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supplementary to the said Convention, to, the purpose of establishing aia services between and beyond their respeclive territories.

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I I F .x I Il* I I i- li o a ARTICLE 1 Defin itions For the purpose of this Agreement, unless lhe context otherwise requires l I I 10 \ The term "the Convention' means the Convention on lnternational Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944 and includes any annex adopted under article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the annexes or Convention under articles g0 and 94 thereof.
so far as thoge annexes and amendments havq become effeclive for or been ralified by both Conkacting Parties; The lenn "Agre6ment' means this Agreement, the Annex attached thereto and any Protocols or similar docurnents amending this Agreement or the Annex.
'fhe term "aeronautical authoritios' means: in the case ol the Government of the State of Qatar; the Mrnrster of Transport, and in the case of the Government of the Republic of Srerra Leone, the Sierra Leone Crvrl Aviation Authority, and in b<-rth cases any person or body authorized to perform any functions at present exercisable by the said aulhorities or similar functions, Ttre lerm "designat€d airlino" means an airline which has been designated and authorized in accord:.rrrcu with Article 4 of this Aqreement; The terms "air servica-, international air service'.
"airline' and "stop for non'traffic purposes', have lhe meanings respectrvely assigned to them in Arlicte 96 of lhe Conventron The term 'Capaclty' in relation to an aircrafl means thB payload of the aircraft available on the route or section of a route: and in relation to a specified air service means the capacity of aircratl, used on Such service, multiplied by the frequency of the flights, operated by such an aircralt over a given period and routa or seclion of route The terms "Agroed Servic6s' and 'speclfied routes' have the meaning respectively of scheduled international air services and of routes specified in the Annex to thas Agreement lhe term "Tariff means the prices to be paid for the carriage of passengers, traggage and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, inr:luding prices and conJitions for agency and other auxiliary service, bLrt e\(.luding remuneration irn(j rrondrtrons for the carri3,ie of mail.
l-he term "User Charges' means fees or rates levled fot the use of airports, navigational facilities and otller related services otfered by one Contractlng Party to the other.

Tlte term 'torrltory" in relation to a state has the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of the Chicago Convenlion.

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of l5 I { ARTICLE 2 ADolica ilitv of Chicaoo Convention b The provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Convenlion in so far as those provisions are applcable to international air services.
ARTICLE 3 Grant ot Riqhtl t- 1 a o Each Contracting Pany grants to the other Contracting Party the followrng rights irr respect of its s,-heduled international arr seryices: a) b) the right to make sicps an its territory lor non{raflic purposes the right to fly across its lerritory without landing; Each Contracting Pany grants to the other Corrtracting Party the nghts specilied in this Agreement for lhe purpose of establishing scheduled international air services on the routes specilied in the appropriate section of the Schedules annexed to this Agreement.
Such services and routes are hereafter called the agreed services' and "the specilled routes' respectivety.
While operating an agreed service on a specified route, lhe 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 Contracling Party and rn any thrrd country at the points specifled for that route ln the schedules annr.xed to this Agreement fcr the purpose of taking on board and discharging passengers and cargo rncluding mail, in combination or separately, without limitations regarding routes, frequencies, and flying material that can be of rts own, hired or chartered ARTICLE 4 Des!0!ation and Authorization '1.
Each Conkacling Party shall have lhe right to designate in writing to the other Contracting Party an airline or airlines for the purposes of operating the agreed servicBs on the specified routes.

2 On receipt of such designation.

the other Contracting Party shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) oI thrs Article.

without delay grant to the airline designated the appropriate operating authorizations.
3 The aeronautical authoritres of one Contracting Party may require the airline designated by the other Contracting Party to satisly them that it is qualifred to fulfill the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulatlons normally and reasonably applied to the operalion of international air services by such authorities in conformilv with the provisions of the Convention.
l'lgr ,t of l: v 4 Each Contracting Party shall have the right to refuse to grant the operating autlrorization referred to rn paragraph (2) of thrs Article, or to impose such conditions as it may deem necessary on the exercise by a designated atrhne of the rights specified in Article (3) of this Agreement, in any case where the said Contracting Party rs not satisfied that substantial ownership and effective control of that airlne are vested in lhe Contractlng Party designattng lhe arrlrne.

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or t,ottr 'ts o a 1 '1 ARTICLE 5 Revocation and S usoensio n of ODeratina Authorization fach Contracting Party 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 io impose such conditions as it may deem necessary on the exercise of these rights ai rn any case where it rs nol satisfied that substantial ownership and effective control of that airline are vested rn the Contraclrng Party designating the airline, the nationals ol such Conlracting Parly, or bothi or b) rn the case of failure by ttrat airline to comply wilh laws or regulations ol the Contractrng Party grantrng these rights; or c) in case the airline othervJise farls to operate in accordance with the conditions prescflbed under this Aqrcement.
Unless immediate revocation, suspension, or rn-,position of the conditions in paragraph ( l) of this Article is essential to prevent furlher m€ntioned infringemenl of laws or regulations, such right shall be oxercised only after consullation with the other Contracting Party.
ARTICLE 6 Eremption from cu3tom3 and othelQEueg Aircraft operated on international air services by the designated airline ol either Contracting Party, as well as their regular equipment; supplies of fuel and lubricants, and arrcraft stores (including foorj beverages and tobacco) on board such aircraft shall be exempted rrom all cusl,)ms duties, anspectrorr lees and other similar charges on arrivrttg rn lhe terrlr,rt of the other Contractlng Perly.
provided that suclr equtprnenl and supplies remain on board the aircr3ft up to such time as thev ar,t re-exported or are used on the part ol the lourney performed over that territory.

They shall also be exempt from the same duties, fees and charges, \,vith the exception of charges conesponding to the service performed, < '.\ I'agr .l of l5 4 I o o a) arrcraft stores taken on board in the territory of a Contracting Party.
wilhin linlils fixed by the autho rres of the said Conlractrrrg party, and for use on board outbound aircraft engaged in en international air service of the other Contracting Parly; b) spare parts and regular equipmenl introduced into the tenitory of either Contracting Pafty tor the maintenance or reparr of aircraft used on rnternational air services L,y the designated airline ol the other Contracting F arty; c) luel and lubncants suppled rn the terntory of a Corrriacting Party to outbound .rrrcraft of a designated airh,re of the other Contracting Party engaged in an intefl]atronal air service, even when these supplies are to b€ used on the part of the journey performed over the territory of the Contracting Party in which they are taken on board, d) advertising materials, unifor m items and airline documentation having no commercial value used by the designated airline ol one Contracting Party rn the lerritory of the other Cootracting Party; e) the office equipment introouced an the territory of either Contracting Party ln order lo be used in the offices of the designated airlin€ of the other Contracting Party provided that such equipment rs in the disposal of those c{irces during three i3) vears from the date of tlreir inlroduction into that tenilory and the pnnciple .ri iecrprocrty applies Materials referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph may be required to be kepl under customs supeNision or control.
.l .1 Passengers, baggage and cargo in direcl transil across the lerritory of one Contracting Party and not leaving the area ot the ailport reserved for such purpose slrall be sub.ject to a very simplified control.
Baggage and cargo in drrect transit only shall be exempt from customs duties and other similar laxes The regular airborne equipmenl, as well as the materials and supplies retained on board the aircraft of either Contracting Party, may be unloaded in the territory of the other contracling Party only with the approval of the cusloms authorities of that territory.
ln such a case, they may be placed under lite supervision of the sard authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otlrerwise disposed ot ll\ ;r)cordance with custol'rs regulations.

ARTICLE 7 Cornpetition a mono Airlines Each Contractrng Party slrall allow a latr and etlual opportunity for llle desrgllated arrlirres of bottr Contracting Parties to corrpete in providing the international air transportatton governed by thls Agreement.
2 The oapacity of international air transport offered by the designated airlines shall be determined freely by each of them.

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Neither Contracting Party shall unilaterally limil the volume of traffic, frequency or reqularity of service, or the :rircraft type or types operated by the designated airlrne ol the other Contraclilo Party, except as may b.i required for customs te.lrni(-al, operational, or i:i rvtronmental reasons ,Itder Unifofm conditions ccnsistent wilh Artrcle 15 cf lhe Convention and always on a non-discriminatory basis 4 Both Conlracting Parties shall adopt all such measures as required within thear lurisdiction to prevent any form of discrimination or unfair competltion practices aflectrng the compBtitiveness ot the air|ne of the other Contracting Party.
E:i.li Contracting Parly shali mrnimize the admrnrstrative burdens of filing rer;rirrenrerrts and procedures on designated aifline ot the other Contracting Party and ensure thal sucfr burdens and procedures are applied upon a non- drscriminatory basis- ARTICLE 8 Ta riffs I ?
Each Contracting Pany shall allow tanffs for aif servrces to be established by each designated airline based upon commercial considerationE in the market place Neither Contracting Pany shall require its airline to consult other airlines aL'out lhe tariffs they charge or propose to charge for services covered by this Aqreemeni.

Each Contractrng Party may requlre notificatron or li[ng of any tariff to be charged by its own designated airline.
Neilher Conlracting Party shall require nolrfication or filing of any tarilfs to be charged by the designated airline of the olher Contracling Party.

Tariffs may remaan in eflect unless subsequently drr.pproved under paragraph (5) of this Article.

3 llllun ention by the ContractrnQ parties shall be limiled to a) ll)e protection of consumer*.'
lrom tsrifls that are excessrve due to the abuse of market power, b) the prevention ol tanfts whose applicatron co.lrtitutes anti-competitave behavrour which has or is likely to have or is exphcitly intended lo have the effecr of preventing, restrlLling or distorting corrpetition o. excluding a competitor from the route.

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Each Contracting Party may unilaterally disallow any tariff filed or charged by its o,..rrr designated airline.
Holvever, such intervention shall be made only it il apl)ears lo the aeronautical authority of that Conlracting Party that a tariff charged or proposed to be charged meets either of the criteria set out in paragraph (3) ot thls Article.
Neather Contracling Party shall take unilateral action lo prevent the coming into effect or continuation of a lariff charged or proposed to be charged by the airline of the other Contracting Party lf one Contractrng Party believes lhat any such tarrff rs inconsistent with the cor'lsrderations set oul rn paragraph (3) of this Airrcle rt may request consull.rllons arrd notify the othe.

Contracting Party of the \\ s Pugc 6 ot l5 ( f- t- o o reasons ,or its dissatisfaction.
These consultations shall be held not later than ('14) fourteen days after receipt of the request.

Without a mutual agreement the rerrtf shall take effect or cor]tinue in effec1.
ARTICLE 9 Aviation Sec uritv ,l 2 3 4 5 r.. onsrstent with therr rr.tnts and obligatrons unJer international law, the Lontracting Parties reirfhrrn thal thetr obligalrorr r,r each other to protect the security of civil avtation .igainst acts of ur]laMul lrltederence forms an rntegral part of this Agreemenl Without limiting their rights and obligations under rnternational law, the Contracting Parties shall in particular act in coniormity with the provisions of the Convention on Offences and Certain Othel Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 S€ptember 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at the Hague on 16 December 1970, and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts agaanst the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971, the irrotocol Ior the Suppressron of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Servrng lnternational Civil Avratron.
signed at Monlreal on 24 F ebuary 1988, the aonvention on Marklng uf Plastic Explosives for the Pulpose of Detectron, sig[ed at Molreal on 1 March 1991, and the provisaorrs of multilateral agreements and protocols which will become binding on both Contracting Pa.ties.

fhe Contracting Partie: ,slall provide upon request all necessary assislance ta each other to prever:r icts of unlawful seizrlrt: of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts sgainst the safety of such arrcraft their passengers and crew.
arrports and air navigatron tacilities, and any other threat to the security ol civil aviation.

The Contracling Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with th€ aviation security provisions established by the Inlemational 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 that operators of aircran of their registry operalors ol aircraft who lrave their principal place of bustness or permanent residence in lheir territory and the operators of arrports in thetr territory act in conformity with such aviatron security provisrons.
that such operators of aircraft shall be Each Contracling Party agre€s required to observe the aviatron security provisrons refoned to in paragraptr (3) ol this Article in accurdance wilh the laws and regualtions in force requrred oy the other Contractrlrs i'ariy for 8ntry into.
dt t,.,rture from, or while wilhln, lhe territory of thal ottr'r l,ontracting Parly Each Contracting Parl/ shall ensure that adequate measures are effectlveiy applied within its territory to protect the arrcraft and to lnspect passengers.

crew, carry-on items.

baggage, cargo and aircraft stores prior to and during boarding or loading.
Each Contracting Party shall also give Positive s t\ Pagc 7 of l5 t r o -a 0 1 ,) 3 consideration to any request from the other Contractrng Party for reasonable specral 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, lhe Contracting Parties shall Jssist each other by f3cilatating communications and other appropriate rlleasures intended to trr,Ir]ate rapidly and safel',/ such an incident or threal Should one Conlractrng Party have problems wrth regard to the avration security provisions of lhis Article, the aeronautrcal authorities of either Contracling Parly may request immediale consultations with the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party.
ARTICLE ,I O Aviation Safew Each Contracting Party may requesl consultations at any time concernrng safety standards in any area relating to aircr6w, aircraft or theia operation adopted by the other Contracting Party Such consultations shall take place wrlhlr (30) thirty days of thal request ll.
lollowrng such consultrlrons, orre Contracting t']arty finds that the other Convacting Party does not effeclively maintaln and sdmanister safety standards rn any such area that are al least equal to the minrnlum slandards established at rhat tirne pursuant to the Convention, the firsl Contracting Party shall notiry the other Contracling Party of those findings and the steps considercd necessary to conform with those minimum standards, and that other Contracting Party shall take appropriate corrective action.
Failure by the other Contracting Party to take appropriate aclion within (15) ,itteen days or such longer period as may be agreed.

shall be grounds for the application of Article (5) of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the obligalions mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention, rt rs agreed that any aircraft operated by the airline of one Contracting Party on services to or from the territory o, the olher Contracting Parly may, while within lhe territory of the olher Contracting Party, be rnade the subject of an examination by the authorrzed representatives of the other Contracting Party, on board and around the arrcrart to check botlr tl)e validity of the aircraft documents and those of rts crew and the apparenl c.cJndition of the aircrafl and ils equlpment (in this Artrcle called "ramp inspection"), provided this does nol lead lo unreasonable delay 4. lf any such ramp inspection or series of ramp inspections gives risB to a) serious concerns lhat an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply wilh the minimurn standards established at lhat time pursuant to the Convention, or 1\ _t ['ugc 8 of l5 '{ b) serious concefns lhat there is a lack of etfeclive maintenance and administralion of safet), srandards established al that time pursuant to the Conventron, the Contracting 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 certificala or licenses in respect of that aircran or in respect of the crew of thal aircraft had been issued or rendered valid.

or thal the requirements under which that aircratt is operated, are not equal to or above lhe mrnimum :tandards established pursuant to the Convenlion.
,) 6 7 lrr the event that access for the purpose of undertakrng a ramp inspection of an aircrafl operated by an arrline of one Contracting Parly in aocordance with paragraph (3) of this Article is denied by the representative of lhat airline, the olher Contracting Party shall be lree to anfer that seflous concerns ol the type reierred lo in paragraph (4) of this Article arise and draw the conclusions referred lo in thal paragraph Fach Contractrng Party rt-,serves the right lo susp.rro or vary the operating authonzatron of the airln€ cf the other Contractin.t Party immediately tn the event the first Contractin0 l)arty concludes, whell'ler as a resull o, a ramp inspection, consultation or otherwise, that immediate action is essential to the salety of an airline operation Any action by one Contracting Party in accordance wrth paragraphs (2) or (6) of lhis Afticle shall be discontinued once the basls for the taking of lhat action (.eases to exisl o ARTICLE 11 User Charqes _o ,qny charge that may be imposed,)r permitted to be rmposed by a Contracting Party ior thr, use uf Jirports and r-rrr navigation facilitres by the aircraft of the other Contracling Party shall nol be nrgher than those that wouid be paid by its national arrcraft engaged in scheduled intenrational air services.
ARTICLE 12 Applicab] iity ol National Leqigla tio n I The laws and regulations of a Conlracting Party as to the admission to or deparlure from ils territory ol passengers, crew or cargo of aircratt, such as regulations relating to entry, clearance, immigration, passports, customs, currency, health and quarantine shall be comphed with by or on behalf of such passengers, crew or cargo upon entrance inlo or departure from, or while within the territory of that Contracting Party Tire laws and regulatror]5 ,,r ,] Conlracting Pal1y tt,lirlLllg to the admission lo ot departure from its terrrtt-,ry of aircraft engaged tn ,r'.i;lanational air navlgatron, ..s l'rge I rlf l5 { t or to the operation and navigation of such alrcraft shall be applied to aircraft oI the other Contracting Party while within its territory The approprialo 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 certiflcate and other documents prescribed by the Convention.
ARTICLE 13 Ccrmmercial Activitieg I The arrlrnes of each Contracting Party shall have the righl lo establish ofrices in the territory of the other Conlracting Parly for the promotion and sale of air services -o 2 The designated airlines of eacfr Contracting Party shall be entitled.
in accordance with the laws, regulations and rules of the olher Contractrng Party relating to entry, resrdence and employment, to bring ln and maintain in the territory of the other Contractrng Party managerial, sales, lechnical, operational and other specialisl staff required for the provision of air sarvices.

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Any airline of each Contracting Party may engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly and.
at the airline's discrelion, through rts ager]ts Each airline shall have the right to sell such transportation and any person shall De free to purchase such trarrspodation, in the currency of thal territory or in f reely convertible currencies 4.

Each airline shall have lhe nght to converl and remit to rts country, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed.
Conversion and rematlance shall be permitled promplly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof al the rate of ()xchan!.tB applicable to currenl lransactions and renrittanLe on the date the carlier' nral:es tlrH inrtral application for rflr rttan(re o 5.

The airlrnes of each Contractlng Pady shall be permitted l() pay for local expenses.

including 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 the lerritory o, the other Contracling Party in freely convertiLrle currencies according to local currency regulation.

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Notwithslanding anything contained in this Article, the exrlrcise of rights under this Article shall be in accordance vrith the applicable domestic laws, regulations and rules, and the Contracting Parties stipulate that the laws, regulalions and rules shall be administered in a non-discriminatory fashion and consrstent with the purposes of the Agreement.

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Each designated aidine shall have the right to perform its own ground-handling an the terr(ory of the other Contraclinq Party ("self-handling") or, at its option, select arnong competir)g agents lor such servrces in whole or in part.

The rights shall be suble(.I ,Jnly tc, physrcal conslrarirt!
rasultrng lrom consro(;'at,ons of airporl safely Wl)ere such considerations precludo self-handling, ground tt rvlces shall be available on an equal basis to all airlines, charges shall be based on the costs of services provided: and such services shall be comparable to the kurd and quality of servrces which would be available a, self-handling were possible.
5' \\ l'0ge l0 of 15 I I { I tlotwrthstanding any other provisron of this Agreernent, airlines and rndirect provr(lers of cargo transponel.rn of both Contracting Partres shall be permrtted, without restriction, to enrploy in Gonneclion wilh international air services any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points in the lerritories of the Contracting Parties or in third countries, including transport to and from all airports with customs facrlrlres, and rncluding, where applicable, the right to transport cargo in bond under apphcable laws and regulations Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport cusloms processing and facilities.
Aidines may elect to perform their own surface transportation or lo provide it through anangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation oF,erated by other airlines and indirect providers of cargo air services.

Such intermodal cargo services may be oflered al a single, lhrough pnce for the air and sudace transportalion combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transportation.
o I t- i o I 2 1 2 ARTICLE 14 Cons ultations ln a sprril of close co-operation, the seronautical aulhoritres ol the Contractlng Parties shall consult each other from time to time with a view to ensuring the implementation of, and satisfactory compliance with, the provisions of thas Agreement and the Annexed Schedules and shall consult when necessary to provrde lor modificatioi)s l nereof Either Contracling Parly .nay request consultation rn writing which shall begin within a period of (60) sixty days of the date of receipt of the request, unless both Contracting Parlies agree to an enension of this period.
ARTICLE 15 S ettlement of Disputes lf any dispute arises between the contracting Parties relating lo the interpretation or application of this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall in the first place endeavour to settle it by negotiation.
It lhe Contracting Panres fail to reach a settlement by negotiation, they rnay agree to refer the dispute for decision to some Jrerson or body; if they do not so agree, the dispute shall, at the request o[ erlher Contracting Party be submitted for decisioti to a lribunal of (3) three arbitrators, one to be nominated by each Contracting Party and the third to be appointed by the two so nominated.
Each ot the Contracting Parties shall nominate an arbitrator within a period of (60) sixty days from the date ol receipt by either Contracting Party from the other of a nolice through diplomatio channels requesting arbitration of the dispute by such a lribunal, and th€ third arbitrator shall be appointed within a further oeriod of (60) sixly days lf either ol the Contracting Partres fails to nomrnale .rn arbitrator within the lrerrod specified, or it the thrrd arbitr ator is not appornted within the period specrfied, the President of the Courrcil o{ the lnternatronal Civil Aviation Organization may, at the request of either Contracting Party, appoinl an arbitrator or arbitrators as the case - v\ PsgG ll ofls 4 3 4 1 2 requires.
ln such case, the third arbitrator shall be a national of a third St3te and shall act as President ol the arbitral tribunal The cost of the arbitration tribunal and any other costs shall be borne in equal parts by the contrecting Parties.

The Contracting Parties shall comply wilh any decision given under paragraph (2) of this Article.
ARTICLE 16 Amendments lf either of the Contt acting Partie8 considers it desirable to modify any provision of this Agreement, such modifications, if agreed between the Contractrng Parties and if necessary after consultation in accordance wtth Article ('14) ol this Agreement, shall come into effect when confirmed by an exchange of note6, through the diplomatic channels.
lf 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 its legal procedures.

lf the Amendment relates only to the provisions of the Annex to this Agreement, it rr)ay he agreed upon direclly between the aeronautical authorities of both Cunlracting Parties and would be etfective from the date agreed upon by the aeronautical authorities.
ARTICLE,IT Reqistration with the lnternational Civil Aviation Orqanization This Agreement and any subsequent amendments tlrerelo shall be registered wrth the lnternatronal Civil Aviation Organization by the State where the signature of the Agreemenl will take place.

It- i 1 o a ARTICLE 18 Recoo!
!l!lon of Certificales a 1 Certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licences issued or r€ndered valid by one Contracting Party, and still in force, shall be recognized aE valid by the olher Contracting Party for the purpose ol operating services prov'ded for in this Agreement, provided that the requrrsments under whrch such certificates or licences were issued or rendered valid are eqrial to or above the mirrrnrum slandards which are or may be established pursuant to the Conventron.
Each Contracting Party reserves the right, however.

to refuse lo recognize, for the purpose of flights above its own territory, certificates of compelency and licences granted to its - \\ PagG 12 of l5 I { 2 own nationals or rendered valid for them by the other Contracting Party or by any other State.
lf the privileges or conditions of the licences or certiricates referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, issued by the Aeronautical Authorities of one Coniracting Party to any person or designated airlir'te or in respect of an arrcraft operating the agreed services on the specrhed routes would permtt a difference ,rom the standaros established under the Convention, and which difference has been filed with the lnternational Crvrl Aviation Organization, the Aeronautical Authorities of the other Contractrng Party may request consultations in accordance with Article (14) of this Agreement with the Aeronautical Authoritie6 of that Contracting Party with a view to satisfying themselves that the practice in question is qcceptable to them.
Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement will constitute grounds for the application of Article (5) of this Agroement ARTICLE 19 Gonformitv with Multilateral Conventions lf a general nrultilateral air har)sport convention or agreemenl comes inlo force in respe(:t of both Contracting Partles, this Agreement and its Annexes shall be deemed to be amended accordingly ARTICLE 20 Termination Either Contracting Parly may at any time give notice to the other Contrac,ting Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement; such notice shall be simultaneously communicated to the lnternational Civil Aviation Organizalion.
ln such case the Agreement shall terminate (12) twelve months after the date of recdipt of the notlce by the other Contracling Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by agreement before the expiry of this period.
ln the absence of acknowledgement of receipt by the other Contracting Party, notice shall be deemed to have been recetved (14) fourteen days atter the recelpt of lhe notice by the lnternational Civil Aviation Organizalron 5s o a Puge t3 of l5 { ARTICLE 21 Entry into Force l'hrs Agreement shall be approved according to lhe legal procedures in each Contracting Party and shall come into force on the day ol an exchange of diplomatrc noles by the Contracting Parties confirming the fulfilment of the said procedures.
ln witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by thejr respective govemments, have signed this Agreement.

Done at.... .................|he.... .

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

ln case of divergent interpretalion.

the English text shall prevail.

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For the Government of the State of Qatal For the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone o o Page l{ of l5 '{ ANNEX Route Schedule 1 1 Routes to be operaled by the designated arrline of the Stale of Qatar: r-- 1 From Any points in Qatar ,) lntermediale Points Any points 4 Be ond Points Any points 3 To Any points in Sierra Leone 2 The designated airline oI the Government ot the State of Oatar may, on all or any flights, omit calling at any ol the points in columns (2) and (4) of lhis Route Schedule, provided that the agreed services on lhese routes begin al a point in coiumn (1) Route Schodulo 2 R,)utes to be operated by the iiesignated airline of the fiet)ublic of Sierra Leone o I _[u From Any points in Sierra Leona I .)
lntermediate Points Any pcints I 1!L To Any points in Qatar __la a"yqnd i_q!!

!s ] Any points l I I 2 The designated airline of the Government of the Repub|c of Sierra Leone may, on all or any flights, omit calling at any of the points in columns (2) and (4) of this Route Schedule, provided that the agreed servaces on these routes begin at a point in column (1).

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