Luchtvaartverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden voor de Nederlandse Antillen en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika inzake het luchtvervoer tussen de Nederlandse Antillen en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika

The Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and the United States of America (hereinafter, “the Parties");

Desiring to promote an international aviation system based on competition among airlines in the marketplace with minimum government interference and regulation;

Desiring to facilitate the expansion of international air transport opportunities;

Desiring to make it possible for airlines to offer the travelling and shipping public a variety of service options at the lowest prices that are not discriminatory and do not represent abuse of a dominant position, and wishing to encourage individual airlines to develop and implement innovative and competitive prices;

Desiring to ensure the highest degree of safety and security in international air transport and reaffirming their grave concern about acts or threats against the security of aircraft, which jeopardize the safety of persons or property, adversely affect the operation of air transportation, and undermine public confidence in the safety of civil aviation; and

Being Parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944;

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1. Definitions

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Article 2. Grant of Rights

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Article 3. Designation and Authorization

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Article 4. Revocation of Authorization

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Article 5. Application of Laws

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Article 6. Safety

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Article 7. Aviation Security

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Article 8. Commercial Opportunities

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Article 9. Customs Duties and Charges

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Article 10. User Charges

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Article 11. Fair Competition

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Article 12. Pricing

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Article 13. Consultations

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Article l4. Settlement of Disputes

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Article 15. Termination

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Article 16. Registration with ICAO

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Article 17. Entry into Force

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

DONE at Washington in duplicate, this fourteenth day of July, 1998.

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles

(sd.) M. H. P. P. ADRIAENS

For the United States of America

(sd.) ALAN P. LARSON