Multilateral Agreement on Commercial Rights of Non-Scheduled Air Services in Europe
Article 2
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 21-08-1957
- Bronpublicatie:
30-04-1956, Trb. 1957, 137 (uitgifte: 19-09-1957, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
21-08-1957
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
30-04-1956, Trb. 1957, 137 (uitgifte: 19-09-1957, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Vervoersrecht / Luchtvervoer
Internationaal publiekrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen
(1)
The Contracting States agree to admit the aircraft referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement freely to their respective territories for the purpose of taking on or discharging traffic without the imposition of the ‘regulations, conditions or limitations’ provided for in the second paragraph of Article 5 of the Convention, where such aircraft are engaged in:
- (a)
flights for the purpose of meeting humanitarian or emergency needs;
- (b)
taxi-class passenger flights of occasional character on request, provided that the aircraft does not have a seating capacity of more than six passengers and provided that the destination is chosen by the hirer or hirers and no part of the capacity of the aircraft is resold to the public;
- (c)
flights on which the entire space is hired by a single person (individual, firm, corporation or institution) for the carriage of his or its staff or merchandise, provided that no part of such space is resold;
- (d)
single flights, no operator or group of operators being entitled under this sub-paragraph to more than one flight per month between the same two traffic centres for all aircraft available to him.
(2)
The same treatment shall be accorded to aircraft engaged in either of the following activities:
- (a)
the transport of freight exclusively;
- (b)
the transport of passengers between regions which have no reasonably direct connection by scheduled air services;
provided that any Contracting State may require the abandonment of the activities specified in this paragraph if it deems that these are harmful to the interests of its scheduled air services operating in the territories to which this Agreement applies; any Contracting State may require full information as to the nature and extent of any such activities that have been or are being conducted; and
further provided that, in respect of the activity referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, any Contracting State may determine freely the extent of the regions (including the airport or airports comprised), may modify such determination at any time, and may determine whether such regions have reasonably direct connections by scheduled air services.