TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 16-107

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TRANSPORTATION

Aviation

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and SEYCHELLES

Signed at Victoria December 7, 2015
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 SEYCHELLES

 Transportation: Aviation

 Agreement signed at Victoria

 December 7, 2015;

 Entered into force January 7, 2016.

 

 
AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE GOVERNMENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE GOVERNMENT OF 

THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic 

of Seychelles (hereinafter, "the Parties"); 

Desiring to promote an international aviation system based on competition among 

airlines in the marketplace with minimum government interference and regulation; 

Desiring to make it.possible for airlines to offer the traveling and shipping public a 

variety of service options, and wishing to encourage individual airlines to develop and 

implement innovative and competitive prices; 

Desiring to facilitate the expansion of international air transport opportunities; 

Desiring to ensure the highest degree of safety and security in international air transport 

and reaffirming their grave concern about acts or threats against the security of aircraft, 

which jeopardize the safety of persons or property, adversely affect the operation of air 

transportation, and undermine public confidence in the safety of civil aviation; and 

Being Parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago 

December 7, 1944; 

Have agreed as. follows: 

Article 1 

DefinitiOJ?.S 

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the term: 

1. "Aeronautical authorities" means, in the case of the United States, the 

Department of Transportation at}.d in the case of Seychelles, the Seychelles Civil 

Aviation Authority, and any person or agency authorized to perform functions 

exercised by the Department of Transportation or said Seychelles Civil Aviation 

Authority; 
2. "Agreement" means this Agreement, and any amendments thereto; 

3. "Air transportation" means the public carriage by aircraft of passengers, 

baggage, cargo, and mail, separately or in combination, scheduled or charter, for 

remuneration or hire; 

4. "Airline of a Party" means an airline that has received its Air Operator's 

Certificate (AOC) from and has its principal place of business in the territory of 

that Party; 

5. "Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at 

Chicago December 7, 1944, and includes: 

a. any amendment that has entered into force under Article 94(a) of the 

Convention and has been ratified by both Parties, and 

b. any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of the 

Convention, insofar as such Annex or amendment is at any given time effective 

for both Parties; 

6. "Full cost" means the cost of providing service plus a reasonable charge for 

administrative overhead; 

7. "International air transportation" means air transportation that passes through the 

airspace over the territory of more than one State; 

8. "Price" means any fare, rate, or charge for the carriage of passengers, baggage, 

or cargo (excluding mail) in air transportation, including surface transportation 

in connection with international air transportation, charged by airlines, including 

their agents, and the conditions governing the availability of such fare, rate, or 

charge; 

9. "Stop for non-traffic purposes" means a landing for any purpose other than 

taking on or discharging passengers, baggage, cargo, or mail in air 

transportation; 

10. "Territory" means the land areas, internal waters, and territorial sea under the 

sovereignty of a Party; and 

11. "User charge" means a charge imposed on airlines for the provision of airport, 

airport environmental, air navigation, ·or aviation security facilities or services 

including related services and facilities. 

Article2 

Grant of Rights 

I. Each Party grants to the other Party the following rights for the conduct of 

international air transportation by the airlines of the other Party: 

the right to fly across its territory without landing; 
b. the right to make stops in its territory for non-traffic purposes; 

c. the right to perform international air transportation between points on the 

following routes: 

(i) for airlines of the United States, from points behind the United 

States via the United States and intermediate points to any point 

or points in Seychelles and beyond; and for all-cargo service, 

between Seychelles and any point or points; 

(ii) for airlines of Seychelles, from points behind Seychelles via 

Seychelles and intermediate points to any point or points in the 

United States and beyond; and for all-cargo service, between the 

United States and any point or points; and 

d. the rights otherwise specified in this Agreement. 

2. Each airline of a Party may, on any or all flights and at its option: 

a. operate flights in either or both directions; 

b. combine different flight numbers within one aircraft operation; 

c. serve behind, intermediate, and beyond points and points in the 

territories of the Parties in any combination and in any order; 

d. omit stops at any point or points; 

e. transfer traffic from any of its aircraft to any of its other aircraft at any 

point; 

f. serve points behind any point in its territory with or without change of 

aircraft or flight number and hold out and advertise such services to the 

public as through services; 

g. make stopovers at any points whether within or outside the territory of 

either Party; 

h. carry transit traffic through the other Party's territory; and 

i. combine traffic on the same aircraft regardless of where such traffic 

originates; 

without directional or geographic limitation and without loss of any right 

to carry traffic otherwise permissible under this Agreement, provided 

that, with the exception of all-cargo services, the transportation is part of 

a service that serves a point in the homeland of the airline. 
3. On any segment or segments of the routes above, any airline of a Party may 

perform international air transportation without any limitation as to change, at 

any point on the route, in type or number of aircraft operated, provided that, 

with the exception of all-cargo services, in the outbound direction, the 

transportation peyond such point is a continuation of the transportation from the 

homeland of the airline and, in the inbound direction, the transportation to the 

homeland of the airline is a continuation of the transportation from beyond such 

point. 

4. Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to confer on the airline or airlines of one 

Party the rights to take on board, in the territory of the other Party, passengers, 

baggage, cargo, or mail carried for compensation and destined for another point 

in the territory of that other Party. 

5. Any airline of a Party performing charter international air transportation 

originating in the territory of either Party, whether on a one-way or round-trip 

basis, shall have the option of complying with the charter laws, regulations, and 

rules either of its homeland or of the other Party. If a Party applies different 

rules, regulations, terms, conditions, or limitations to one or more of its airlines, 

or to airlines of different countries, each airline of the other Party shall be 

subject to the least restrictive of such criteria. Nothing in this paragraph shall 

limit the rights of a Party to require airlines of both Parties to adhere to 

requirements relating to the protection of passenger funds and passenger 

cancellation and refund rights. Except with respect to the consumer protection 

rules referred to in this paragraph, neither Party shall require an airline of the 

other Party, in respect of the carriage of traffic from the territory of that other 

Party or of a third country on a one-way or round-trip basis, to submit more than 

a notice that it is complying with the applicable laws, regulations, and rules 

referred to in this paragraph or of a waiver of these laws, regulations, or rules 

granted by the applicable aeronautical authorities. 

Article3 

Authorization 

Each Party, on receipt of applications from an airline of the other Party, in the form and 

manner prescribed for operating authorizations and technical permissions, shall grant 

appropriate authorizations and permissions with minimum procedural delay, provided: 

a. substantial ownership and effective control of that airline are vested in the 

other Party, nationals of that Party, or both; 

b. the airline is qualified to meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and 

regulations normally applied to the operation of international air transportation 

by the Party considering the application or applications; and 

c. the other Party is maintaining and administering the provisions set forth in 

/le 6 (Safety) ond Article 7 (Avi.Uon Security). ~ 
Article 4 

Revocation of Authorization 

1. Either Party may revoke, suspend, limit, or imp9se conditions on the operating 

authorizations or technical permissions of an airline where: 

a. that airline is not an airline of the other Party under Article 1(4); 

b. substantial ownership and effective control of that airline are not vested in 

the other Party, the other Party's nationals, or both; or 

c. that airline has failed to comply with the laws and regulations referred to in 

Article 5 (Application of Laws) of this Agreement. 

2. .Unless immediate action is essential to prevent further noncompliance with 

subparagraph lc of this Article, the rights established by this Article shall be 

exercised only after consultation with the other Party. 

3. This Article does not limit the rights of either Party to withhold, revoke, 

suspend, limit, or impose conditions on the operating authorization or technical 

permission of an airline or airlines of the other Party in accordance with the 

provisions of Article 6 (Safety) or Article 7 (Aviation Security). 

Article 5 

Application of Laws 

1. The laws and regulations of a Party relating to the admission to or departure 

from its territory of aircraft engaged in international air navigation, or to the 

operation and navigation of such aircraft while within its territory, shall be 

complied with by such aircraft upon entering, when departing from, or while 

within the territory of the first Party. 

2. While entering, within, or leaving the territory of one Party, its laws and 

regulations relating to the admission to or departure from its territory of 

passengers, crew or cargo on aircraft (including regulations relating to entry, 

clearance, aviation security, immigration, passports, customs and quarantine or, 

in the case of mail, postal regulations) shall be complied with by, or on behalf 

of, such passengers, crew or cargo of the other Party's airlines. 

Article 6 

Safety 

1. Each Party shall recognize as valid, for the purpose of operating the air 

transportation provided for in this Agreement, certificates of airworthiness, 

certificates of competency, and licenses issued or validated by the other Party 

qW(d "ill ;n foree, provMed th"' the requhemen"' fo' ruch certillcates ~ 
at least equal the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the 

Convention. Each Party may, however, refuse to recognize as valid for the 

purpose of flight above its own territory, certificates of competency and licenses 

granted to or validated for its own nationals by the other Party. 

2. Either Party may request consultations concerning the safety standards 

maintained by the other Party relating to aeronautical facilities, aircrews, 

aircraft, and operation of airlines of that other Party. If, following such 

consultations, one Party finds that the other Party does not effectively maintain 

and administer safety standards and requirements in these areas that at least 

equal the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the 

Convention, the other Party shall be notified of such findings and the steps 

considered necessary to conform with these minimum standards, and the other 

Party shall take appropriate corrective action. Each Party reserves the right to 

withhold, revoke, suspend, limit, or impose conditions on the operating 

authorization or technical permission of an airline or airlines of the other Party 

in the event the other Party does not take such appropriate corrective action 

within a reasonable time and to take immediate action, prior to consultations, as 

to such airline or airlines if the other Party is not maintaining and administering 

the aforementioned standards and immediate action is essential to prevent 

further noncompliance. 

Article 7 

Aviation Security 

1. The Parties affirm 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 Convention on Offenses and Certain Other Acts Committed on 

Board Aircraft, done at Tokyo September 14, 1963, the Convention for the 

Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague December 16, 

1970, the Convention for the Suppression ofUnlawful Acts against the Safety of 

Civil Aviation, done at Montreal September 23, 1971, and the Protocol for the 

Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International 

Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of 

Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal February 

24, 1988. 

2. 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, of their passengers and crew, and of airports and air 

navigation facilities, and to address any other threat to the security of civil air 

navigation. 
3. The Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with the aviation 

security standards and appropriate recommended practices established by the 

International Civil Aviation Organization and designated as Annexes to the 

Convention; they shall require that operators of aircraft of their registry, 

operators of aircraft that have their principal place of business or permanent 

residence in their territory, and the operators of airports in their territory act in 

conformity with such aviation security provisions. 

4. Each Party agrees to observe the security provisions required by the other Party 

for entry into, for departure from, and while within the territory of that other 

Party and to take adequate measures to protect aircraft and to inspect passengers, 

crew, and their baggage and carry-on items, as well as cargo and aircraft stores, 

prior to and during boarding or loading. Each Party shall also give positive 

consideration to any request from the other Party for special security measures 

to meet a particular threat. 

5. When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of aircraft or other 

unlawful acts against the safety of passengers, crew, aircraft, 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. 

6. When a Party has reasonable grounds to believe that the other Party has departed 

from the aviation security provisions of this Article, the aeronautical authorities 

of that Party may request immediate consultations with the aeronautical 

authorities of the other Party. Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement within 

15 days from the date of such request shall constitute grounds to withhold, 

revoke, suspend, limit, or impose conditions on the operating authorization and 

technical permissions of an airline or airlines of that Party. When required by an 

emergency, a Party may take interim action prior to the expiry of 15 days. 

Article 8 

Commercial Opportunities 

1. The airlines of each Party shall have the right to establish offices in the territory 

of the other Party for the promotion and sale of air transportation. 

2. The airlines of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and 

regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to 

bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Party managerial, sales, 

technical, operational, and other specialist staff required for the provision of air 

transportation. 

3. Each airline shall have the right to perform its own ground-handling in the 

territory of the other Party ("self-handling") or, at the airline's option, select 

among competing agents for such services in whole or in part. The rights shall 
be subject only to physical constraints resulting from considerations of airport 

safety. Where such considerations preclude self-handling, ground services 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 kind and 

quality of services as if self-handling were possible. 

4. An airline of a Party may engage in the sale of air transportation in the territory 

of the other Party directly and, at the airline's discretion, through its agents, 

except as may be specifically provided by the charter regulations of the country 

in which the charter originates that relate to the protection of passenger funds, 

and passenger cancellation and refund rights. Each airline shall have the right to 

sell such transportation, and any person shall be free to purchase such 

transportation, in the currency of that territory or in freely convertible 

currencies. 

5. Each airline shall have the right to convert and remit to its country and, except 

where inconsistent with generally applicable law or regulation, any other 

country or countries of its choice, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums 

locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly 

without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange 

applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes 

the initial application for remittance. 

6. The airlines of each Party shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including 

purchases of fuel, in the territory of the other Party in local currency. At their 

discretion, the airlines of each Party may pay for such expenses in the territory 

of the other Party in freely convertible currencies according to local currency 

regulation. 

7. In operating or holding out the authorized services under this Agreement, any 

airline of one Party may enter into cooperative marketing arrangements such as 

blocked-space, code-sharing, or leasing arrangements, with 

a. an airline or airlines of either Party; 

b. an airline or airlines of a third country; and 

c. a surface transportation provider of any country; 

provided that all participants in such arrangements (i) hold the appropriate 

authority and (ii) meet the requirements normally applied to such arrangements. 

8. Airlines and indirect providers of cargo transportation of both Parties shall be 

permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with international air 

transportation any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points in the 

territories of the Parties or in third countries, including to and from all airports 

with customs facilities and to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and 

regulations. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access 

to airport customs processing and facilities. Airlines may elect to perform their 

~ surli>ce "'""portation o' to provide it through anangem-. wi~ 
surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and 

indirect providers of cargo air transportation. Such intermodal cargo services 

may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transportation 

combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such 

transportation. 

Article 9 

Customs Duties and Charges 

1. On arriving in the territory of one Party, aircraft operated in international air 

transportation by the airlines of the other Party, their regular equipment, ground 

equipment, fuel, lubricants, consumable technical supplies, spare parts 

(including engines), aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items of 

food, beverages and liquor, tobacco, and other products destined for sale to or 

use by passengers in limited quantities during flight), and other items intended 

for or used solely in connection with the operation or servicing of aircraft 

engaged in international air transportation shall be exempt, on the basis of 

reciprocity, from all import restrictions, property taxes and capital levies, 

customs duties, excise taxes, and similar fees and charges that are (a) imposed 

by the national authorities, and (b) not based on the cost of services provided, 

provided that such equipment and supplies remain on board the aircraft. 

2. There shall also be exempt, on the basis of reciprocity, from the taxes, levies, 

duties, fees, and charges referred to in paragraph I of this Article, with the 

exception of charges based on the cost of the service provided: 

a. aircraft stores introduced into or supplied in the territory of a Party and taken 

on board, within reasonable limits, for use on outbound aircraft of an airline of 

the other Party engaged in international air transportation, even when these 

stores are to be used on a part of the journey performed over the territory of the 

Party in which they are taken on board; 

b. ground equipment and spare parts (including engines) introduced into the 

territory of a Party for the servicing, maintenance, or repair of aircraft of an 

airline of the other Party used in international air transportation; 

c. fuel, lubricants, and consumable technical supplies introduced into or 

supplied in the territory of a Party for use in an aircraft of an airline of the other 

Party engaged in international air transportation, even when these supplies are to 

be used on a part of the journey performed over the territory of the Party in 

which they are taken on board; and 

d. promotional and advertising materials introduced into or supplied in the 

territory of one Party and taken on board, within reasonable limits, for use on 

outbound aircraft of an airline of the other Party engaged in international air 

transportation, even when these materials are to be used on a part of the journey 

performed over the territory of the Party in which they are taken on board. 

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3. Equipment and supplies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be 

required to be kept under the supervision or control of the appropriate 

authorities. 

4. The exemptions provided by this Article shall also be available where the 

airlines of one Party have contracted with another airline, which similarly enjoys 

such exemptions from the other Party, for the loan or transfer in the territory of 

the other Party of the items specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. 

Article 10 

User Charges 

I. User charges that may be imposed by the competent charging authorities or 

bodies of each Party on the airlines of the other Party shall be just, reasonable, 

not unjustly discriminatory, and equitably apportioned among categories of 

users. In any event, any such user charges shall be assessed on the airlines of 

the other Party on terms not less favorable than the most favorable terms 

available to any other airline at the time the charges are assessed. 

2. User charges imposed on the airlines of the other Party may reflect, but shall not 

exceed, the full cost to the competent charging authorities or bodies of providing 

the appropriate airport, airport environmental, air navigation, and aviation 

security facilities and services at the airport or within the airport system. Such 

charges may include a reasonable return on assets, after depreciation. Facilities 

and services for which charges are made shall be provided on an efficient and 

economic basis. 

3. Each Party shall encourage consultations between the competent charging 

authorities or bodies in its territory and the airlines using the services and 

facilities, and shall encourage the competent charging authorities or bodies and 

the airlines to exchange such information as may be necessary to permit an 

accurate review of the reasonableness of the charges in accordance with the 

principles of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Each Party shall encourage the 

competent charging authorities to provide users with reasonable notice of any 

proposal for changes in user charges to enable users to express their views 

before changes are made. 

4. Neither Party shall be held, in dispute resolution procedures pursuant to Article 

14, to be in breach of a provision of this Article, unless (a) it fails to undertake a 

review of the charge or practice that is the subject of complaint by the other 

Party within a reasonable amount of time; or (b) following such a review it fails 

to take all steps within its power to remedy any charge or practice that is 

inconsistent with this Article. 
Article 11 

Fair Competition 

I. Each Party shall allow a fair and equal opportunity for the airlines of both 

Parties to compete in providing the international air transportation governed by 

this Agreement. 

2. Each Party shall allow each airline to determine the frequency and capacity of 

the international air transportation it offers based upon commercial 

considerations in the marketplace. Consistent with this right, neither Party shall 

unilaterally limit the volume of traffic, frequency, or regularity of service, or the 

aircraft type or types operated by the airlines of the other Party, except as may 

be required for customs, technical, operational, or environmental reasons under 

uniform conditions consistent with Article 15 of the Convention. 

3. Neither Party shall impose on the other Party's airlines a first-refusal 

requirement, uplift ratio, no-objection fee, or any other requirement with respect 

to capacity, frequency, or traffic that would be inconsistent with the purposes of 

this Agreement. 

4. Neither Party shall require the filing of schedules, programs for charter flights, 

or operational plans by airlines of the other Party for approval, except as may be 

required on a non-discriminatory basis to enforce the uniform conditions 

foreseen by paragraph 2 of this Article or as may be specifically authorized in 

this Agreement. If a Party requires filings for information purposes, it shall 

minimize the administrative burdens of filing requirements and procedures on 

air transportation intermediaries and on airlines of the other Party. 

Article 12 

Pricing 

1. Each Party shall allow prices for air transportation to be established by airlines 

of both Parties based upon commercial considerations in the marketplace. 

2. Prices for international air transportation between the territories of the Parties 

shall not be required to be filed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the airlines of 

the Parties shall provide immediate access, on request, to information on 

historical, existing, and proposed prices to the aeronautical authorities of the 

Parties in a Il).anner and format acceptable to those aeronautical authorities. 
Article 13 

Consultations 

Either Party may, at any time, request consultations relating to this Agreement. Such 

consultations shall begin at the earliest possible date, but not later than 60 days from the 

date the other Party receives the request unless otherwise agreed. 

Article 14 

Settlement of Disputes 

1. Any dispute arising under this Agreement, except those that may arise under 

Article 12 (Pricing), that is not resolved within 30 days of the date established 

for consultations pursuant to a request for consultations under Article 13 may be 

referred, by agreement of the Parties, for decision to some person or body. If the 

Parties do not so agree, either Party may give written notice to the other Party 

through diplomatic channels that it is requesting that the dispute be submitted to 

arbitration. 

2. Arbitration shall be by a tribunal of three arbitrators to be constituted as follows: 

a. Within 30 days after the receipt of a request for arbitration, each Party shall 

name one arbitrator. Within 60 days after these two arbitrators have been 

named, they shall by agreement appoint a third arbitrator, who shall act as 

President of the arbitral tribunal; 

b. If either Party fails to name an arbitrator, or if the third arbitrator is not 

appointed, in accordance with subparagraph a of this paragraph, either Party 

may request the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation 

Organization to appoint the necessary arbitrator or arbitrators within 30 days. If 

the President of the Council is of the same nationality as one of the Parties, the 

most senior Vice President who is not disqualified on that ground shall make the 

appointment. 

3. The arbitral tribunal shall be entitled to decide the extent of its jurisdiction under 

this Agreement and, except as otherwise agreed, shall establish its own 

procedural rules. The tribunal, once formed, may at the request of either Party 

recommend interim relief measures pending its final determination. If either of 

the Parties requests it or the tribunal deems it appropriate, a conference to 

determine the precise issues to be arbitrated and the specific procedures to be 

followed shall be held not later than 15 days after the tribunal is fully 

constituted. 

4. Except as otherwise agreed or as directed by the tribunal, the statement of claim 

shall be submitted within 45 days of the time the tribunal is fully constituted, 

and the statement of defense shall be submitted 60 days thereafter. Any reply by 

the claimant shall be submitted within 30 days of the submission of the 

statement of defense. Any reply by the respondent shall be submitted within 30 

days thereafter. If either Party requests it or the tribunal deems it appropriate, 

e tribunal shall hold a hearing within 45 days after the last pleading is due. 

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5. The tribunal shall attempt to render a written decision within 30 days after 

completion of the hearing or, if no hearing is held, after the last pleading is 

submitted. The decision of the majority of the tribunal shall prevail. 

6. The Parties may submit requests for interpretation of the decision within 15 days 

after it is rendered and any interpretation given shall be issued within 15 days of 

such request. 

7. Each Party shall, to the degree consistent with its national law, give full effect to 

any decision or award of the arbitral tribunal. 

8. The expenses of the arbitral tribunal, including the fees and expenses of the 

arbitrators, shall be shared equally by the Parties. Any expenses incurred by the 

President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization in 

connection with the procedures of paragraph 2b of this Article shall be 

considered to be part of the expenses of the arbitral tribunal. 

Article 15 

Termination 

Either Party may, at any time, give notice in writing to the other Party of its decision to 

terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be sent simultaneously to the International 

Civil Aviation Organization. This Agreement shall terminate at midnight (at the place 

of receipt of the notice to the other Party) at the end of the International Air Transport 

Association (lATA) traffic season in effect one year following.the date of written 

notification of termination, unless the notice is withdrawn by agreement of the Parties 

before the end of this period. 

Article 16 

Registration with ICAO 

This Agreement and all amendments thereto shall be registered with the International 

Civil Aviation Organization. 
Article 17 

Entry into Force 

This Agreement shall enter into force from the date of the later note in an exchange of 

diplomatic notes between the Parties confirming that all necessary internal procedures 

for entry into force of the Agreement have been completed. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective 

Governments, have signed this Agreement. 

DONE at Victoria, Seychelles, this 7 day of December, 2015, in two originals. 

For the Government of the 

United States of America 

H.E. Shari Villarosa 

Ambassador of the United States of 

America to the 

Republic of Seychelles 

For the Government of the 

Republic of Seychelles 

Minister for Foreign Affairs and 

Transport