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bq I { ,'( \L\t I RI SITN O17E...,,..,..r.r; i ^i\ i,' APPENDIX II AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF QATAR AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE FOR AIR SERVICES Tho Govornment o, the State of Qatar; and Tho Govornment of the Republic ol Sierra Leone; Horernafter referred lo as (the Contracting Parties) Bohg parlies to the Convention on lnternational Civil Avration opened lor signature at Chlcago on the seventh day of December, 1944; Deairing to conclude an Agreement, supplementary to the said Convention, for the purpose of establishing air services between and beyond their respective territories, Have agreed as follows \ .5 o a s I'sBe I of 15 r,I o a ARTICLE 1 Definitions For the purpose of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires The term "the Convention' means the Convention on lnternational Civil Avration opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944 and includes any annex adopted under article g0 of that Convention and any amendment of the annexes or Convention under articles g0 and 94 thereof, so far as those annexes and amendments havq become effeclive for or been ralified by both Contracting Parties; The tenn "Agreem6nt' means this Agreement, the Annex attached thereto and any Protocols or similar docurnents amending this Agreement or the Annex.
l'he lerm "aeronautical authorities' means: in the case of the Governmenl of the State of Oatar; the Mrnrster of Transport.
and in the case of the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Crvil Avialion Aulhority, and in both cases any pergon or body authorized to perform any functions at present exercisable by the said auihorities or similar functions, Tfre term 'dolignat€d airlin6' means an airline which has been designated and authorized in accord3rrce with Article 4 of this Agreement; The terms 'air servlco".
'international air service', "airline" and "stop for non-traffic purposes', nave the meanings respeclrvely assigned to them an Articte 96 of the Conventron The term "Capaclty" in relation to an aircraft means the payload of the aircraft available on the roule or section of a route: and in relation to a specitied air seryice means the capacity of aircraft, used on such service, multiplied by the frequency of the flights, operated by such an aircraft over a given period and route or section of route The te,ms "Agreod Services' and 'speclfled routes' have the meaning respectively of scheduled international air services and of routes specified ln the Annex to this Agreement The term 'Tariff means ths prices to be paid for the caniage of passengers, baggage and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including prices and conditions for agency and other auxiliary service, but e!
(cluding remuneralion an(j (;onditrons for the carrialle of mail.

'Ihe term 'User Charges' means fees or rates levred for the use of airports, navigational facilities and other related services olfered by one Contracting Party to the other.

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The term "toriltory" in relation to a state has the meanlng assigned lo il in Artrcle 2 of the Chicago Convention.

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(rf l5 I $', ARTICLE 2 ApolicabiliW of Chicaqo Convention The provisions of this Agreement shall be sub.ject to the provisions of the Convention in so far as those provisions are applicable to international air Services.
ARTICLE 3 Grant of Riq hts t- t_ i- a 1 2 Each Contracting Party grants to the other Contracting Party the followrng rights in respect of its s,-heduled international arr services: at b) the righl to make siops in its territory for non-tramc purposes the right to fly across its territory without landing; Each Contracting Party grants to the other Corrtracting Party the nghts specrlied in this Agreement for lhe purpose of establishing scheduled international air services on the roules specified rn the appropriate sectron of the Schedules annexed to this Agreement.
Such services and routes are hereafter called 'the agreed services' and "the specitied routes' respectively.
While operating an agleed service on a specified route, the airline designated by each Contracting Party shall enjoy in addition to the rights specified in paragraph (1) of this Article the right to make stops in the territory of the other Contracting Pa(y and in any thrrd country at the points specified for that route ln the schedules annexed to this Agreement fcr the purpose of takrng on board and discharging passengers and cargo rncluding mail, in combination or separalely, without limitations regarding routes, frequencies, and flying matsrial that can be of rts own, hired or charlered o ARTICLE 4 Desr0 rlatiorr and Authorization 1.
Each Contracling Party shall have the right to designate in writing to the other Contracting Party an airline or airlines for the purposes of operating the agreed services on the specified routes.

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On receipl of such designation, the other Contracting Party shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of thls Article, without delay grant to lhe arrline designated the appropnate operating iruthorizations.
3 The aeronautical authoritres of one Contracting Party may require the airline designated by the other Contracting Party to satisfy them that it is qualilred to fullill the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally and reasonably applied to llie operation of international air services by such aulfrorities rn confornritv rith the provisions of the Convention.
J l'agc .t of li v' 4 Each Contracting Party shall have the right to refuse to grant the operating authorizatron referred to rn paragraph (2) of th,s Article, or to impose such conditions as it may deem necessary on the exercise by a designated airline in Article (3) of this Agreement, in any case where the of the rights sp€cified said Contracting Party rs not satisfied that substantral ownership and effective control of that airline are vested in the Contracrlng Parly designattng the drr|ne.
rls nationals, or f]olh ART ICLE 5 Revocation and .Susoension ol Ooeratino Aulhorization Each Contracting Pady shall have the righr to revoke an operatrng authorization or to suspend the exercise of the rights specified in Article (3) of this Agreement by an airline designated by the other Contracting Party, or to impose such conditions as it may deem necessary on the exercise of these rights: a) rn any case where it rs not satisfied that substantial ownership and effective control ot that airline:re vested rn the Contractrng Party designating the airline, the nationals ol such Contracting Party.
or both; or b) rn the case of failure by that airline to comply with laws or regulations of the Contractrng Party grantrng these rights; or O ir'r case the airline otheMise fails to operate in accordance with the conditions prescnbed under this ArI eement Unless rmmediate revocation, suspension, or lr',position of the conditions nrentioned in paragraph (1) of this Article is essential to prevent further in[ringement of laws or regulalions, such right shall be exercised only after consultation with the other Contracting Parly.
ARTICLE 6 ExemDtion from Customs and other Duties Aircraft operated on international air services by the designated airline ol either Contracting Party, as well as their regular equipment; supplies of ftrel and lubricants, and arrcra[t stores (including foocl beverages and tobacco) on b,oard such aircraft shall he exempted from all cusl,;rns duties, inspectrorr fees and other similar charges on arrivrng In lhe terlt.,r) of the other Conlracting Pafly, provrded that suclr equrprnenl and supplies remain on board the arrcrafl up to such time as thev are re-exported or are usi:d on the part ol the lourney performed over thal terrilt>ry.
They shall also be exenlpt from the same duties, fees and charges, with the exception of charges coffesponding lo the service performed, <'.\ l'{ge J ol l5 q o IL o 1 1 I o o a) aircraft stores taken on board in the territory of a Contractjng Party, within limits fixed by the authonttes of the said Contractrrrg party, and for use on board outbound aircraft engaged in an international air service of the other Contracting Parly: b) spare parts and regular equipment introduced into the territory of either Contracting Pariy lor lhe maintenance or reparr of aircraft used on rnternational air services i.ly the designated airline,;f the olher Contractang Parly; c) fuel and lubncants supplre,i in the terfltory ol a Contractrng Party to outbound arrcrait of a designated airlrna oI the other Contracting Party engaged in an internattonal air service, even when these supplies are to be usad on the part of the iourney performed over the telritory of the Contracting Party in which they are taken on board, d) advertising materials, unifor m items and airline documenlation having no commercial value used by the designated airline of one Contracling Party in the lerritory of the other Contracting Party; e) rhe office equipment introduced in the tenitory ot erther Contracting Party rn order to be used in th€ offices of the designated airline of the other Contracting Pany provided that such equipment rs in the disposal of those cf{ices during three (3) v(.iars from the date of tlrerr inlroduclion into that terrilory and the principlp i,i ieciprocity applies Materials referred to in sub paragraphs ia), (b) and ic) of this paragraph may be required to be kept under customs supervasion or control.
:J .1 Passengers, baggago and cargo in direct transit across the lerritory of one Contracting Party and not leaving lhe area of the airport reseNed tor such purpose shall be subject to a very simplified control.
Baggage and cargo in dtrect transil only shall be exempt from cusloms duties and other similar laxes The regular airborne equrpment, as well as the materials and supplies retained on board the aircraft of eilher Contracting Party, may be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that territory.
ln such a case, they may be placed under the supervi$ion of the sard authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otlrerwise disposed oi i ir(:cordance wilh cuslorrrs regulations ARTICLE 7 Cornoetition a mono irline s Each Contractrng Parly sl,arl allow a fatr and equal opportunity lor tl)e desrgr,ated airltres of bott, ,lontracting Parlies to compete in providing the anternataonal air transportatron governed by thts Agreement.

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The capac,ity of international air lransport offered by the designaled airlines shall be determined freely by each of them.

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\\ l'rgr S of l5 I { o a 3 Neither Contracting Party shall unilaterally limil the volume of lraffic, frequency or regularity of service, or lhe :rrcraft type or types opirated by the designated airltng o1 lhe other Contracrriirj Party, except as may "e required for customs te;irniaal.
cperational, or L:ir/lronmenlal reasOns LlnCer uniform conditions ccnsistent wrth Artrcle 15 ct ln€ Convention and always on a non-discnminatory basis 4 Both Contracting Parties shall adopt all such measures as required within their lurisdiction to prevent any form of discrimination or unfair competition praclices affeclrng the competitiveness of the airline of the other Contracting Party.
E a.lr Contracting Party shali minimize the admrn,slrative burdens of taling requrrenrents and procedu{'es on designaled aifline of the olher Contracttng Farty and ensure that suci, burdens and procedures are applied upon a non, drscflminatory basis.
ARTICLE 8 T a rifls I 2 Each Contracting Pany shall allow tariffs for air servrces to be established by each designated airline based upon commercial considerations in the market place Neither Contracting Pany shall require its airline to consult other airlines about tlre tariffs they charge or propose to charge for services covered by this A!lreemenl Each Contractrng Party nray requrre notificatron or lillng ol any tarif{ to be charged by its own designated airline.
Neither Contracting Party shall require norification or filang of any tariffs to be charged by the designated airllne of the other Contracting Party.

Tariffs may remarn in effect unless subsequently cl!

:approved under paragraph (5) of this Article.


:; h rlcrlention by the Contractrig parties shall be limited to ;l) the prolection of consum€rrs rrom teriffs that are excessrve due to the abuse of 4 a markel power; b) the preventron of tanfts whose applicatron con:itrtutes anti-cornpelitive behavrour which has or is li(ely lo have or is exphcrtly intended to have the ef[ect of prevenling, [estncting or distorting conlpetition or excluding a competilor from the roule.
Each Contracling Party may unilaterally disallow any tarifl filed or charged by its ou,,rr designated airline.

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such intervention s;lrall be made only if il appears lo lhe aeronauticai authority of that Conlraclrng Party that a tariff charged or proposed to be charged meets either of the criteria sel out in paragraph (3) of this Article.
N€ither Contracting Party shall take unilateral action to prevent the coming into eflect or continuation of a tariff charged or proposed to be charged by the airline of the other Contracting Parly lf one Contracting Party believes that any such lanff rs inconsistent with lhe consrderations set oul rn paragraph (3) of this Aitrcl.r ll may request consllllatbns irld nolify the other Contracting Party of the sr Prgr 6 of l5 ,t, I o o reasons for its dissatisiaction.
These consultations sha,l be held not later than (14) fourteen days after receipt of the request.

Without a mutual agreement the r.r llf shall take effect or cor'rtinue in effect.
1 2 3 4 tr ARTICLE 9 Aviation Security (lonsistent with their rrqtrts and obligations rrider international law, the Contracting Parties reirffrr!n thal thetr obligatror io each other to protect the securily of civil aviation against acts of unlaMul rrrlerference forms an tntegral part of this Agreement Wilhout limiting their rights and obligations under international law, the Contracting Parties shall rn particular act in conformity with the provisions ol the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 S€pt€mber 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at the Hague on 16 Decembe|I970, and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971, the Protocol for the Suppressron of Unlawful Acts of Vrolence at Airports Servrng lnternational Civil Avratron, signed at Monlreal on .1988. the Convention on Marking uf Plastic Explosives for the 24 F e|JIuary Purpose of Deteclion, sigrred at Motreal on 1 March 199'1, and the provisions of multilateral agreements and protocols which wrll become binding on both Contracting Parties.
.l-he Contracting Partitli .stlall provide upon reqLrr-:st all necessary assislance tu eacl] other to preverr ,rcts of unlaMul serzrrrc rrf civil aircrafl and other unlawful acts against the satety o( such arrcrafl tireir passengers and crew, arrports and air navigatron facilities, and any other threat to the security of civil aviation The Contracting Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conforrnity v',ith lhe aviation socurity provisions established by the lntemational Civil Aviation Organization and designated as Annexes to the Convention to the extent that such security provisions are applicable to both Contracling Parties: they shall require thal operators ol aircrafl of their regislry operators ol aircraft who lrave iheir principal place of business or permanent residence in their territory and the operators of arrports in therr territory act in conformity with such avratron security provisrons.
Each Contracling Party agrees that such operators of aircraft shall be to in paragrapir required to observe the aviatron security provisrons ref€ffed i l) of this Article In accur(lance wilh the iaws an(i regualtions rn f orce reqL,rr,id rry lne other Contraulrirg i'ariy for entry into, dt-t...irlure from.

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llle territory of thal otlrr'r i.ontracting Pany Each Contracting Parl/ shall ensure that adequale measures are effectiveiy applied within its territory to protect the arrcrafl and to inspect passengers.

crew, carry-on items, baggage, cargo and aircrafl stores prior to and during boarding or loading.
Each Contracting Party shall also give positive 1\ .s Pag.7 of l5 I v t_ o -a 6 1 '2 J consrderation to any request from the other Contractrng Party for reasonable speqal security measures to meet a particular threat When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of civil aircrafl or other unlaMul acts against the safety of such aircrafl, their passengers and crew, airports or air navigation facilities occurs, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate nreasures intended to ternlnate rapidly and safelv such an incident or threal illrreOl Should one Contracting Party have problems wilh regard to the avration security provisions of thas Article, the aeronautical authorities of either Conkacling Party may requesl immediate consultations with the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party.
ARTICLE 1O Aviation Satetv Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concernrng safety standards in any area relating to aircrow, aircrafr or their operation adopted by the other Contracting Party Such consultations shall lake place wlthrn (30) thiny days of tlrar request tl.
lollowing such consullitrons, one Contracting Itarty finds that the other Contracting Party does nol effetlively maintain and administer safety standards rn any such area that are al leasl equal to the minrnrum standards established at that trrne pursuant to the Convention, the first Contracting Party shall notify the other Contracting Party of those findings and the steps considercd necessary to conform with lhose minimum standards, and thal other Contracting Party shall take appropriate correctlve actron.
Failure by the other Contracling Party to take appropriale aclion within (15) tlfteen days or such longer period as may be agreed, shall be grounds for the application of Article {5) of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the obligations mentioned in Article 33 ol the Convention, rt rs agreed that any aircraft operated by the airline of one Contracting Party on services to or from the terfltory of the other Contracling Party may, while wilhin the lerritory of the other Contracting Party, be rnade the subject of an examrnalion by lhe authorrzed representatives of the other Contracting Party, on Doard and around the arrcrall to check botlr llre validity of the aircraft documents and those of rls (irew and the apparent corldition of lhe aircrafl and its equipment (in this Article celled "ramp inspection"), provided this does not lead to unreasonable delay 4 lf any such ramp inspeclion or series of ramp inspections gives rise to a) serious concerns that an aircraft or the operatron of an aircrafl does not comply wilh the minimtrrrr standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention.
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{ b) serious con@rns that there is a lack of effective mainlenance and adminislration ot safety standards established at that time pursuanl to the Convention, tlre Contracting Party carryrng out the inspection shall, for the pueoses of Article 33 of the Convention, be free to conclude that the requirements under which the certilical6 or licenses in respect of thal aircrafi or in respect of the crew of that aircraft had been issued or rendered valad, or that the requirements under which thet aircratt is operated, are not equal to or above the minimum :tandards established pursuant to the Convention.
ln the event that accoss {or the purpose of undertakrng a ramp inspection of an arrcrafl operated by an arrline of one Contracting Parly,n accordance with paragraph (3) of this Article is denied by the representative of that airline, the other Contracting Party shall be free to infer that seflous concerns of the type referred to in paragraph (.1) of this Article arise and draw the conclusions referred to in that paragraph Fach Contracting Party resrirves lhe right lo susp:iro or vary the operallng authonzatron of the airhn€ of lhe other Contracting Party immediately rn the event the first Contracting l)arly concludes, whether as a result of a ramp rnspeclron, consultatlon or otherwiss, that immediate action is essential to the safely of an airline operation Any action by one Contracting Party in accordance wrth paragraphs (2) or (6) of this Anicle shall be discontinued once the basis for the taking of thal action r.aascs t0 exist.
, 7 ARTICLE 11 User Charoes Any cnarge that rnay be imposed 'lr pernlitted to be rmposad by a Contracting Party ior thr, irse ol Jirports and il,r fiavigatron facrlitles by the aircraft of the other Contrrclrng Party shall not be nrgher than those thal woukl be paid by ils national arrcraft engaged in scheduled interitational air services.
o I I _o ARTICLE 12 Apolica bt l!ty ol National Leglqlati on 1 The laws and regulations of a Contracting Party as to the admission to or departure from its territory of passengers, crew or cargo of aircraft, such as regulations relating to entry, clearance, immigration, passports, customs, currency, health and quarantine shall be complied with by or on behall of such passengers, crew or cargo upon sntrance into or departure from, or while within the territory of that Contracting Party Tlre larvs and regulatrcns ',1 .l Cor)lracting Pafiy rElirlrng to the admission to or departure from its tentory of aircraft engaged rn '.rternational air navigatron, .-9 Prge Q of l5 4 I or to the operation and navigation of such aircraft shall be applied to aircraft o, lhe other Contracting Pany while within rls terrilory The appropriate authorities of a Contracting Party shall have the right without unreasonable delays, to search aircraft of the other Contracting Party on landing or departure and to inspect the certiricate and other documents prescribed by the Convention.
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Agly$ei 1 The arr|nes of each Contracting Party shall have the right to establish offices in the territory of the other Contractrng Parly for the promotion and sale of air services.

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in accordance with the laws, regulations and ruies of the other Contractrng Party relating to entry.
resrdence and employment, to bring in and mainlain in the territory of the other Contractrng Party managerial, sales, technical, operational and other specialisl stafl requtred for the proviGion of air services.

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Any airline of each Contracting Party may engage in the sale of alr services ln the territory of the other Contracting Party directly and.
al the alrline's discretion, through rts agents Each airline shall have the right to sell such transportation and any person shall be free to purchase such trar'rsportation, in the currency of that tenitory or in treely convedible currencies 4.

Each airline shall have the nght to convert and remit to its country, on demand.

local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed.
Conversion and remittance shall be permihed promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof al lhe rate of exchange applicable to current trar)sactions and renrittance on the date the carrier nrakes ll're flItral applicalion for tl..rr rttance o 5.

The airlines of each Contracttng Parly shall be permitted tr) pay for local expenses, lncluding purchases of fuel, in the territory of the other Contracting Party in local currency.
At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in lhe lerritory of the other Contracting Party in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation.
6 Notwithstanding anylhing contained in this Article, lhe exercise of rights under this Article shall be in accordance with the applicable domestic laws, regulations and rules, and the Contracting Parties stipulate that the laws, regulations and rules shall be adminrstered in a non-discriminatory fashion and consrstent wilh the purposes of lhe Agreement 7.
Each designated airline shall have the right to perform its own ground-handling in the territory of the other Contracting Party ("selthandling") or, al its option, select anong competing agents lor s[ctl servrces in whole or in pad.
The rights shall be subJe(.1 or,ly to uhysrcal conslrarirls rasultrng lront consrd(,'atrons of airport safery Vy'here such consrderations preclude self.handling, ground :,c,yrces shall be avatlable on an equal basis to all airlines, charges shall be based on the costs of services provided; and such services shall be cornparable to the ktnd and quality of servaces which would be avarlable if self-handling were possible.
g tl I''st l0 or ls t 4 l- t- I I I o o I I'lotwrlhstanding any other provisron of thrs Agreernent, airlines and rndirect pr ovi(,ers of cargo transport.
:rr:,n of both Contracttng Parties shall be permttted, wrthout restriclion, to employ in connection with internaiional air services any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points in the lerritones of the Contractlng Parties or in third countries, including transporl to and from all airports with customs facrhles, and rncluding, where applicable, the right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall nave access lo airporl customs processing and facilities.
Airlines may elect to perfoim their own surface transportation or to provide rt through anangements wil.h other surface carriers, including surface transportation oF,erated by other airtines and rndirect providers of cargo aar services.

Such intermodal cargo services may be offer ed al a single, through prrce for the air and sur-face transporlation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transportation.

ARTICLE 14 Consultations 1 2 1 ?
ln a sprrit of close co-operation, the aeronautical authoritres of lhe Contracttng Parties shall consult each other from lime lo time with a view to ensuring the rmplementation of, and satisfactory compliance wath, the provisions of this Agreement and the Anne{ed Schedules and shall consult when necessary to f)ruvrde for modifications lnereol Either Contracting Party rnay request consultatron rn writing which shall begin withrn a period of (60) sixty days of the date of receipt of the request, unless both Contracting Parties agree to an enension of this period.
ARTICLE 15 Settlement of Disputes lf any dispute arises between the Contractrng Parties relating lo the interpretation or application of this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall in the first place endeavour to settle it by negotiation.
lf the Contracting Panres fail to reech a settlemenl by negotiation, they rnay agree to refer the dispute for decision to some person or body: if they do not so agree, the dispute slralt, at the requesl of erther Contracting Party be submitted for decisiorr to a tribunal of (3) three arbitrators, one to be nominated by each Contraciing Party and th6 lhird to be appointed by the two so nominated.
Each oi the Contracting Parties shall nominate an arbitretor within a period of (60) siny days from the date of receipt by either Contracting Party from the olher of a notice through diplomatic channels requestinq arbitralion of the dispute by such a tribunal, and the third arbitrator shall be appointed within a further oeriod of (60) sixty days lf either of the Contraclrng Partres fails to nomin3ie an arbitrator within the period specified, or iI the thrrd arbitralor is not appoir(ed wilhin the period specrried, the President of the Courrcil of lhe lnternatronal Civil Aviation Organization may, at the requesl of either Contracting Party, appoant an arbitrator or arbitrators as the case - k\ Psg.
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In such case, the third arbitrator shall be a national of a third State and shall acl as Presrdent oI the arbitral tribunal The cost of the arbitration tribunal and any other costs shall be borne io equal parts by the Contracling Parties.

The Contracting Parties shall comply with any decision given under paragraph (2) of this Article.

ARTICLE 16 Amendmentg lf either of the Conrlacting ParlieE conslders it desirable to modify any provrsron of thrs Agreement, such modificalrons.
if agreed between the Contracting Parlies and if necessary after consultation in accordance with Article (14) of this Agreement, shall come into etfect when confirmed by an exchange of noto6, through the diplomatic channels.

l{ the amendment relates to the provisions of the Agreement other than those of the annexed schedules, the amendment shall be approved by each Contracting Party in accordance with ils legal procedures.
lf the Amendment relates only to the provisions of the Annex to this Agreement, it rnay l)e agreed upon directl!

b€tween the aeronautical authorilies of both Coriracting Parties and lvould be effective from the dale agreed upon by the aeronautical authorities.
ARTICLE 17 Reqistration with the lnternational Civil Aviation Orqanization This Agreement and any sullsequent amendments tllereto shall be registered wrth the lnternatronal Civil Aviation Organization by the State where the signature of the Agreement will take place.

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_!icences 1 Certificates of ainvorlhiness, certificates of competency and licences issued or rendered valid by one Contracting Parly and still in lorce, shall be recognized as valid by the other Contracting Party for the purpose of operating services provided for in lhis Agreement, provided that lhe requiraments under whrch such certificates or licences were issued or rendered valid are eqrial to or above the mirrrnium standards which are or may be established pursuant to the Conventron.
Each Contracting Party reserves the right, however, to refuse to recognlze, for the purpose of flights above its own territory.

certificates of competency and licences granted to its - \\ PagE 12 of 15 I { 2 own nationals or rendered valid for them by the other Contracting Parly or by any other State.
lf the privileges or conditiong of the licences or cerlificates referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, issued by the Aeronautical Aulhorities of one Contra,ling Party to an!, person or designated arrline or in respect of arl arrcraft operating the agreed services on the specrfted routes would permil a drfference ,rom the slanoards established under the Convention.
and which difference has been faled with the lnternational Civrl Aviation Organization, the Aeronautical Authorities of the olher Conlractrng Party may request consultations in accordance with Article ( 14) of this Agr€ement with the Aeronautical AuthoritieE of that Contracting Party with a view to satisfying themselves thet the practice in question is acceplable to them.

Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement will constitute grounds for the apptication of Article (5) of this Agreement.
ARTICLE .I9 ConformiW witLuUllllAlela!

lQQlt/entions lf a general nrultilateral air transport convention or agreement comes into force ln resped of troth Contrac,ting Parties, this Agreement and its Annexes shall be deemed to be amended accordingly ARTICLE 20 lerln.!.n.a!g!

Either Contracting Party may at any time give notice to the other Contracling Party of its decision to terminate this Agreementi such notice shall be simultaneously communicated to the lnternational Civil Aviation Organization.
ln such case lhe Agreement shall terminate (12) twelve months after the date of recdipt ol the notice by the other Contracting Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by agreement before the expiry of this period.
ln the absence of acknowledgement ol receipt by the other Contracting Party, notice shall be deemed to have been recerved (14) ,ourteen days after the recerpt of the notice by the Inlernational Civil Aviation Organ rzatron g$ o o Puge 13 of | 5 { ARTICLE 21 Enlrv into Force o l-hrs Agreement shall be approved according to lhe legal procedures rn each Conlracting Party and shall come into force on the day of an exchange of diplon'atrc noles by the Conlracting Parties confirming the fulfilment of the said procedures.
ln witness whereof, lhe undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective governments, have signed this Agreement.

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........in duplicate, in Arabic, and English languages, both texts being equally authentic.

ln cas6 of divergent interpretation, the English text shall prevail.
For the Government ot the State of Qatar For the Government ol the Republic of Sierra Leone o s Page l.l of l5 AN NEX Route Schedule 1 1 Routes to be operated by the desrgnated arrline of the State o, Qatar: I ,1 I F rom Any points in Qatar 2 lntermediate Points Any points To Any points in Sierra Leone I I _1 4 Be ond Points Any points 2 The designated airline of the Government o, the State of Qatar may, on all or any flights, omit calling at any of the points in columns (2) and (4) o, this Route Schedule, provided that the agreed Eervices on these routes begin at a point in column (1) Routs Schodulo 2 I Routes to be operated by the ,lesignated airline of the Republic of Sierra Leone .
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in Sierra Leone lntermediate Points Any pcints .._(4) [,e d Points _l Any points (3) To Any point3 in Qatar .l I 2 The designated airlin8 of the Government of the Repubhc of Sierra Leone may, on all or any flights, omit calling at any of the points in columns (2) and (4) of thas Route Schedule, provided that the agreed services on these routes begin at a point in column (1 ).

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