Decreto n.º 24/2014 — Aprova o Acordo sobre Transporte Aéreo entre a República Portuguesa e os Estados Unidos Mexicanos, assinado na Cidade…

Las tarifas deberán ser presentadas por lo menos quince (15) días antes de la fecha prevista para su introducción. Las autoridades aeronáuticas podrán aprobar o rechazar las tarifas presentadas para viajes sencillos o redondos entre los territorios de las dos Partes y que inicien en sus territorios. En caso de rechazo, se dará aviso del mismo a las autoridades aeronáuticas de la otra Parte tan pronto como sea posible o por lo menos dentro de los catorce (14) días siguientes posteriores a la fecha de recepción de la solicitud. La falta de respuesta dentro de ese periodo será considerada como la aprobación de la tarifa.

Ninguna de las autoridades aeronáuticas adoptará medidas unilaterales para evitar la aplicación de las tarifas propuestas o la continuación de las tarifas vigentes para el transporte entre los territorios de las dos Partes, que inicie en el territorio de la otra Parte.

No obstante lo dispuesto en el numeral 4 anterior, cuando las autoridades aeronáuticas de una Parte consideren que una tarifa para el transporte hacia su territorio está comprendida en las categorías descritas en el numeral 2 anterior, deberán notificar el rechazo a las autoridades aeronáuticas de la otra Parte tan pronto como sea posible o por lo menos dentro de los catorce (14) días siguientes a la fecha en que hayan recibido la solicitud.

Las autoridades aeronáuticas de cada Parte podrán solicitar consultas sobre cualquier tarifa que haya sido objeto de rechazo. Dichas consultas deberán celebrarse a más tardar treinta (30) días después de la fecha de recepción de la solicitud. Si las Partes alcanzaran un acuerdo, cada Parte hará sus mejores esfuerzos para poner en práctica ese acuerdo. Si no se alcanza un acuerdo, prevalecerá la resolución de la Parte en cuyo territorio se origine el transporte.

Para el transporte entre los territorios de las Partes, las autoridades aeronáuticas permitirán a las líneas aéreas designadas de la otra Parte combinar cualquier tarifa en el mismo par de ciudades, autorizada en ese momento para su aplicación por parte de las líneas aéreas de cualquiera de las Partes.

A fin de asegurar la estrecha cooperación respecto de todos los asuntos relacionados con la interpretación y aplicación de este Convenio, las autoridades aeronáuticas de las Partes sostendrán consultas en el momento que estimen necesario y a petición de cualquiera de las Partes.

Dichas consultas iniciarán dentro de un periodo de cuarenta y cinco (45) días, a partir de la fecha en que la otra Parte haya recibido la solicitud por escrito.

Si cualquiera de las Partes considera necesario modificar cualquier disposición del presente Convenio, podrá solicitar consultas a la otra Parte, en cualquier momento. Dichas consultas iniciarán dentro de un periodo de sesenta (60) días, a partir de la fecha en que la otra Parte haya recibido la solicitud por escrito.

Las modificaciones resultantes de las consultas mencionadas en el numeral anterior entrarán en vigor de conformidad con lo establecido en el Artículo 25.

Si surgiera alguna controversia entre las Partes, en relación con la interpretación o aplicación del presente Convenio, las Partes procurarán resolverla, en primera instancia, mediante negociaciones a través de los canales diplomáticos.

Si las Partes no logran alcanzar un acuerdo mediante negociaciones, podrán acordar someter la controversia a la decisión de una entidad o la controversia podrá someterse, a petición de cualquiera de las Partes, a la decisión de un tribunal arbitral compuesto por tres árbitros, uno nombrado por cada Parte y el tercero a ser designado por los otros dos árbitros ya designados.

Cada una de las Partes designará un árbitro dentro de un periodo de sesenta (60) días a partir de la fecha de recepción de la notificación realizada por cualquiera de las Partes a la Otra a través de los canales diplomáticos, solicitando el arbitraje, y el tercer árbitro será nombrado dentro de un periodo de sesenta (60) días.

Si una de las Partes no nombra un árbitro dentro del periodo estipulado o el tercer árbitro no es nombrado, el Presidente del Consejo de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional, a solicitud de cualquiera de las Partes nombrará al árbitro o árbitros, según lo requiera el caso. El tercer árbitro será nacional de un tercer Estado y actuará como presidente del tribunal arbitral.

Las Partes se comprometen a respetar toda decisión adoptada de conformidad con el numeral 2 del presente Artículo.

En la medida que cualquiera de las Partes o las líneas aéreas designadas de una Parte no cumplan con la resolución dictada conforme al numeral 2 del presente Artículo, la otra Parte podrá limitar, suspender o revocar cualquier derecho o privilegio que se haya otorgado a la Parte en incumplimiento, de conformidad con el presente Convenio.

Cada Parte pagará los gastos del árbitro que haya designado. Los demás gastos del tribunal arbitral serán compartidos por igual entre las Partes.

El presente Convenio permanecerá en vigor por un período de tiempo indefinido.

Cada Parte podrá notificar por escrito a la otra Parte, en cualquier momento, su decisión de dar por terminado este Convenio.

Dicha notificación se comunicará simultáneamente a la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional y surtirá efectos doce (12) meses después de la fecha de recepción de la notificación realizada por la otra Parte.

En caso que no se acuse recibo a la otra Parte de la notificación antes mencionada, ésta se considerará recibida catorce (14) días después de la fecha de recepción por parte de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional.

El presente Convenio entrará en vigor treinta (30) días después de la fecha de recepción de la última notificación por escrito, a través de los canales diplomáticos, con la que las Partes se hayan notificado el cumplimiento de todos sus procedimientos internos necesarios para la entrada en vigor de este Convenio.

A partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor de este Convenio, se dará por terminado el Acuerdo sobre Transporte Aéreo Civil entre la República Portuguesa y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, firmado en Lisboa el 22 de octubre de 1948.

Las líneas aéreas designadas de cada Parte podrán, en cualquiera o en todos los vuelos, hacer escala u omitir alguno de los puntos intermedios y/o más allá antes mencionados, siempre que los servicios convenidos en las rutas inicien o terminen en el territorio de la Parte que haya designado a la línea aérea.

Las líneas aéreas designadas de cada una de las Partes podrá seleccionar libremente cualquiera de los puntos intermedios y/o más allá y podrá cambiarlos en la temporada siguiente, con la condición de que no se ejerzan derechos de tráfico entre esos puntos y el territorio de la otra Parte.

El ejercicio de los derechos de tráfico de quinta libertad en los puntos intermedios especificados y/o más allá, estará sujeto al acuerdo y autorización previos entre las autoridades aeronáuticas de ambas Partes.

Each Party grants to the other Party the following rights in respect of international air services conducted by the designated airlines of the other Party:

Each Party grants to the other Party the rights hereinafter specified in this Agreement for the purpose of the operation of scheduled international air services by the other Party's designated airlines on the routes specified in the appropriate Section of the Annex. Such services and routes are hereinafter called "the agreed services" and "the specified routes" respectively. While operating an agreed service on a specified route the airlines designated by each Party shall enjoy in addition to the rights specified in paragraph 1 of this Article and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the right to make stops in the territory of the other Party at the points specified for that route in the Annex to this Agreement for the purpose of taking on board and disembarking passengers, baggage, cargo and mail.

Nothing in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be deemed to confer on the designated airlines of one Party the right of embarking, in the territory of the other Party, traffic carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point in the territory of that Party.

If the designated airlines of one Party are unable to operate services on its normal routing because of armed conflict, political disturbances, or special and unusual circumstances the other Party shall make its best efforts to facilitate the continued operation of such service through appropriate rearrangements of such routes, including the grant of rights for such time as may be necessary to facilitate viable operations. This provision shall be applied without discrimination between the designated airlines of the Parties.

Each Party shall have the right to designate up to two airlines for the purpose of operating the agreed services on the routes specified in the Annex and to withdraw or alter such designations. Those designations shall be made in writing and shall be transmitted to the other Party through diplomatic channels.

On receipt of such a designation, and of applications from a designated airline, in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorisations and technical permissions, the other Party shall grant the appropriate authorisations and permissions with minimum procedure delay, provided that:

Each Party shall have the right to refuse, revoke, suspend or limit the operating authorisations or technical permissions of an airline designated by the other Party of the rights specified in Article 2 of the present Agreement, or to submit the exercise of those rights to the conditions considered necessary, where:

Unless immediate refusal, revocation, suspension, limitation or imposition of the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article is essential to prevent further infringements of the legislation, the right to refuse, revoke, suspend, limit or impose conditions shall be exercised only after consultation with the other Party. The consultation shall take place within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the proposal to hold it unless otherwise agreed.

The legislation and procedures of one Party relating to the admission to, sojourn in, or departure from its territory of aircraft engaged in international air services, or to the operation and navigation of such aircraft while within its territory, shall be applied to the aircraft of both Parties upon entering into or departing from or while within the territory of the first Party.

The legislation and procedures of one Party relating to the admission to, stay in, or departure from its territory of passengers, crew, baggage, cargo and mail transported on board the aircraft, such as those relating to entry, clearance, immigration, passports, customs and sanitary control, shall be complied with by the designated airline of the other Party, or on behalf of such passengers, crew, entity entitled of baggage, cargo and mail upon entrance into or departure from or while within the territory of this Party.

Aircraft operating on international air services by the designated airlines of either Party, as well as their regular equipment, spare parts, supplies of fuels and lubricants, other consumable technical supplies and aircraft stores (including food, beverages and tobacco) on board such aircraft shall be exempt from custom duties, inspection fees and other duties or taxes on arriving in the territory of the other Party, provided such equipment, supplies and aircraft stores remain on board the aircraft up to such time as they are re-exported, or are used on the part of the journey performed over that territory.

There shall also be exempt from the same duties, fees and taxes, with the exception of charges corresponding to the service performed:

All materials referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article may be required to be kept under customs supervision or control.

The regular airborne equipment, spare parts, aircraft stores (including food, beverages and tobacco) as well as the material and supplies of fuels, lubricants and other consumable technical supplies retained on board the aircraft of the designated airlines of either Party, may be unloaded in the territory of the other Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that Party. In such case, they may be placed under the supervision or control of the said authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs legislation in force of that Party.

The exemptions provided for by this Article shall also be available in situations where the designated airlines of either Party have entered into arrangements with another airline or airlines for the loan or transfer in the territory of the other Party of the items specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, provided such other airline or airlines similarly enjoy such exemptions in the territory of the other Party and that the customs authorities concerned are notified.

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Portuguese Republic from imposing, on a non-discriminatory basis, taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of a designated airline of the United Mexican States that operates between a point in the territory of the Portuguese Republic and another point in the territory of the Portuguese Republic or in the territory of another European Union Member State.

Each Party may impose or permit to be imposed just and reasonable charges for the use of airports, other facilities and air services under its control.

Neither Party shall impose or permit to be imposed on the designated airlines of the other Party charges higher than those imposed on its own airlines engaged in similar international air services.

Such charges shall be just and reasonable and shall be based on sound economic principles.

Certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licences issued, or rendered valid, in accordance with the rules and procedures of one of the Parties, including, in the case of the Portuguese Republic, European Union laws and regulations, and still in force shall be recognised as valid by the other Party for the purpose of operating the agreed services, provided always that the requirements under which such certificates and licences were issued, or rendered valid, are equal to or above the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention.

Paragraph 1 also applies with respect to an airline designated by the Portuguese Republic whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by another European Union Member State.

Each Party reserves the right, however, to refuse to recognize, for flights above its own territory, certificates of competency and licences granted or validated to its own nationals by the other Party or by any other State.

The designated airlines of each Party shall be allowed:

The competent authorities of each Party shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the representation of the airlines designated by the other Party may exercise their activities in an orderly manner.

The designated airlines of each Party shall have the right to sell, in the territory of the other Party, air transportation and any person shall be free to purchase such transportation in the currency of that Party or in freely convertible currencies of other countries in accordance with the domestic laws and regulations of that Party.

In the exercise of the commercial activities, the principles mentioned in the previous number shall be applied to the designated airlines of both Parties.

Either Party undertakes to grant the designated airline(s) of the other Party the right of free transfer, of revenues over expenditure achieved in its territory in connection with the carriage of passengers, baggage, mail shipments and freight by the designated airline(s) of the other Party. Such transfers shall be effected in any freely convertible currency at the rate of exchange in effect at the time such revenues are presented for conversion and remittance and in accordance with the domestic law applicable of the State of the Party from which territory the transfer is made.

For the purpose of this Article, the domestic law applicable of the Portuguese Republic includes all measures taken by the European Union.

The agreed services provided by the designated airlines of both Parties shall strive to meet the requirements of the public for transportation on the specified routes and shall have as their primary objective the provision of capacity adequate to carry the current and reasonably anticipated traffic requirements, including seasonal variations for the carriage of traffic embarked or disembarked in the territory of the Party which has designated the airlines.

The frequency and capacity to be provided for the carriage between their respective territories shall be notified to the aeronautical authorities of both Parties.

Provision for the carriage of traffic embarked in the territory of the other Party and disembarked at points in third countries on the specified routes or vice versa shall be made in accordance with the general principles that capacity shall be related to:

The frequency and the capacity for the carriage of traffic referred to in paragraph 3 above shall be subject to the previous approval and authorisation of the aeronautical authorities of both Parties.

In the event that the aeronautical authorities of the Parties do not fall in agreement upon the capacity submitted to them under paragraph 4 above, the matter shall be dealt with in accordance with Article 20 of this Agreement.

If the aeronautical authorities of the Parties fail to agree on the capacity to be provided under paragraph 3 above, the capacity that may be provided by the designated airlines of the Parties shall not exceed the total capacity, including seasonal variations, previously agreed to be provided.

The timetables of the agreed services and in general the conditions of their operation shall be notified at least twenty (20) days before the intended date of their implementation. Any significant modification to such timetables or conditions of their operation shall also be notified, to the aeronautical authorities of both Parties, at least eight (8) working days before their intended operation. In special cases, the above set time limit may be reduced subject to the agreement of the said authorities.

For minor modifications or in case of supplementary flights, the designated airlines of one Party shall notify the aeronautical authorities of the other Party, at least two (2) working days before their intended operation.

Each Party may request consultations at any time concerning safety standards in any area relating to aircrew, aircraft or their operation adopted by the other Party. Such consultations shall take place within thirty (30) days of that request.

If, following such consultations, one Party finds that the other Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in any such area that are at least equal to the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the first Party shall notify the other Party of those findings and the steps considered necessary to conform with those minimum standards, and that other Party shall take appropriate corrective action. Failure by the other Party to take appropriate action within fifteen (15) days or such longer period as may be agreed shall be grounds for the application of Article 4 of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the obligations mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention it is agreed that any aircraft operated by the designated airlines of one Party on services to or from the territory of the other Party may, while within the territory of the other Party, be made the subject of an examination by the authorized representatives of the other Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment (called "ramp inspection"), provided this does not lead to unreasonable delay.

If any such ramp inspection or series of ramp inspections gives rise to serious concerns that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, or serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of safety standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the Party carrying out the inspection shall, for the purposes of Article 33 of the Convention, be free to conclude that the requirements under which the certificate or licences in respect of that aircraft or in respect of the crew of that aircraft had been issued or rendered valid, or that the requirements under which that aircraft is operated, are not equal to or above the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention.

In the event that access for the purpose of undertaking a ramp inspection of an aircraft operated by a designated airline of one Party in accordance with paragraph 3 above is denied by the representative of that designated airline the other Party shall be free to infer that serious concerns of the type referred to in paragraph 4 above arise and draw the conclusions referred in that paragraph.

Each Party reserves the right to suspend or vary the operating authorization of the designated airline of the other Party immediately in the event the first Party concludes, whether as a result of a ramp inspection, a series of ramp inspections, a denial of access for ramp inspection, consultation or otherwise, that immediate action is essential to the safety of the airlines' operation.

Any action by one Party in accordance with paragraphs 2 or 6 above shall be discontinued once the basis for the taking of that action ceases to exist.

Where the Portuguese Republic has designated an airline whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by another European Union Member State, the rights of the other Party under this Article shall apply equally in respect of the adoption, exercise or maintenance of safety standards by that other European Union Member State and in respect of the operating authorisation of that airline.

Consistent with their rights and obligations under international law, the 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 this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of their rights and obligations under international law, the Parties shall in particular act in conformity with the provisions of:

The Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act as a minimum, in conformity with the aviation security provisions established by the International Civil Aviation Organization and designated as Annexes to the Convention to the extent that such security provisions are applicable to the 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 or, in the case of the Portuguese Republic operators of aircraft which are established in its territory under the European Union Treaties and have received valid Operating Licences in accordance with the European Union law, and the operators of airports in their territory act in conformity with such aviation security provisions.

The Parties shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each other to prevent acts of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, their passengers and crew, airports and air navigation facilities, and any other threat to the security of civil aviation.

Each Party agrees that such operators of aircraft shall be required to observe the aviation security provisions referred to in paragraph 2 above required by the other Party for entry into the territory of that other Party and also for departure from, or while within, the territory of the United Mexican States. For departure from, or while within, the territory of the Portuguese Republic, operators of aircraft shall be required to observe aviation security provisions in conformity with European Union law. Each Party shall ensure that adequate measures are effectively applied within its territory to protect the aircraft and to inspect passengers, crew, carry-on items, baggage, cargo and aircraft stores prior to and during boarding or loading. Each Party shall also give sympathetic consideration to any request from the other Party for reasonable special security measures to meet a particular threat.

When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft or other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, their passengers and crew, airports or air navigation facilities occurs, the Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures intended to terminate rapidly and safely such incident or threat thereof.

If a Party has occasional problems in the context of the present Article on safety of civil aviation, the aeronautical authorities of both Parties may request immediate consultations with the aeronautical authorities of the other Party.

The tariffs to be applied by the designated airlines of a Party for services covered by the present Agreement shall be established at reasonable levels.

The Parties acknowledge that market forces shall be the primary consideration in the establishment of tariffs for air transportation. Without limiting the application of general competition and consumer law in each Party, consultations may be initiated by either Party in accordance with Article 20 for the:

The tariffs shall be filed at least fifteen (15) days before the proposed date of their introduction. The aeronautical authorities may approve or reject tariffs filed for one-way or round-trip carriage between the territories of the two Parties which commences in their own territory. In case of rejection they shall give notice of rejection to the aeronautical authorities of the other Party as soon as possible or at least within fourteen (14) days of the filing being received. The lack of reaction within this period shall be deemed as the approval of the tariff.

Neither of the aeronautical authorities shall take unilateral action to prevent the inauguration of proposed tariffs or the continuation of effective tariffs for carriage between the territories of the two Parties commencing in the territory of the other Party.

Notwithstanding paragraph 4 above, where the aeronautical authorities of either Party believe that a tariff for the carriage to its territory falls within the categories described in paragraph 2 above, they shall give notice of rejection to the aeronautical authorities of the other Party as soon as possible or at least within fourteen (14) days of the date of filing being received by them.

The aeronautical authorities of each Party may request consultations regarding any tariff which was subject of rejection. Such consultations shall be held not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the request. If the Parties reach agreement, each Contracting Party shall use its best efforts to put that agreement into effect. If no agreement is reached, the decision of the Party in whose territory the carriage originates shall prevail.

For carriage between the territories of the Parties, the aeronautical authorities shall permit the designated airlines of the other Party to match any tariff on the same city pair currently authorised for application by airlines of either Party.

In order to ensure close cooperation concerning all the issues related to the interpretation and application of this Agreement, the aeronautical authorities of the Parties shall consult each other whenever it becomes necessary, on request of either Party.

Such consultations shall begin within a period of forty five (45) days from the date the other Party has received the written request.

If either Party considers it desirable to modify any provision of this Agreement, it may at any time request consultations to the other Party. Such consultations shall begin within a period of sixty (60) days from the date the other Party has received the written request.

The amendments resulting from the consultations referred to in the previous number shall enter into force according to what is established in

If any dispute arises between the Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement, the Parties shall in the first place endeavour to settle it by negotiation through diplomatic channels.

If the Parties fail to reach a settlement by negotiation, they may agree to refer the dispute for decision to some entity, or the dispute may at the request of either Party be submitted for decision to an arbitral tribunal of three arbitrators, one to be nominated by each Party and the third to be appointed by the two thus nominated.

Each of the Parties shall nominate an arbitrator within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt by either Party from the other of a notice through diplomatic channels requesting arbitration, and the third arbitrator shall be appointed within a further period of sixty (60) days.

If either of the Parties fails to nominate an arbitrator within the period specified or the third arbitrator is not appointed, the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization may be requested by either Party to appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators as the case requires. In such case, the third arbitrator shall be a national of a third State and shall act as president of the arbitral body.

The Parties undertake to comply with any decision given under paragraph 2 of this Article.

If and so long as either Party or the designated airlines of either Party fail to comply with the decision given under paragraph 2 of this Article, the other Party may limit, suspend or revoke any rights or privileges which it has granted by virtue of this Agreement to the Party in default.

Each Party shall pay the expenses of the arbitrator it has nominated. The remaining expenses of the arbitral tribunal shall be shared equally by the Parties.

This Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period of time.

Each Party may, at any time, give notice in writing to the other Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement.

Such notice shall be simultaneously communicated to the International Civil Aviation Organisation, producing its effects twelve (12) months after the receipt of the notification by the other Party.

In case of failure of information to the other Party of the receipt of above mentioned notification, notice shall be deemed to have been received fourteen (14) days after the receipt of the notice by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

This Agreement shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of the receipt of the last written notification, through diplomatic channels, by which the Parties have notified each other that all necessary internal procedures for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed.

Upon the entry into force of this Agreement, the Agreement on Civil Air Transport between the United Mexican States and the Portuguese Republic, signed at Lisbon, on the 22nd of October 1948, shall be terminated.

The designated airlines of each Party may on any or all flights omit calling at any of the, intermediate and/or beyond points mentioned above, provided that the agreed services on the routes begin or end in the territory of the Party which has designated the airline.

The designated airlines of each Party may select any intermediate and/or beyond points at its own choice and may change its selection in the next season on condition that no traffic rights are exercised between those points and the territory of the other Party.

The exercise of the fifth freedom traffic rights on specified intermediate and/or beyond points shall be subject to the previous agreement and authorisation between the aeronautical authorities of both Parties.