: For the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt agreement on regular air traffic in article 1. 1997. April 23 in Cairo signed by the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt agreement on regular air services (hereinafter the agreement) and its annex (annex) this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the agreement and annex Latvian and English. 3. article. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in accordance with article 20 of the agreement recorded the Agreement of the international civil aviation organisation. 4. article. The agreement and the annex shall enter into force on the 21 of the agreement within the time limit laid down in article and in order, and shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gazette "journal". The law, adopted in 1997 by the Parliament on 11 September. The President of the Parliament instead of the President a. perfected in Riga on 23 September 1997 in the Republic of Latvia and the Arab Republic of Egypt agreement on regular air traffic, taking into account that the Republic of Latvia and the Arab Republic of Egypt is the Convention on international civil aviation, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944, parties wishing to develop international cooperation in the field of air transport, and desiring to create the necessary framework for the regular carrying out of air traffic The Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt is confirmed by the duly authorised representatives, who agreed that: article 1 definition 1. This agreement and its annex): (a) the term "Convention" means the Convention on international civil aviation, which opened for signature at Chicago on 7 December 1944, and includes any annex adopted under article 90 of that Convention and any amendment to the Convention or annexes in accordance with article 90 and 94 in so far as those annexes and amendments are applicable to the Contracting Parties; (b)), the term "aviation authorities" means, in the case of the Republic Ministry of transport and the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Minister of transport and communications, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority Chairman, or, in both cases, any person or body authorised to perform the functions of those institutions; (c)) the term "designated airline" means an airline of one Contracting Party in accordance with article 6 of this agreement designated for traffic under the agreement; (d) the term "territory"), "air service", "international air service", "airline" and "stop for non-commercial purposes" are 2 and 96 of the Convention laid down in article; (e)), the term "tariff" means the carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo prices and conditions on which those prices apply, including fees and other additional remuneration for services or transport document sales, but excluding remuneration for postal services and conditions; (f)), the term "all air cargo ' means the international air services by aircraft, which separately or jointly carry cargo or mail (with attendants), but which are not carried for reward passengers. 2. the annexes to this Agreement constitute an integral part thereof. Any reference to this agreement includes a reference to the attachment, if not expressly otherwise agreed. 2. Article 1 of the award to perform air traffic the routes set out in the lists in annex, each contracting party grants to the other Contracting Party the rights provided for in this agreement. This traffic and routes below are referred to as "the agreement" and "certain traffic routes". 2. in accordance with the terms of this agreement, each Contracting Party designated airline for international air travel, is: (a)) without stopping to cross the territory of the other Contracting Party; (b)) the right to stop that territory for non-commercial purposes; (c)) in that territory specified in the annex to this agreement points to pick up and drop off passengers, load and unload baggage, cargo and mail carried to or from points in the territory of the other Contracting Party; d) third countries set out in the annex to this agreement points to pick up and drop off passengers, load and unload baggage, cargo and mail carried to or from those laid down in the annex to this agreement points in the territory of the other Contracting Party. 3. Nothing in this article does not mean that one of the Contracting Parties designated airline is granted rights in the territory of the other Contracting Party to pick up passengers, load luggage, cargo and mail for remuneration to or in connection with the rental agreement for the transport to another point in the same Contracting Party. 4. in the event of armed conflict, political unrest or event, or special and unusual circumstances of one of the Contracting Parties designated airline is unable to perform the agreement provides for regular traffic routes, the other Contracting Party devotes every effort to make certain of benefiting from, these routes, including giving flight to the right period of time, to facilitate the continuation of the road. 3. Article 1 of the law of the Designated airlines have fair and equal opportunities to make agreement of traffic between the territories of the Contracting Parties. 2. each Contracting Party shall take into account the designated airline of the other Contracting Party, the interests of the designated airline, to avoid damage to the provided for in the agreement, which the airline performed on the same route or a section thereof. 3. The agreement provides for traffic the main task is to ensure demand for traffic capacity between the appropriate airline designated Contracting Parties and the territory within the route points. 4. Each designated airline the right to carry international traffic between the territory of the other Contracting Party and a third country territories are used in accordance with the basic principles of general development, which joins the two Contracting Parties, and subject to the conditions that the capacity is matched: a) the demand for transport to the designated airlines of the Contracting Parties and from its territory; (b) demand for services) areas over which traffic is carried out, taking into account local and regional services; c) demand for economically viable transport agreement provides for traffic during the exercise. 5. No party shall unilaterally restrict the other Contracting Parties designated airline transport, except for the limitations provided for in the provisions of this agreement or the Convention's general conditions. Article 4 of the law and the application of the law 1. the law of one Contracting Party and the laws and regulations that determine the aircraft that perform international air traffic or aircraft flying over its territory, the arrival of the territory of that Contracting Party and its continuation, the other Contracting Parties designated airline. 2. the law of one Contracting Party and the laws and regulations governing the carriage of passengers, crew, baggage, cargo or mail arrival in its territory, stay in or leaving, such as the formalities relating to the entry, departure, emigration and immigration, as well as customs and sanitary measures are being applied to the other Contracting Parties designated Airlines aircraft passengers, crew, baggage, cargo or mail when they are located in that territory. 3. No Contracting Party applying the rules referred to in this article and the regulations do not give preference to its own airline in comparison to the other Contracting Parties designated airline. Article 5 Aviation Security 1. in accordance with the rights and obligations stemming from international law, the Contracting Parties declare that their mutual obligation to protect the security of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference forms an integral part of this agreement. Without prejudice to their international law deriving from the rights and obligations of the general character, the Contracting Parties shall act in accordance with the Convention on offenses and certain other acts committed on board aircraft, signed at Tokyo in 1963 which on 14 September, the Convention for the Suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft signed at the Hague in 1970 which of 16 December, the Convention on the fight against illegal activities that jeopardise the security of civil aviation, signed in Montreal in 1971 which 23 September , the complementary Protocol on the fight against violence at the airport serving international civil aviation, signed in Montreal on 24 February 1988, as well as any other Convention and Protocol on aviation security, which both parties adhere to. 2. each Contracting Party shall, at the request of the other Contracting Party, shall provide it with all necessary assistance to prevent aircraft illegal seizure and other illegal activities that threaten this aircraft, its passengers and crew, airports and air navigation facilities, and any other threat to the security of civil aviation. 3. the Contracting Parties shall, in their mutual relations in accordance with aviation safety requirements established by the international civil aviation organisation and as attachments added to the Convention, in so far as these requirements are applicable to the Contracting Parties; they require to be registered in the registry of the aircraft operator or aircraft operator whose main permanent headquarters is in their national territory, and that the existing airport operators work in accordance with the mentioned aviation security requirements. 4. each Contracting Party agrees that their aircraft operators may require to comply with paragraph 3 of this article in the aviation safety requirements, which the other Contracting Party shall be required to respect the arriving on its territory, leaving and staying in it. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its territory is effectively carried out, appropriate measures to protect the aircraft and to inspect passengers, crew, passengers present baggage, baggage, cargo and aircraft inventory prior to their embarkation or loading or its time. Each Contracting Party with respect to any perceived the other Contracting Parties of the request reasonable security measures to prevent specific risks. 5. If the unlawful seizure of an aircraft incident or is it a threat or other illegal activities that threaten this aircraft, its passengers and crew, airports or air navigation facilities, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures to quickly and safely remove this incident or threat thereof. 6. Each Contracting Party shall take the measures it deems appropriate to ensure that the aircraft, which was not legally a hostage or have been brought against other acts of unlawful interference and that landed in its territory, remain on the ground, if it had not needed to implement the main task-to protect human life. As far as practicable, these measures are taken after mutual consultation. Article 6 designation and authorization 1. to carry out the agreement, each Contracting Party shall have the right to appoint a single airline. This appointment takes effect after aviation authorities of the Contracting Parties to the exchange of written statements. 2. Aviation authorities that received the notice of the appointment, in accordance with paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 shall be granted without delay other Contracting Parties designated airline the necessary authorization. 3. the Contracting Parties of the aviation authorities may request of the other Contracting Party designated airline to show that it is able to fulfil the law and the legislative requirements of that institution in accordance with the provisions of the Convention are generally applicable to international air traffic. 4. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to refuse to grant in paragraph 2 of this article the said authorization or request to comply with the conditions, the performance of which they consider necessary, using 2 of this agreement, the rights mentioned in article, if that Contracting Party is not proof that real property rights on this airline and effective control over it is a Contracting Party that has appointed the airline or in its nationals. 5. after receipt of the authorization in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article would mean the airline can start at any time to perform the agreement, if the tariffs established in accordance with article 13 of this agreement. Article 7 authorization withdrawal or suspension 1. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to revoke or suspend an authorization, which is determined by the other Contracting Party designated airlines rights to use this agreement referred to in article 2 of the law, or require to comply with the conditions, the performance of which it considers necessary, using those rights if: (a)) that the airline can prove that the real property rights to it, and it is effective in the control of the Contracting Party that designated by the airline, or its citizens, or (b)) that the airline was unable to fulfil these rights granted by the law of that Contracting Party and the relevant laws, regulations or breach, or (c)) that the airline is unable to perform the traffic provided for in the agreement in accordance with the provisions of this agreement. 2. where this article is referred to in paragraph 1 in immediate cancellation, suspension or conditions of a bond is not required to prevent further the law and violation of law, this right shall be used only after consultation with the other Contracting Party. Article 8 recognition of certificates and licences 1. Flight safety certificates, the qualification certificates and licenses that are issued or recognised as valid by one Contracting Party, shall recognize as valid also for the other Contracting Party. 2. each Contracting Party reserves the right to refuse to recognise as valid for flights over its territory qualification certificates and licenses that are issued to its nationals or recognised as valid in the other Contracting Party or any other country. Article 9 exemption from customs taxes and duties 1. Of one of the Contracting Parties designated in the international airline traffic, aircraft, as well as the usual equipment, fuel and lubricating oil, aircraft inventory items, including food, drinks and tobacco products, on board an aircraft arriving in the territory of the other Contracting Party, shall be exempt from all customs duties and taxes, provided that the said equipment and supplies remain on board until their removal. 2. with the exception of charges for relevant services from the following taxes and duties are exempt: (a)) aircraft inventory, which in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties to some extent its institutions enrolled in the other party's designated airlines of the international air traffic; b) spare parts and equipment, which in the territory of one of the contracting parties brought to the other Contracting Party, the international traffic of aircraft maintenance and repair; (c) fuel and lubricants), which is delivered in one of the Contracting Parties designated airline to support its international air traffic, even if these items are used in the part of the flight over the territory of the Contracting Party in which they have been taken on board an aircraft. Material referred to in this paragraph may require stored under customs supervision or control. 3. Normal aircraft equipment as well as materials and supplies, located in one of the Contracting Parties designated Airlines aircraft in the territory of the other Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the country only by the Customs authorities ' permission. In this case it deploys this supervision until their removal or other deployment in accordance with the customs rules. 4. the exceptions provided for in this article shall also apply where one of the Contracting Parties designated airline has concluded an agreement with another airline or airlines for paragraph 1 and referred to in paragraph 2 the loan or transfer of cases in the territory of the other Contracting Party, provided that the other airline or airlines also are entitled to use the other party's exceptions. Article 10 User charges 1. Each Contracting Party shall take all efforts to ensure that user charges imposed on the competent authorities to impose or permit other Contracting Party designated airline, be fair and reasonable. They are based on sound economic principles. 2. the fee, which one of the Contracting Parties request from the other Contracting Parties designated airline on its airports and air navigation facilities and services, there is no higher than that paid by the said Contracting Parties designated Airlines aircraft carrying out regular international traffic. 11. Article 1 of the commercial activities of each of the Contracting Parties designated airline of the other Contracting Party, the legislation has allowed its territory to create the appropriate representations. These missions may employ staff required for commercial, transport and technical work, and which consists of the transferred or local staff. 2. In the course of applying the principle of reciprocity. The institution of each Contracting Party shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that the other Contracting Parties designated representation appropriate operating conditions. 3. each Contracting Party shall grant the other Contracting Parties designated airline rights in its territory and, directly after the airline of choice, with the agents involved in the sale of air transport services. Each airline shall have the right to sell such transportation services and each person has the right to buy the services of this currency, or on other freely convertible currency, if such a payment is allowed in accordance with the national laws and regulations. Article 12 conversion and transfer of income to each designated airline shall have the right in accordance with the law of the other Contracting Party, the legislation to convert at the official exchange rate and transfer to your state a sum of money, which the income for the carriage of passengers, baggage, freight and mail transport up to this settlement with the other Contracting Party in the territory of the associated costs. If the payment of fees between the two Contracting Parties is governed by a special agreement, this special agreement. Article 13 tariffs Tariff 1 that each designated airline shall apply in connection with carriage on the territory of the other Contracting Party and of its being set a reasonable extent, with due regard to all relevant factors, including transport costs, reasonable profit, characteristics of service for each customer interests and other airlines. 2. the tariffs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined, if possible, by both Contracting Parties designated airline agreement and after consultation with other airlines, which carries traffic on the same route, or part thereof. Designated airline, if possible, reach that agreement in accordance with the procedure for setting the tariff, which provided international institution, which formulated its proposals in this area. 3. Tariffs, the agreed, submitted for approval to the aviation authorities of the Contracting Parties no later thirty (30) days prior to the intended implementation. In special cases, this period may be shortened, if agreed by the said institutions. If fifteen (15) days of the submission of a tariff is not one aviation authorities did not notify the other aviation authorities concerning the rejection, these tariffs shall be deemed to be approved. 4. where the designated airlines cannot agree, or if one of the Contracting Parties, aviation authorities has not confirmed by both parties, the aviation authorities are trying to agree on the tariff. These tutorials start fifteen (15) days after it became clear that the designated airlines cannot agree on the tariff or one of the Contracting Parties notify the aviation authorities of the other Contracting Party, the joint aviation authorities that they rejected the tariff. 5. If no agreement is reached, the dispute shall be settled in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 17. 6. If the approved tariff is in force until the day when, in accordance with this article or article 17 of this agreement, the terms of the new tariff is approved, but not more than twelve (12) months after one Contracting Party aviation authorities notified rejection. 7. Each Contracting Party's aviation authorities take all efforts to ensure that the designated airlines shall comply with the tariffs for which Contracting Parties agreed by aviation authorities, and that no airline illegally shall neither directly nor indirectly reduce any part of this tariff. Article 14 List of designated airlines not later than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the agreement shall be submitted to the other Contracting Party, the joint aviation authorities for approval. The same procedure shall be followed if the list is amended. Article 15 provision of statistical data of each of the Contracting Parties by the aviation authorities of the other Contracting Party, at the request of the aviation authorities provide them with periodic statistical data or other information relating to the agreement. Article 16 consultations each Contracting Party may at any time request consultations on the application of this agreement, or amendment. These aviation authorities advice begins sixty (60) days after the other Contracting Party receives a written request, if the Contracting Parties have not agreed otherwise. Article 17 settlement of disputes 1. Any dispute concerning this agreement, if it cannot be settled by direct negotiation or diplomatic channels, at the request of either Contracting Party may submit to arbitration. 2. In such a case, each Contracting Party shall confirm one judge and the two judges appointed by the President, who is a third-country national. If, within two months after one Contracting Party have approved their judge, the other Contracting Party own judge has not approved, or if within one month after the approval of the judge the two judges have not agreed on the appointment of the President, each Contracting Party may ask the international civil aviation organization Council President to make the necessary appointment. 3. the Arbitration Tribunal shall determine its own procedure and shall decide on the procedures for the allocation of costs. 4. each Contracting Party shall implement the decision taken under this article. Article 18 Amendment 1. If one Contracting Party wishes to amend any of the provisions of this agreement, the amendment by the Contracting Parties to the agreement shall enter into force after the Contracting Parties have notified each other that the constitutional procedures have been completed. 2. amendments to the annex to this Agreement agreed between the contracting parties directly to aviation authorities. The amendments apply provisionally the agreement and shall enter into force after it is approved, the exchange of diplomatic notes. 3. If the conclusion of a multilateral Convention relating to air transport, which become binding on the Contracting Parties, this Convention is conclusive. Article 19 termination 1. each Contracting Party may at any time give written notice to the other Contracting Party of its decision to terminate the agreement. This statement together with the international civil aviation organization. 2. the agreement is terminated by twelve (12) months after the date on which the other Contracting Party has received notice of termination of the agreement, if notice is by mutual consent is not revoked before that date. 3. If the other party does not confirm receipt of the notification, the notification is deemed to have been received fourteen (14) days after the date on which the international civil aviation organisation received notification. Article 20 the registration of this agreement and all amendments thereto are registered at the international civil aviation organisation. Article 21 entry into force both of us diplomatic channels have notified each other that all the constitutional procedures for the agreement to enter into force. In witness whereof, the duly authorized government representatives signed the agreement. Signed in Cairo in 1997 on April 23, in two originals in the Latvian, Arabic and English languages, all three texts being authentic. In the event of a dispute concerning the implementation of this agreement, the interpretation and application of preferred text in English.
The Republic of Latvia, on behalf of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on behalf of the Government of Valdis Birkavs, Amr Moussa, Foreign Minister Foreign Minister annex list 1 Route route list routes where traffic is carried out in the designated airlines of the Republic of Latvia: the starting point of the Intermediate points in points beyond points in Latvia, Egypt will set later will set later in Cairo 2. Route list routes where traffic out of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the designated airlines: the starting point of the Intermediate points in points behind Latvia Latvian points Egypt will set later will set later Riga note : Each Contracting Party designated airline shall have the right to make two flights a week.

Agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the Arab Republic of Egypt relating to Scheduled Air Services, Considering that the Republic of Latvia and the Arab Republic of Egypt with the parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944, 1944, (menu rngton Line4) to develop cember, international co-operation in the field of air transport , and it does not establish the cessary (menu rngton Line4) basis for the operation of schedule air services, the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Eghav appointed plenipotentiar to the who, duly authorized to that effect, have agreed as follows: article 1 Definition 1. For the purpose of the present agreement and its Annex: (a) the term "the Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December , 1994, and includes any annex adopted under article 90 of the Convention and any amendment of the annex or Convention under articles 90 and 94 thereof so far as those amendments to the annex and applicable for both Contracting Parties; (g) parties; (b) the term "aeronautical authorities" means, in the case of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of transport and, in the case of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Minister of transport communications, & Chairman Civil Aviation Authority of the Egyptian-or in both cases any person or body, authorized to exercise the functions presently assigned to the said authorities; (c) the term "designated airline" means an airline which one Contracting Party has designated and authorized, in accordanc with article 6 of the present agreement, for the operation of the agreed air servicd. the term "territory", "air services", "international air service", "airline" and "stop for non-traffic purpose" have the meaning put down in articles 2 and 96 of the Convention; e. the term "tariff" means the prices to be paid for the carriage of passenger baggag and cargo, and the conditions under which these prices apply, including commission charges and others additional remuneration for agency or sale of transportation documents but excluding remuneration and conditions for the carriage of mail. iag of mail. f. the term "all cargo air service" means an international air service performed by aircraft on which cargo or mail (with ancillary attendance) is carried separately or in combination, but, on which revenue passenger is not carri2. The Annex forms an integral part of the present agreement. All references to the agreement shall include the Annex unless explicitly agreed otherwise. Article 2 grant of rights 1. Each Contracting Party grants to the other Contracting Party the rights specified in the present agreement for the purpose of operating air services on the routes specified in the schedule of the Annexe. Such services and routes are hereafter called "the agreed services" and "the specified routes" respectively. 2. Subject to the provision of the present agreement the airline designated by each Contracting Party shall enjoy, while operating international air services: air services: a. the right to fly without landing across the territory of the other Contracting Party; b. the right to make the stop in the said territory for non-traffic purpose; c. the right to embark and disembark in the said territory at the points specified in the Annex of the present agreement passenger, cargo and mail baggag, destined for or coming from points in the territory of the other Contracting Party; d. the right to embark and disembark in the territory of third countries at the points specified in the Annex on the present agreement passenger, cargo and mail baggag, destined for or coming from points in the territory of the other Contracting Party, specified in the Annex of the present agreement. 3. Nothing in this shall be deemed to confer on the designated airline of one Contracting Party the privilege of embarking, in the territory of the other Contracting Party, passenger, cargo and mail, baggag carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point in the territory of that Contracting Par4. If because of armed conflict, political developments, disturbanc or or special and unusual, the designated circumstanc airline of one Contracting Party is unable to operate any of the agreed services on its normal routing, the other Contracting Party shall use its best efforts to facilitat the continued operations of such services through appropriate rearrangements of such routes, including the grant of rights for such time as may be not a viabl cessary to facilitat operations. Article 3 the exercise of rights 1. The designated airlines shall enjoy fair and equal opportunities to operate the agreed services between the territories of the Contracting Parties. 2. The designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall take into considerations the interests of the airline of the designed others Contracting Party so as not to be unduly affec the agreed services of the latter airline operated over the whole or part of the same routes. same route. 3. The main objective of the agreed services shall be it provides capacity traffic demand between the òàæó the territory of the Contracting Party which has designated the airline and the points served on the specified routes. 4. The right of each of the designated airlines to carry international traffic between the territory of the other Contracting Party and the territory of third countries, shall be exercised in conformity with the general principles of normal development to which both Contracting Parties subscribe and subject to the condition that the capacity shall be adapted to the traffic demand: a. and from the territory of the Contracting Party which has designated the airline; b. the traffic demand of the areas through which the service, local and regional Passi services being taken into account; c. to the requirements of an economical operation of the agreed services5. No Contracting Party shall unilaterally restrict the ither the operations of the designated airline of the other Contracting Party expect according to the terms of the present agreement or by such uniform conditions as may be contemplated by the Convention. Article 5 Application of laws and regulations 1. The laws and regulations of one Contracting Party each entry into and departure from its territory of aircraft engaged in international air navigation or flights of such aircraft over that territory shall apply to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party. 2. The laws and regulations of one Contracting Party, each entry into, sojourn and departure from its territory of a passenger, crew, cargo, or mail baggag, such as regarding entry, exit to formalit, emigration and immigration, as well as custom and sanitary measure shall apply to the passenger, crew, cargo, or mail baggag carried by the aircraft of the designated airline of the other Contracting Party while they are within the said territory. ID territo3. Ither Contracting Party may not grant any preference to its own airline with regards to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party in the application of the law and regulations provided for in this article. Article 5 Aviation Security 1. Consis with their rights and obligations under international law, the Contracting Parties reaffirm that their obligation to each other to protect the security of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference forms an integral part of the present agreement. Without limiting the generality of their rights and obligations under international law, the Contracting Parties shall in particular act in conformity with the provision of the Convention and Certain Others of the Offenc Acts Committed on Board aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 September 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful chicken pox vaccine and of aircraft, signed at the Hague on 16 December 1970 -the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, the signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971, its Supplementary Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful acts of violence at Airport Serving International Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 24 February 1988 as well as with any other convention and protocol relating to aviation security which both Contracting Parties to adher to. 2. The Contracting Parties shall provide upon request all not assistance to each other the cessary prevent acts of unlawful chicken pox vaccine and of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, their passenger and crew, airports and air navigation facilities, and any other threat to the security of civil aviation. will aviation. 3. The Contracting Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with the aviation security provision is established by the International Civil Aviation Organization and designated as Annex to the Convention to the exten to that provision to such security applicable to the Contracting Parties; They shall require that operators of aircraft of their registry or operators of aircraft who have their principal place of business or permanent residence in their territory and the operators of airports in their territory Act in conformity with such aviation security provision. 4. Each Contracting Party agree that such operators of aircraft may be required of it to observe the aviation security provision is referred to in paragraph 3 of this article required by the other Contracting Party for entry into, departure from, or while within, the territory of the other Contracting Party a. Each Contracting Party shall ensur that the measure with adequat effectively applied within its territory to protect the aircraft and to inspect a passenger, crew, carry-on items, baggag, cargo and aircraft stores prior to and during boarding or loading. Each Contracting Party shall also give sympathetic considerations to any request from the other Contracting Party for reasonable special security measure to meet a particular threat. 5. When an incident or threat of unlawful chicken pox vaccine and of civil aircraft or other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, their passenger and crew, airports or air navigation facilities will occure, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measure intended to terminate the rapidly and safely such incident or threat there6. Each Contracting Party shall take the measure, as it may find it practicabl, ensur that an aircraft subjected to an act of unlawful or chicken pox vaccine and other acts of unlawful interference which has landed in its territory is detained on the ground unless it is departure is not cessitated by the overriding duty to protect human life. Practicabl, Wherever such measure shall be taken of on the basis of mutual consultation. Article 6 Designation and Operating Authorization Each Contracting Party shall 1 have the rights to designat one airline for the purpose of operating the agreed services. Such designation shall be effected by virtue of a written notification between the aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties. 2. The aeronautical authorities which have received the notification of the designation shall, subject to the provision of paragraph 3 and 4 of this article, without delay grant to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party the cessary operating authorization. uthorization. 3. The aeronautical authorities of one Contracting Party may require an airline designated by the other Contracting Party to the process that it is qualified to fulfil the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied to the operation of international air services by the said authorities in conformity with the provision of the Convention. 4. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to grant the refus the operating authorization referred to in paragraph 2 of this article, or in such condition as the impost it may not be on the cessary de exercise of the rights specified in article 2 of the present agreement, the Contracting Party has said wherever from proof that (a) the preponderan on of the ownership and effective control of that airline with a vested in the Contracting Party designating the airline or in its nationa5. Having received the operating authorization, provided for under paragraph 2 of this article, the designated airline may at any time to operate the agreed services, provided that a tariff established in accordanc with the provision of article 13 of the present agreement with the in force. Article 7 Revocation and Suspension of Operating Authorization 1. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to revoke or suspend an operating authorization for the exercise of the rights specified in article 2 of the present agreement by the designated airline of the other Contracting Party or to impost is such condition as it may not be on the cessary de exercise of such rights , if: a. the said airline can not process that (a) the preponderan on of its ownership and effective control is vested in the Contracting Party designating the airline or in it the national, or national, or (b). the said file to comply with airline or has seriously infringed the law or regulations of the Contracting Party granting these rights, or (c). the airline to operate the file said the agreed services in accordanc with the conditions prescribed under the present Agreeme2. Such a right shall be exercised only after consultation with the other Contracting Party, unless the immediate revocation, suspension or imposition of the conditions provided for under paragraph 1 of this article is essential to prevent further infringement of laws and regulations. Article 8 Recognition of certificates and licenses certificates of 1 airworthines, certificates of competency and licenses issued or rendered valid by one of the Contracting Parties shall, during the period of their validity, be recognized as valid by the other Contracting Party. 2. Each Contracting Party reserve the right, however, to recognize it as valid refus, for the purpose of flights over its own territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to or rendered valid for its own nationals by the other Contracting Party or by any other State. Article 9 Exemption of duties and taxes 1 aircraft operated on international services by the designated airline of one Contracting Party, as well as their normal equipment, supplies of fuel and lubricant, aircraft stores including food, beverages and tobacco carried on board such aircraft, shall, on entering into the territory of the other Contracting Party, be the main from all customs duties or taxes , provided such equipment, supplies and stores remain on board the aircraft until they are re-exported. 2. Shall also be from the same main duties and taxes, with the exception of charges òàæó to the services rendered: ces rendered: a. aircraft stores taken on board in the territory of one Contracting Party, within the limits fixed by the authorities of the Contracting Party, intended for said and use on board the aircraft operated on an international service by the designated airline of the other Contracting Party; (b) spare parts and normal board equipment imported into the territory of one Contracting Party for the maintenance or repair of aircraft operated on international services by the designated airline of the other Contracting Party; c. fuel and lubricant is destined for the designated airline of one Contracting Party to supply aircraft operated on international services, even when these supplies are to be used on any part of the journey performed over the territory a of the Contracting Party in which they have been taken on board. The materials referred to in this paragraph may be required to be kep under customs supervision or control. 3. The normal board equipment, as well as the materials and supplies retained on board the aircraft operated by the designated airline of one Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Party only with the approval of the Customs authorities of that territory. In such a case, they may be placed under the supervision of the said authorities until they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordanc with customs regulatio4. The exemption provided for by this article shall also be available in a situation where the designated airline of either Contracting Party has entered into arrangements with another airline or airlines for the loan or transfer in the territory of the other Contracting Party of the items specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article provided such other airline or airlines similarly enjoy such exemption from such other Contracting Party. Article 10 User charges 1. Each Contracting Party shall use best efforts to ensur that user charges imposed or permitted to be imposed by its competent authorities to be on the designated airline of the other Contracting Party are just and reasonable. They shall be based on sound economic principles. 2. Charges for the use of airport and navigation facilities and services offered by one Contracting Party to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party shall not be higher than those which have to be paid by the national aircraft operating on scheduled international services. Article 11 Commercial activities 1. The designated airline of one Contracting Party shall, subject to the law and regulations of the other Contracting Party be permitted to maintain an adequat representation in the territory of the latter Contracting Party. These representation may include commercial, operational and technical staff, which may be transferred or consis of locally engaged personnel. 2. For the commercial activities the principle of reciprocity shall apply. The competent authorities of each Contracting Party a will take all steps to ensur not cessary that the representation of the airline designated by the other Contracting Party may exercise its activities in an orderly manner. LY mann3. In particular, each Contracting Party grants to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party the right to engage in the sale of air transportation in its territory directly and, at the airline's discretion, through its agents. Each airline shall have the right to sell such transportation, and any person shall be free to purchase such transportation, in the currency of that Contracting Party or, by other means of payment of permissibl under the applicable laws and regulations in its territory, in freely convertible currencies of other countries. Article 12 Conversion and Transfer of Revenue Each of the designated airline shall have the right to convert and remi to its country, at the official rate of Exchange, receipts in excess of the sum disbursed in proportion of locally due to the carriage of passenger, cargo and mail baggag, in accordanc with the national laws and regulations. If payments between the Contracting Parties with a regulated by a special agreement, this special agreement shall apply. Article 13 grounds for a 1. The tariff to be applied by each designated airline in connection with any transportation to and from the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be established at reasonable levels, due regard being paid to all relevant factors, including cost of operation, reasonable profit, the characteristics of each service, the interests of the consumer and the tariff is charged by other airlines. 2. The tariff is referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall, if possible, be established by mutual agreement by the designated airlines of both Contracting Parties and after consultation with the other airlines operating over the whole or part of the same route. The designated airlines shall, wherever possible, to reach such agreement through the rate-fixing procedure established by the international body which formulat's proposals in this matter. This matter. 3. The grounds for so shall be submitted for approval it agreed by the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties at least thirty (30) days before the proposed date of their introduction. In special cases, this time limit may be reduced, subject to the agreement of the said authorities. If within fifteen (15) days after the submission of the tariff does not ither of the aeronautical authorities notifu to the other aeronautical authorities of its disapproval, these shall be considered approved by the tariff. 4. If the designated airlines cannot agree, or if a tariff is not approved by the aeronautical authorities of one Contracting Party, the aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties shall endeavour to determin the tariff by mutual agreement. Such negotiation shall begin within a fifteen (15) days from the date when it become obvious that the designated airlines cannot agree upon a tariff or the aeronautical authorities of one Contracting Party have notified the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party of their disapproval of a tariff. 5. In default of agreement the dispute shall be submitted to the procedure provided for in article 17 hereafter. 6. (A) the tariff already established shall remain in force until a new tariff has been established in accordanc with the provision of this article or article 17 of the present agreement, but not longer than twelve (12) months from the day of disapproval by the aeronautical authorities of one of the Contracting Parti7. The aeronautical authorities of each Contracting Party shall exercise their best efforts to ensur that the designated airlines conform to the agreed tariff is filed with the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties, and that of airline illegally rebates any portions of such tariff by any means, directly or indirectly. Article 14 time-tables Not later than thirty (30) days prior to the operation of the agreed services the designated airline shall submit the envisaged time-table for approval to the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party. The same procedure shall apply to any modification thereof. Article 15 Provision of statistics the aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties shall supply to each other, on request, with periodic statistics or other similar information relating to the traffic carried on the agreed services. Article 16 Consultation Either Contracting Party may at any time request consultation on the implementation, interpretation, application or amendment of the present agreement. Such consultation, which may be between the aeronautical authorities, shall begin within a period of sixty (60) days from the date the other Contracting Party receive the written request, unless otherwise agreed to by the Contracting Parties. Article 17 settlement of Dispute 1 Any dispute arising under the present agreement, which cannot be settled by direct negotiation through the diplomatic channel or, shall, at the request of either Contracting Party, be submitted to an CAs tribunal. 2. In such a case, each Contracting Party shall nominat an arbitrator and the arbitrator shall be appoin for two (a) President, national of a third State. If within two months after one of the Contracting Parties has nominated its arbitrator, the other Contracting Party has not nominated its own, or, if within the month following the nomination of the second arbitrator, the arbitrator have both not agreed on the appointment of the President, each Contracting Party may request the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to proceed with the nomination of the cessary. nomination. 3. The tribunal shall it will determin CAs own procedure and decide on the distribution of the cost of the procedu4. The Contracting Parties shall comply with any decision delivered in application of this article. Article 18 modifications 1. If either of the Contracting Parties consider it to modify any provision desirabl of the present agreement, such modification, if agreed between the Contracting Parties, shall enter into force when the Contracting Parties have notified each other it will the fulfillment of their constitutional procedures. 2. Modifications to the Annex of the present agreement may be agreed directly between the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties. They shall be applied provisionally from the date they have been agreed upon and enter into force when confirmed by an exchange of notifications through diplomatic channels. believe channe3. In the event of the conclusion of any general multilaterals convention concerning air transport by which both Contracting Parties become bound by such convention shall prevails. Article 19 Termination 1. Each Contracting Party may at any time give notice in writing to the other Contracting Party of its decision to terminate the present agreement. Such notice shall be simultaneously communicated to the International Civil Aviation Organization. 2. The agreement shall terminate twelve (12) months after the date of receipt of the notice of termination by the other Contracting Party, unless the notice is withdrawn by mutual agreement before the expiry of this period. IR peri3. In default of a acknowledgmen of receipt by the other Contracting Party, the notice shall be deemed to have been received fourteen (14) days after the date on which the International Civil Aviation Organization will have received the communication thereof. Article 20 Registration the present agreement and all amendments shall be registered by the theret with the International Civil Aviation Organization. Article 21 Entry into force of the two Contracting Parties shall notify each other through diplomatic channels that the constitutional requirements for their respectiv the entry into force of the agreement have been completed. In witness whereof the duly authorized plenipotentiar, being by their respectiv theret in Governments, have signed the present agreement. Done in duplicate at Cairo this "23" days of April, 1997 in the Latvian, Arabic and English languages, all three texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergenc of implementation, interpretation or application, the English text shall prevails.
For the Government For the Government of the Republic of Latvia of the Arab Republic of Egypt the route Schedule Annex of the route schedule 1 routes which air services may be one operated by the designated airline of the Republic of Latvia: points of departure intermediate points points in points beyond Egypt Egypt points in Latvia to be agreed upon later in Cairo to be agreed upon later route schedule 2 routes which air services may be one operated by the designated airline of the Arab Republic of Egypt: points of departure intermediate points points in Latvia points beyond the United Kingdom points in Egypt to be agreed upon later Riga to be agreed upon later note: the designated airline of each Contracting Party has the rights to operate two weekly services.