### BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, DOC.

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Agreements Adopted by the Traffic

Conferences of the Interna tional Docket OSTAir Transport Association

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APPLICATION FOR APPRO VAL OF AGREEMENTS

BY THE

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

21 April 2011

Communications with respect to

this document should be sent to:

Douglas Lavin Regional Vice President – North America International Air Transport Association

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### Summary DOCKET: OST- DOT ORDER: pending

Date: 21 April 2011 Filing fee/IATA Acct: $183 – CAR002CH01

US/UST involved?: yes Intended effective date: 1 October 2011 Meeting date/time: 33 rd 

### CSC held in Istanbul on 8 March 2011 Agreement/Minutes: CSC/33/Meet/009/2011 dated 21 April 2011 Expedited Finally Adopted Resolution 621, 681 and

Recommended Practice 1665

APPLICATION FOR APPR OVAL OF AGREEMENT

Pursuant to statements subm itted by Member airlines of th e International Air Transport Association (IATA), th e undersigned has been cons tituted to be their attorney -in-fact for filing with the Department of Transportation copies of agreem ents adopted by the IATA Traffic Conferences.

On their behalf, and pursuant to Secti ons 41308 and 41309 of Title 49 of the United States Code and Parts 303.03, 303.05 and 303.30(c) of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, I am filing with the Department this application for approval of an IATA

agreement.

This agreement and related f actual and explanatory material s and documentation required by 14 C.F.R. 303.31 and Department and Civ il Aeronautics Board (CAB) precedent are

contained in the IATA Traffic Conf erence documentation summarized above.

This agreement arises from the continui ng process of Services Conferences through

which IATA Member airlines establish standard ized facilitation arrangements intended to ease international air transportation and interline procedures. This agreement was developed in the context of prior Department and CAB ruling a ddressing related agreements which reflected regulatory and market conditions then in e ffect. The present agreement, which makes amendments to the framework agreements form ing the charter for ongoing facilitation programs or creates new agreements pursuant to that fr amework, should be viewed as part of a dynamic process of IATA Member airline adjustme nt to governmental and economic factors.

On previous occasions, the Departme nt and CAB have found these framework agreements to be consistent with the public inte rest. The present agreement does not impair the previous bases for approval and themselves are not adverse to the public interest. Moreover, approval of this agreement, which reflects compromises among the differing economic and social philosophies of the many nations whose airlines are parties, will advance the public interest in maintaining good aviation relations with other countries.

We request early approval by the Departme nt pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41309 and the grant of full antritrust immunity pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41308. The conferral of full antitrust immunity would be in the public interest and necessary for the transaction to proceed. This agreement is a

### product of the IATA Services Conferences whic h the Department found to be anticompetitive but nevertheless approved and im munized in Order 85-5-32 (May 6, 1985) on foreign policy and comity grounds.

The agreement embodies amendments to serv ices resolutions/recommended practices that have been previously approved and immuni zed or creates new resolutions/recommended practices pursuant to the framework forming the charter for ongoing facilitation programs. Therefore, consistent with the Department’s policy of immunizing amendments coextensively with the underlying agreement, the subj ect agreement should be granted immunity.

Respectfully submitted:

_____________________________ Douglas Lavin Regional Vice President – North America International Air Transport Association Attorney-in-fact

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# FINALLY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS

NORMAL FILING

33 rd 

## CARGO SERVICES CONFERENCE (CSC/33)

Istanbul, 8 March 2011MEMORANDUM

CSC/33/Meet/009/2011

TO: All Members of IATA Cargo Services Conference Accredited Representatives

CC: IATA Regional Directors/Cargo Managers Members, Cargo Procedures Conferences Management Group

IATA/FIATA Consultative Council Members, IATA Strategic Partners – Cargo Services

FROM: Secretary, Cargo Services Conference

DATE: 21 April 2011

SUBJECT: FINALLY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS –

33 rd Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) – 8 March 2011 Istanbul, Turkey

NORMAL RESOLUTIONS 621 and 681

NORMAL RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1665

Please find attached Resolutions 621 and 681, and Recommended Practice 1665, as finally adopted at CSC/33 for normal effectiveness.

The filing period runs from 1 May 2011 to 30 June 2011 , with an intended effective date of 1

October 2011 . The final effectiveness date will be communicated to Members by a Declaration of

Effectiveness Memorandum as soon as all r equired government approvals have been obtained.

Members are requested to file the Resolutions and Recommended Practices with their Government authorities where required, and to advise IATA Secretariat of their Government’s

action by 30 June 2011 , the end of the filing period. As usual, filing formalities with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Canadian Transportation Agency will be handled by the

IATA Geneva office.

Please note that the Resolutions and Recommended Practices will be declared effective upon receipt of the required Government approvals, in accordance with Resolutions 001 and 006.

Frederic Leger Head Cargo Business Process and Standards, IATA

Attachments. FINALLY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS SUMMARY

The following Resolutions and Recommended Practices emanating from CSC/33 are requested for approval. The intended effective date is 1 October 2011

.

Resolution/ Recommended Practice Summary of Amendment

RESOLUTION 621

IATA Live Animals and Perishables Board

(Amending) The current LAPB “Advisory Panel” was renamed ‘Advisory Group’ in order to align with the Conference governance procedures.

RESOLUTION 681

ULD Panel

(Amending) The current ULD “Technical Advisory Panel (TAP)” was renamed “Technical Advisory Group (TAG)” in order to align with the Conference governance procedures.

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1665

IATA Interline Cargo Claims Procedures Agreement – Principles and Practices for the Investigation and Disposition of Air Cargo Claims

(Amending) A clarifying amendment to provide an example of ‘other satisfactory evidence’ as the proof of the

amount of the loss.RESOLUTION 621

IATA LIVE ANIMALS AND PERISHABLES BOARD

CSC( 29 33 ) 621 Expiry: Indefinite Type: B

3.8.1 The LAPB shall establish an “Advisory Panel Group ” of government agencies involved in the regulation of animal transportation and non-governmental organizations with an interest in animal transportation issues, to provide input to the LAPB on agenda items and to propose matters for LAPB discussion and/or action. The Advisory Panel shall consist of up to five members appointed for terms of two years from the date of appointment. The Advisory Panel Group shall operate by consensus in its recommendation and proposal making processes.

...RESOLUTION 681

ULD PANEL

CSC( 29 33 ) 681 Expiry: Indefinite Type: B

4.5.1 The ULDP shall establish a “Technical Advisory Panel Group ” ( TAP TAG ) that shall consist of a maximum of six members of the IATA Strategic Pa rtnership Program (SPP) (ULD) representing their area of expertise and a maximum of six represent atives of invited government civil aviation authorities. Appointment to the TAP TAG shall be made by the ULDP.

4.5.2 The SPP areas of expertise from which SPP participants in the TAP TAG shall be selected are: a) pallets, b) containers c) nets, straps and peripheral equipment and d) airframe manufacturers. Terms shall be of two year s duration from date of appointment. The TAP TAG shall operate by consensus in consultation in their recommendation and proposal making processes to

the ULDP.RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1665

IATA INTERLINE CARGO CLAIMS PROCEDURES AGREEMENT – PRINCIPLES AND

PRACTICES FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION OF AIR CARGO CLAIMS

CSC( 26 33 ) 1665 Expiry: Indefinite Type: B

......

3.1.3 Before proceeding to process a claim pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, the claim receiver shall demand from the claimant the following:

3.1.3.1 a statement setting out the grounds on which the claim is based;

3.1.3.2 proof of the amount of the loss and how the amount was computed, such as the original or a certified copy of the invoice or other satisfactory evidence (e.g. independent appraisal for cost of repair, etc.) of the value for all the goods in the shipment; and

3.1.3.3 the air waybill or Receipt for the Cargo or a photostatic copy thereof.

......

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## INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCI ATION



# MINUTES

33 rd 

## Cargo Services Co nference (CSC/33 )

Istanbul, Turkey

8 March 2011

800 Place Victoria, P.O.Box 113, Montre al, Quebe c, Canad a H4Z 1 M 1ME MORAN DUM

CSC/33/ Me et/006/2011

TO: All Members of IATA Cargo Servi c es Confere n ce Accredit ed Representatives

CC: IATA Regional Director s/ IATA Cargo Managers Members, Cargo Procedures Conferences Management Gro up IATA/FIATA Consultative Council
Members, I A TA Strateg i c Partners – Cargo Services

FROM: Secretary, Cargo Services Conference

DATE: 12 April 201 1

SUBJE C T: MINUT ES – 33 rd Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33)
Istanbul, Tur key – 8 March 2011

Please find attached the Minutes of the 33 rd me eting of the Cargo Servi c es Confere n ce (CSC/33) he ld in Istanbu l, Turkey on 8 March 2011.

Sincerely,

Frederic Le ger Head of Cargo Business Process

Attachm ents. MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 1 of 25

Table of Co nte n ts

ADMI N ISTRATIVE ITEMS Page No.

A/1 Opening of Meeting and Legal Context 3

A/2 Exa m ination of Credentials of Accre d ited Representatives 3

A

/ 3 A d o p t i o n of A g e n d a 5

A/4 Order of Bu siness 5

A/5 Approval of Minutes of CSC/32 5

A/6 Action Items from CSC/32 5

A/7 Effectiveness Status of Resolutions 6

A/8 Effectiveness Dates of Resolutions Adopted 6

A/9 Election of Members – Airmail Panel (AMP) 7

A/10 Election of Members – Cargo Business Processes Panel (CBPP) 8

A/11 Election of Members – Dangerous Goods Board (DGB) 9

A/12 Election of Members – Live Animal s and Perish ables Board (LAPB) 9

A/13 Election of Members – ULD Panel (ULDP) 10

A

/ 9 7 A n y Other B u s i n e s s 2 1

A/98 Date and Place of Next Conference 21

A/99 Close of Meeting 21

POLICY IT E M S

P/1 Time and Temperature Task Force (TTTF) structure 11

P / 2 U L D RFID S u r v e y 1 1

P/3 Advance Ca rgo Information EU Survey 12

P/4 Cargo Security Go vernance 14

P/5 2010 CSC Achievements and 2011 CSC Work Plan 15

P/6 Automation of CSC Mail Votes 15

VOTING IT EMS

V/1 Recommen ded Practice 1630 – Cargo Security 15

V/2 Resolution 6 81 – ULD Panel 17

V/3 Resolution 6 21 – IATA Live Animals and Perisha b les

Board 17

V/4 Recommen ded Practice 1677 – Framework for a Service Agreement 17

V/5 Resolution 6 56 – Automated Data Interchange with

Custom s 18

V/6 Recommen ded Practice 1665 – IATA Interline Cargo Claims Procedures Agreement – Principles an d Practices 18MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 2 of 25

REP O RTS

CSC Repo r t s
R/1 Airmail Panel (AMP) 19

R/2 Cargo Business Processes Panel (CBPP) 19

R/3 Cargo Data Interchange Task Force (CDITF) 19

R/4 Cargo X M L Task Force (CX M LTF) 19

R/5 Dangerous Goods Board (DGB) 19

R/6 Dangerous Goods Training Task For ce (DGTTF) 20

R/7 Live Animal s & Perishables Board ( L APB) and Time and Temperature Task Force (TTTF) 20

R/8 ULD Panel (ULDP) 20

R/9 ULD Operati onal Advisory Group (UL D OAG) 20

Other Repo rts

R / 1 0 C a r g o P u b l i c a t i o n s 2 0

R/11 Passenger Services Conference (PSC) 21

R/12 Strategic Partnership Program – Cargo 21

R/13 Airport Servi c es Committ ee (ASC) 21

R/14 IATA Groun d Handling Council (IGHC) 21MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 3 of 25

ADM I NISTRATIVE ITE M

S

Agenda Item A/1: Ope n ing of Meeting and Legal Context

M/001 The CSC Chairman, Mr. Todd Frazier (FX ) , op ened the 33 rd Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) at 13:05 hours local t i me on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 at the Hilton

Istanbul Hotel in Istanbu l, Turkey. The attendance record is in Attachment ‘A’ of these

Minutes. He thanked t he sponsor s Turkish Airlines and Turkish Airlines Carg o for hosting the meeting.

M/002 The meeting was convened by the Call of Meeting Memorandu m CSC/33/ Me et/001/2011 dated 24 Nove mber 2010. Agenda docu m entation was

circulated th ereafter.

M/003 Mr. Carlos Tornero (XB), IATA’s Senior Legal Counsel, introduced h i mself and then read the competition law compliance briefing state m ent, which is found in its entirety in Attachment ‘B’ of these Minutes. He added that if discussions were found inadvertently approaching any area outside the legal conte x t of the meeting, he would intervene and guide th e Conference according l y. He added that he h a s reviewed the Agenda and found it app ropriate for discussion b y the Cargo Services Conference.

Agenda Item A/2: Examination of Credentials of Accredited Representatives

M/004 The Credentials of the Accredited Representatives in atten dance at th e meeting

were exami ned and fo und to be in order. It was confir med that the quorum was

achieved.

M/005 The Chairman requeste d everyone i n the room to briefly introduce themselves.

M/006 After the introductions were compl e ted, the Chairman welcomed the guest speaker, Mr. Des Verta nnes (X B), I A TA’s new Global Hea d of Cargo and invited him to

address the Conference:

Chairman:

Ladies and Gentle m en:

We have an im portant g uest with us this afternoo n.

I would like introduce to you a perso n whose cre d its com p rise a broad-based and most

im pressive 41-year car eer in the Air Cargo Industry:

• He started off with British Airways in 1970, holding several manage m e n t posts over a perio d of 14 year s, includ ing t hat of Cargo Manager, Gulf States an d

Saudi Arabia.

• In 1984, he establishe d and m anaged his own fo rwarding business

• Then joined Air Canada as General Manager of Cargo in 1991.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 4 of 25

• Following, was a m o ve t o

the ground handler Menzies Aviat i on, where he served

as Chief Executive of Air Menzies In ternational, as well as Managing Director of Menzies' world cargo act i vitie s

.

• Subsequently, he m o ved to Gulf Air's Cargo Division.

• And fro m th ere to Etihad Airways, a s Executive Vice-Presid ent of Cargo.

• Since our la st Conference m eeting, we were m o st fortunate t o

have him join the IATA organization in m i d-2010.

Ladies and Gentle m en, it is m y

great pleasure to present to you Mr. Des Vertannes,

IATA’ s

new Global Head of Cargo

M/007 Mr. Vertann es (X B) tha n ked the Ch airman for the warm we lcome and b r iefed the

Conference as follows:

• Congratulations to the Cargo Services Conference (CSC) f o r your active role in shaping, ch anging, and improving th e air cargo industry

• Your achievements f o r 2010 include development of X M L standards, enhancements to Cargo

- IMP, devel oping the st andards an d protocols t o support our very fun damental programs of e-freight, e-AWB, Secure Freight.

• I personally thank you on behalf of IATA for the great work done to move the industry forward.

• So where do we go f r om here? Developing standards a nd achieving these results pale into insignif i cance if we don’t get a doption and we don’t get broad industry use of these sta ndards.

• Do we see the benefits of increasin gly impro v ed standards across every field of activity? We need to find ways to measure the implement ation and proliferation of the standards and bring that back to you so that you are encouraged t o continue act i ve participa tion.

• Security has become the topical issu e, challeng ing us right a c ross the bo ard. We

have to make sure we are in the fo refront with the regulato r y bodies, t o try and

contribute. We need t o listen to their concerns, provide support a nd more importantly provide solutions.

• As we go fo rward we’ll develop the principle s a nd procedur es and st an dards that

will cont inue to sup port t he Secure F r eight ini t iati ve, which is fundamental to th e countries w here the sup p ly chain inf r astructure is not in pla c e.

• On e-freight, it is a shame that we are still debat i ng about ele c tronic tradi ng in the

21 st century when our children and grandchildre n are tradin g and purch asing on

the internet electronica lly. We should be self-critical, but we should also be selfmotivated. We have to overcome t he obstacle s ahead of us. You should take a leap forward within your own domain, whatever you c o me and contribute to future, in your discu ssio n s that as we tackle e- freight this year and scale up t o 10% penetration on the live trade lin es.

• There are a i rlines, espe cially in the US, who a r e very electronically minded in terms of technology use, but the customs authorities are no t going to allow the m to trade ele c tronically for quite so me time. Th at’s outsid e of their influ ence. But what I would ask you t o do is to enc ourage your overse as office s a nd your alliance part ners to work with you on the inbound. If the collective groups focused

on the inbo unds, the v o lumes that could be g enerated in terms of e-freight from the big hub s of Frankf u rt, Paris, London, Milan, Madrid, Amsterdam would be

immense. So it’s do-ab le, we have t o go out the r e and enco u rage it.

• We want to continue to grow our XML compete n cy. X M L is growing in use in the

transfer of d a ta.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 5 of 25

• The Cargo Services Conference does not seem to get the recognition it

deserves. Please make sure the w o rk that you are doing is being re cognized

even within your own ai rline. We will make sure that message is heard by the

Heads of Cargo at the Cargo Committee th at the success of th is group is paramount to the succe ss of our ind u stry.

M/008 The Chairman thanked Mr. Vertannes (X B) for his p r esence an d for th e encouraging words.

Agenda Item A/3: Ado p tion of Agenda

M/009 The Agenda of the CSC/ 33 was adopted.

Agenda Item A/4: Ord e r of Business

M/010 Conference support was obtained for the order of business.

Agenda Item A/5: App r oval of Mi nutes of CSC/32

M/011 The Conference unanimously approved t he Minutes of CSC/32 with no changes

to the draft.

Agenda Item A/6: Acti on Items from CSC/32

M/012 Mr. Ben Be hanan (X B) confirmed that all the action items from CSC/ 32 have been completed as summarized in the agenda it em.

M/013 A Me mber asked for clarification fr om IATA Le gal whether the "Old Resolution 600b" AWB stock pr inte d before 30 December 2009 may still be tendere d after 30 June

2011.

M/014 Mr. Tornero (X B) menti oned that Me mbers wishing to exhaust existing AWB

stock with a n y of the previous versions of Reso lution 600b have time u n til 31 Dece mber 2011 to do so, subject t o the condition that they amend their Conditions of Carriage for Cargo or tariffs to in cor porate the " c urrently effective" Resolution 600 b Condition s of Contract, and they send a notice of the terms and condition s of the "cur rently effective"

Resolution 6 00b to their shipper and forwarder clients.

M/015 Mr. Leger (XB) suggested that a communication be circulated to the industry reminding them of the end of the t r ansition p e r iod to switch to the currently effective

version of the AWB Con d itions of Co ntract.

M/016 A Me mber mentioned t hat given it t a kes some time for airlines to process through their air waybill stocks, it would be u s eful to have a stat ement from IATA on the ge neral consequence of an o l d AWB being used after t he transition period and the effect it might have on a claim, etc.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 6 of 25

M/017 Mr. Tornero (XB) mentio ned that it is important to recognize that Resolution 600a and 600b are mandatory among IAT A airlines for purposes of multilateral interlining.

M/018 A Me mber asked whether the “old” AWB Con d itions of Contract with 17 SDRs liability limit could be used after 31 December 2 011.

M/019 Mr. Tornero (X B) ment ioned that the currently effective AWB conditions of

contract sho u ld be u s ed . He added that a clarif ying notice would be sent to Members

after Conference as sug gested by th e Secret ary, and if there are any sp ecific questions after, he would be happ y to address them.

ACTION: I A TA Legal

Secretary Note: A clar ifying no tice on Resolution 600b wa s cir c ulated to CSC m e mbers and industry stakeholder s on 21 March 2011.

N o t i c e

_ R e s o l ut i o n6 0

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_M a r ch 2011. p d f

M/020 The Chairman cautione d that Me mbers should keep a watch on their AWB stock

as there is a possib ility for the revision of the MC99 liabilit y limits every 5 years due t o the inflatio n adjustment clause in th e Convention. He added that perhap s it is one m o re reason for Members to accelerate the mo ve to wards e-freight and eliminate the paper
AWB.

Agenda Item A/7: Effe ctiveness Status of Resolutions

M/021 The Chairman mentioned that all Resolutions and Recommended Practices adopted at CSC/32 ha ve been given governme n t approval status and d e clared effe ctive.

He reminded Members to ensure to file t he Re solutions an d Recomme nded Practices adopted by Conference with their respective government authorities.

M/022 Mr. Behan an (X B) mentioned th at amendments to Re solutions 6 00i and

Recommen ded Practice 1601 and 1670 adopt ed by the Conference t h rough CSC Ma i l Votes S069, S070, and S071, resp ectively, to align with t he liability limits in the new Resolution 600b were approved b y the US DoT and h a ve been d e clared effe ctive

thereinafter.

M/023 The effectiveness statu s of resolut i ons was not ed.

Agenda Item A/8: Effe ctiveness Dates of Resolutions Adopted

M/024 The Conference endorse d the effectiveness dates.

M/025 The Conference agreed t hat the effectiveness dat e for each o f the voting items be

determined when the item was discussed.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 7 of 25

Agenda Item A/9: Election of Me mbers – Airmail Panel (AMP)

M/026 The Chairman congratulated the re-elected and the newly ele c ted AMP

members. He added that there were some remaining vacancies and requested

Secretariat t o provide an update.

M/027 Mr. Behanan (X B) me ntioned that a new vacancy was listed in th e second transmittal due to the departure of the member and subsequ ent to the second transmittal there was an additional vacancy due to the de parture of a nother; therefore there were two remaining vacancies on the AMP. He add ed that three nominations were received from BA, DL , and 5X res pectively.

M/028 The Chairman asked if t here were any additional nominations from the floor.

M/029 There were no additio nal nominations. It wa s agreed t hat voting would be

conducted after Conference for th e two remaining vacancies and that Secretariat will

circulate a Voting Ballot t o Members along with t he details of the nominees.

ACTION: I A TA Secretariat

M/030 The new AMP membership was en dorsed by Conference.

Secretary Note: Voting was cond ucted after CSC/33. Ba sed on the votes rece ived, the following ind i viduals were declared e l ected for th e term s shown:

John Chisho lm (BA) 3 years New

Nick Whale n (DL) 2 years New

The new AMP membership is a s follows:

No. Member Term of Office

1 Barbara Johnston (AC) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4

2 Michael Thomasen (SK) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4

3 Eric Pouille (AF) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4

4 Mark Gilbert (AA) CH AI R 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

5 David Thompson (QF) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

6 John Chisho lm (BA) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

7 Nick Whale n (DL) 2011 2012

8 Bob Uttmark (UA) 2011 2012

9 Ron D. Stevens (FX ) 2011 2012

10 Bernd Foerster (LX ) 2011

11 Martina Goe r gen (LH) 2011

12 Junichi Mich ael Sylvester Nonoya m a (JL) 2011MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 8 of 25

Agenda Item A/10: Election of Members – Cargo Business Process Panel (CBPP)

M/031 The Chairman congratulated the re- e lected CBPP me mber . He added that there were some remaining va cancies and requested Secretariat t o provide an update.

M/032 Mr. Behana n (XB) mentioned that there were three remaining vacancies on the

CBPP as listed in the second transmittal. He added that one nomination was received

from DL.

M/033 The Chairman asked if t here were any additional nominations from the floor.

M/034 There were no additiona l nomination s . The DL n o minee was declared e l ected to the CBPP and it was agreed that f o r the two r e maining vacancies, Members would be provided 10 days after Conference to submit nominations to t he Secretariat.

Miffy Wiggs (DL) 4 years New

ACTION: CSC/ IATA Secretariat

M/035 The CBPP Chairman ( M r. Jean Dunaux, AF) mentioned that it is an important group and requested Members to c onsider participation in t he group as an expression of

confidence that Conference has in the grou p because the CBPP makes a lot of

decision s th at impact trade.

M/036 Mr. Leger (XB) who is also the Secretary of th e CBPP me ntioned that the CBPP

was involved in the dev elopment of the e-AWB standards and it is cur r ently working on Cargo Security, XML standards and Custom s aspect s . The CBPP also liaises with

forwarders on different procedures. He mentioned that it is a key ind u stry group and urged Members to consider particip a tion in the group.

M/037 The Chairman also expressed h i s support f o r the reque st from the CBPP

Chairman a nd the Secretary.

M/038 The new CBPP me mbership was en dorsed by Conference.

Secretary Note: Me mbers were requested to sub m it nom inations b y

23 March 2011.

One no m i nation was received fr o m BA. There was n o voting a s the num ber of

no m i nations was fewer than the nu m ber of vacancie s. Accordingly, the following

individua l was declared elected for t he term shown:



### Malcolm Fowler (BA) 4 years New

The new CBPP me mbership is a s follows:

No. Member Term of Office

1 Lisette Sch w eiger (AC) 2011 2012 2013 2014

2 Miffy Wiggs (DL) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

3 Malcolm Fowler (BA) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

4 Dick Dougherty (AA) 2011 2012 2013MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 9 of 25

5 Nazim Ros (SQ) 2011 2012 2013

6 Leung Sai Ho Simon (CX ) 2011 2012 2013

7 Jean Dunaux (AF) C HAI R 2011 2012

8 Todd Frazie r (FX ) 2011 2012

9 Franco Nanna (CV) 2011 2012

10 Axel Klein (LH) 2011

11 Vacant 2011

12 Ola Atteya I b rahim Shawer (MS) 2011

Agenda Item A/11: Election of Members – Dangerous Goods Board (DGB)

M/039 The Chairman congratulated the re-elected and newly elected DGB members.

M/040 The new DGB membership was en dorsed by Conference.

No. Member Term of Office

1 Richard Blenkush 

### (DL) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

2 Peter Liang LIU (CI) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

3 Yannawit Sangsook (T G) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

4 P. Balasubramanian (EK) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

5 Trevor Howard (AC) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

6 Mohamed Nasir Abdul Hanif (MH) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

7 Laurence W illoughby (QF) 2011 2 0 1 2

8 Alex McCull och (5X ) 2011 2 0 1 2

9 Dennis Kampman (KL) 2011 2 0 1 2

10 Patrick N. Oppenheimer (FX ) CHAI R 2011

11 François Ja cquemont (AF) 2011

12 Gajandran Sokayan (SQ) 2011

Agenda Item A/12: Election of Members – Live Animals and Perishables Board (LAPB)

M/041 The Chairman congratulated the re- e lected LAP B members. He added t hat there was one remaining vacancy and requested Secretariat to pr ovide an update.

M/042 Mr. Behana n (XB) ment ioned that f u rther to the second tr ansmittal th ere was a new vacancy due to the recent dep arture of a member. He added that two nominations

were received from AC and TA respectively.

M/043 The Chairman asked if t here were any additional nominations from the floor.

M/044 There were no additio nal nominations. It wa s agreed t hat voting would be

conducted a fter Conference for the r e maining vacancy and t hat Secretar iat will circul ate a Voting Ballot to Memb ers, along w i th the details of the nominees.

ACTION: I A TA SecretariatMINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 10 of 25

M/045 The new LAPB me mber ship was endorsed by Conference.

Secretary Note: Voting was cond ucted after CSC/33. Ba sed on the votes rece ived, the following ind i vidual was declared ele c ted for the t e rm shown:

Stephanie Kirkham (AC) 3 years New

The new LAPB me mber ship is as follows:

No. Member Term of Office

1 Mériem Toui si-Saadi (AF) 2011 2012 2013 2014

2 Bruce Clemmons (F X ) CHAI R 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

3 Rath Pukkoh (TG) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2014

4 Cyndi Brown (DL) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

5 Stephanie Kirkham (AC) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

6 Joyce Fung (CX ) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

7 Nicolaus W a lzik (LH) 2011 2012

8 Gajandran Sokayan (SQ) 2011 2 0 1 2

9 Thomas Williams (CO) 2011 2012

10 Aynur Rasul o va (EK) 2011

11 M. Walaa M. Yousri (MS) 2011

12 Ibrahim Moh a med Salleh (MH) 2011

Agenda Item A/13: Election of Members – ULD Panel (ULDP)

M/046 The Chairman congratulated the re- e lected ULDP members. He added t hat there were some remaining va cancies and requested Secretariat t o provide an update.

M/047 Mr. Behana n (X B) men t ioned that further to the second transmittal there were

two new va cancies due to the rece nt departure of two members. He added that one nomination was received from AF.

M/048 The Membe r from GF (Mr. Khalid F aqih) volunteered to nominate himself to the

ULDP.

M/049 The Chairman asked if t here were any additional nominations from the floor.

M/050 The new ULDP me mbership was en dorsed by Conference.

Secretary Note: Votin g was conducted after CSC/33 to determ i ne the term of office of

the two no m i nees. Ba sed on the votes re ceived, the fo llo wing are th e term s of the two

no m i nees:

Kareen Lionnet-Zadros ( A F) 3 years New

Khalid Mustafa Faqih (GF) 2 years NewMINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 11 of 25

The new ULDP me mbership is a s follows:

No. Member Term of Office

1 Marcus Doyl e (FX ) 2011 2012 2013 2014

2 Willem Roukens Frits (KL) 2011 2012 2013 2014

3 Ruilin Li (CA) 2011 2012 2013 2014

4 Kareen Lionnet-Zadros ( A F) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

5 Carl Frey (AA) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

6 Mandour A. Karim Mand our (MS) 2011 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

7 Urs Wiesen danger (AC) CHAIR 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2

8 Khalid Mustafa Faqih (GF) 2011 2012

9 Richard O’Marra (5X ) 2011 2012

10 Zeljko Vukicevic (LH) 2011

11 David Duboi s (CV) 2011

12 Toru Nakano (JL) 2011

POLICY IT EM S

Agenda Item P/1: Time and Temperature Task Force (TTTF) Structu r e

M/051 The Chairman introduced the item and mentioned that the TTTF was originally

formed as a temporary g r oup under the Live Animals and Perishables Board (LAPB) and

due to the i m portant na ture of the work done, it was propo sed to mak e it a perma nent body under the LAPB. He added that the membership struct ure was redrafted with input

from the Cargo Procedures Conferenc es Management Group (CPCMG) and is now being prese n ted to Conference for e ndorsement.

M/052 Mr. Leger (XB) added th at it is an important grou p and that, in addition t o airline s

, the group also comprise d of other supply chain stakeholder s such a s fo rwarders, ground handlers, ph armaceutical industry representatives, etc. He mentioned tha t the group ha s provided recommendati ons to amend Chapter 17 of the P e rishable C a rgo Regulations (PCR), and they are developing a roadmap for the transportation of time a nd temperature sensitive sh ipments.

M/053 The revised TTTF Terms of Reference were endorsed by Conference.

Agenda Item P/2: ULD RFID Surv e y

M/054 Mr. Zhi Yon g LIAO (XB), the Secretary of the ULD Panel (ULDP) brie fed the Conference about the survey on t he use of RFID to identify ULDs an d presented the

results o f th e survey. He added tha t although Recommen ded Practice 1640 (RP1640) was delegated to the Cargo Business Processes Panel (CBPP), neither the CBPP nor the ULDP appeared t o have the expertise on RFID technology a nd suggest ed the formation of an industry working group comprised of experts from airlines and R F ID

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M/055 The Membe r from AF mentioned th at RP 1640 needs to be reviewed, as it wa s drafted 14 years ago an d there app ear to be b i g gaps in te chnology to day (For example,

RP1640 recommends u s e of the same technology for ground service equipment and ULDs. However, it should not be the case as ground service equipment can use active

RFID where a s ULDs ne ed to have passive RFID as they are carried in aircraft. RP1640

recommend s the use o f a single t ag per ULD. When using passive RFID this would require insta llation of multiple sensor s to be a b le to read it correctly. Inst ead, by having
two tags pe r ULD, the t ags cou l d b e read irre spective of t he posit ion of the ULD ) . He

added that AF has bee n working o n the use of RFID on ULDs for several years a nd has

now extend ed it to an industry group. The technology recommended i n RP 1640 needs to be an open technolog y to be accepted by everyone for interlining purpo ses. He furt her

added that AF would highly recommend the formation of an IATA indu stry working group where people can share their experiences with RFID so that RP1640 can be amende d to

be better ad apted to the needs of tod a y’s industry.

M/056 The Chairman mentioned that there appeared to be a need f o r an indust r y group on RFID. Under the Conferences structur e, the Cargo Procedures Conferences Managemen t Group (CPCMG) has t he authority to estab lish task forces. The Chair m an recommend ed that a proposal be submitted to the CPCMG to consider the creatio n of the group. The Terms of Reference of the group would be developed by CPCMG in conjunctio n with the ULDP.

M/057 A Me mber suggested t hat the group report to both CBPP and ULDP as the

ULDP has t he ULD exp e rts and CBPP can check to ensur e that what is suggest e d is wide enough to suit ind u stry needs.

M/058 A Me mber mentioned that while for m alizing the proposed RFID industry working group, it must be ensu r ed that people with the right exp e rtise are included, su ch as engineers, a i rcraft manufacturers, etc.

M/059 A Me mber mentioned that ULD thi r d party log i stics providers should also be

considered.

M/060 The Chairman suggest ed that the Terms of Reference be developed by the

CPCMG in corporating the mentioned reco mmendation s and it could be m odified subsequently if necessa ry.

ACTION: I A TA Secretariat/CPCMG

M/061 The Conference endorse d the formation of a new RFID industry working group.

Agenda Item P/3: Advance Cargo Information EU Surve y

M/062 Ms. Linda Ristagno (X B), the Area 2 coordinator of the Customs Advisory Grou p (CUSAG), b r iefed the Conference on the EU ICS surve y an d its results. It appeared that

most of the airlines an d freight for w arders were ready for implementation, but some

Member States and some Services Providers were not.

M/063 Mr. Leger (XB) added that IATA has been a ske d to be the interface bet ween the European Commission and IATA Me mber airlines. Th erefore, any questions orMINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 13 of 25

comments should be se nt to IATA w ho will pre s e n t them to t he EU helpd esk. As soo n as a reply is received it will be commun i cated to the Member.

M/064 Mr. Leger (XB) also mentioned that IATA had organized an industry awareness session in June 2010 to provide informati on on t he new EU ICS/ECS re quirements and the changes that were made to sta ndards to m eet the new requirements. Addition ally, representatives from th e Commission were in vited to provi de feedback and to an swer questions. Mr. Leger asked for the Conference’s feedback on whether there was a need

for a similar event to understand th e situation a fter the go-live, and to identify rema ining

concerns or if Members felt that t hey hav e al l the requir ed information and that it is working perfectly fine.

M/065 The Chairman requested for a sho w of hands regarding the organization of an industry session as sug gested by Secretariat.

M/066 The majority of the Me mbers indicated that they would like IATA to o r ganize an industry session.

M/067 A Me mber suggested ho lding the se ssion throug h a webinar.

M/068 Another Me mber suggested holding the session after the en d of the grace period.

M/069 A Member s uggested th at perhaps t he session should be h e ld before t he end of the grace pe riod to help Members to prepare.

M/070 Mr. Leger (XB) mentioned that he would coordin a te with the CPCMG to agree on a proposed date.

ACTION: I A TA Secretariat/CPCMG

M/071 A Member asked if the r e was any harmonizat i on for the penalties a m ong the

Member States during th e grace period.

M/072 Ms. Ristagno (X B) confi r med that there was no standardizat i on for pena lties an d

each EU Member State will apply its own rules, but there was a harmonization for the grace period as the EU will inform th e Member States on when the grace period wil l end. She added that a request had been sent to EU for guid ance and a clear state m ent regarding th e grace period and applicable penalt i es, as such a direct ive appeared to be missing curr ently.

M/073 A Me mber mentioned that a communi cation recently received from Spanish Customs, that they were anticipat ing the end of t he grace pe riod and asked if IATA could clarify with the Commission whethe r they would notify IATA regarding the end of the grace period

.

M/074 A Member mentioned that there n eeds to be uniformity for the grace period among the EU Me mber States.

M/075 A Me mber mentioned that the grace period is a maxi mum o f six months which is extended on a bi-monthly basis. If there is a difference between the grace period

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M/076 A Me mber mentioned t hat they ha ve been wo rking very well with th e Customs

authorities b u t the main problem they faced was the lack of FHL data from the Freight

Forwarders and asked if IATA could help to communicate this matter to forwarders through FIATA.

M/077 Mr. Leger (XB) mentioned that a communication would be sent to FIATA wit h

concern fro m the airlin es regardin g the lack o f data from freight forwarders. The y will

also be invit ed to the ind u stry sessio n so that the matter can be discu sse d.

ACTION: I A TA Secretariat/CPCMG

Agenda Item P/4: Carg o Security Governanc e

M/078 Mr. Leger (XB) mentio ned that cu rrently in IATA, there is a lack of a specific working group on cargo and mail security. When IATA is asked by ICAO, WCO, natio nal or regional r egulators to provide comments and feedback o n cargo security, it is dif f icult to do so without having the back up from the industry and without a strong industry position on cargo and mail se curity. He mentioned that the proposed so lution is to create a Cargo Se curity Task Force that would help to develop a strong industry position, to lobby regula t ors, to communicate to the industry regarding important changes to re view and to provide feedback on IATA material on ca rgo security including th e IATA Security manual, training programs and also on non-IATA material, such as I C AO Annex 17, which is imp l emented in the national regulations.

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M/079 The Chairman asked if this group was the sa me as the one mentioned in the

Second Transmittal as t he name appeared to be mentioned differently.

M/080 Mr. Leger (XB) confirmed that it wa s the same group and that since it was still in

the initia l st ages of def ining the gro up, after discussion with the IATA Safety Operat ions

and Infrastr ucture Depa rtment, the name of the group was proposed to be changed from “Cargo & Mail Security Forum” to “Cargo Se curity Task Force”. The membership was changed fro m 20 me mbers to 12 members, e t c. He adde d that the objective of the proposal is t o seek Conference endorsement on the approach and the need for such a

group.

M/081 A Me mber asked if the g r oup would be under the Conferences structure.

M/082 Mr. Tornero (X B) mentioned th at in IATA there wer e several standing

Committees under the I A TA Board of Go vernors such as the Legal Committee, Audit Committee, Cargo Co mmittee, Operations Committee, etc. These Committees have sub committees and subgrou ps and in this case, the Cargo Security Task Force was seen as a subgroup of the Se curity Exec utive Gr ou p (SEG) u nder the IATA Opera t ions

Committee. He added that a l thou gh the grou p was unfo r tunately named as a Task Force, it is not a Confe r ence body. It would be an advisory group that would pro v ide

recommend ations to the Cargo Committee and the Operations Committ ee.

M/083 A Member c o mmented t hat security issues are u s ually dealt with at a co rporate level and not by cargo, so the approach seemed to be right.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 15 of 25

M/084 The Conference endorse d the formation of the ne w Cargo Se curity Task Force.

Agenda Item P/5: 2010 CSC Achie vements and 2011 CSC Work Plan

M/085 Mr. Leger (XB) presented the 2010 Achieveme n ts and tha n ked the Conference for their sup port and work done during the year. He also presented the 2011 Plans and added that if there were any specific updat es to be recommende d, Members are requested to send them to Secretaria t.

M/086 The Conference endorse d the 2011 CSC Plans.

Agenda Item P/6: Automation of CSC Mail Votes

M/087 The Chairman mentioned that the proposal w a s to u s e a n automated tool to

facilitate the Mail Vote process.

M/088 The Conference endorse d the proposed automation of the CSC Mail Vote s.

VOTING IT EM S

Agenda Item V/1: Recommended Practice 1630 – Cargo Security

M/089 Mr. Leger (XB) briefed Members on the approach, the developmen t of the

standard co nsignment security de claratio n la yout, and t he propose d amendme n t to

Recommen ded Practice 1630.

M/090 The Chairman added t hat the security declaration is not just for the European

Union but it is in tende d as a sta ndard template that co uld be use d for any of the regulators who are requesting to provide securi ty informatio n by paper or by electronic messaging.

M/091 Mr. Leger (XB) mentio ned that having an industry standard will hel p to lobby regulators in countries th at are yet to implement security regulations, so that when they implement new regulatio ns, these w ould hopeful ly follow clo s ely the existing stand a r ds provided by ICAO and I A TA and already imple m ented by t he industry.

M/092 A Me mber asked if it was possible to have a single carg o security declaratio n agreement with a Regulated Agent that all car go coming f r om them would be secure, similar to th e condition s of contract in the EDI agreement for e-AWBs.

M/093 Mr. Leger (XB) mentioned that car go from regulated agen ts are considered as secure, ho wever the regulators w ant a per shipment notification tha t the Regulated Agent has ascertained t hat the cargo is secure, and this notification ha s to be provided in paper or electronic fo rm. He added that since some regulators are willi ng to accept the electronic security declaration, per haps the inclusion of a security infor m ation state m ent into the e-AWB agreement could be an approach to be considered for th e future.

M/094 The Chairman added that when the EC put forward the Import a nd Export regulations and then they added the security requirements, the existing messaging could

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created and adopted th rough the CBPP, to b e able to pr ovide that i n formation. But following th e recent security events, it bec ame ever more n e cessary to have a standard

format.

M/095 A Me mber asked if IATA could lobby reg u lators to accept the proposed consignment security d e claration a s there we re many security directives being issued, especially by the United States.

M/096 Mr. Leger (XB) mentioned that IATA is in dialogue with the various regulators

around the world and some of the regulators w e re also par t of the Ele c tronic Securit y Declaration Advisory Group such as EC, UK DfT, Netherla nd, etc. IATA has prese n ted the propose d security declaration to a large group of regulators at several meetings at ICAO, WCO, etc. Regulators have p r ovided posit ive acknowledgement that it is the r i ght approach. H o wever, it is very difficult to get a for m al endorse ment from the regulator s as they were h e sitant to en dorse any one standard

. He further added that I A TA is working on the revision of ICAO Annex 17 with regulat ors from Canada, Austr a lia, US, EC, et c and will try to incorporate the consi gnment security declaration into ICAO Annex 17. Hopefully, that will provide the necessary traction for global i m plementati on.

M/097 Mr. Da ve Brennan (XB), Secretary of the IATA Dange rous Goods Board,

mentioned that sect ions 3.3.3 and 3

. 4.3 of the p r oposed RP1630 contains reference to the consign o r being licensed to ship in acco rdance with IATA Dan gerous Goods Regulations. He added that, although national regulation s may requ ire licensing for shipping cer t ain danger ous goods, there is no general lice nsing requir e ment stipulated by the IAT A Dangerou s Goods Regulations. He proposed an amen dment to s e ction

3.3.3 and 3. 4.3 to includ e a generic compliance statement as follows:

3.3.3 Known Consignors should cert ify in paper, electronic fo rm at, or any other m ean s that m a y be allowed in th e future that each consign m ent does not contain any explosives/a mmunition/fla m m able liquids/corrosive s or disab ling or incap a citating ite m s, which they a r e not licen sed to ship unknown car go or dangerous goods, or that dangerous g oods in the consignm en t have been prepared in accordance with IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations , or unknown ca rgo

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3.4.3 Accou n t Consigno rs should ce rtify in paper , electronic f o rm at, or any other m e a n s that m a y be allowed in th e future that each consign m ent does not contain any explosives/a mmunition/fla m m able liquids/corrosives or disab ling or incap a citating ite m s, which they a r e

not licen sed to ship unknown car go or dangerous goods, or that dangerous g oods in the consignm en t have been prepared in accordance with IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations , or unknown ca rgo

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M/098 The Conference una nimously adopted t he proposed amendment t o Recommen ded Practice 1630 (including the a m endment t o section s 3

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Agenda Item V/2: Resolution 681 – ULD Pane l

M/099 Mr. Liao (XB) introduce d the item a nd mentioned that the current ULD ‘Technica l Advisory Pa nel (TAP)’ is proposed to be renamed ‘Techn ical Advisory Group (TAG)’ in order to alig n with the Conference g o vernance procedures.

M/100 The Conference unanimously adopted t he pr oposed amendment to Resolution

681 for Normal effectiveness.

Agenda Item V/3: Resolution 621 – IATA Live Animals and Perishables Board

M/101 Mr. Leger (XB) introduced the item and men t ioned that the “LAPB Advisory Panel” is proposed to re-named th e “LAPB Ad visory Grou p” to align with the Conf erence governance procedures.

M/102 The Conference unanimously adopted t he pr oposed amendment to Resolution

681 for Normal effectiveness.

Agenda Item V/4: Re commended Practice 1677 – Framew ork for a Serv ice Agreement

M / 103 The Chairm an introduce d the item a nd propose d to re-nam e the Reco m m ended

Practice to “ F ramework f o r a Postal Service Agreement” to clarify the purpose.

M/104 Mr. Michael Gill (X B), IATA’s Senior Legal Counsel, con c urred with the change suggested b y the Chairman and mentioned th at he would confirm agreement with the

UPU at the f o rthcoming IATA-UPU Contact Committee meeting.

ACTION: I A TA Legal

M/105 Mr. Gill (X B) mentioned t hat IATA has been i n di scussion wit h the UPU for nearly three years regarding the framework agreement and that it h a s been reviewed in detail by the IATA Airmail Panel and a l so the UPU Contact Committee. There were de tailed negotiations between the Legal representatives of IATA an d UPU. He mentioned that the reason why it is necessary to have a di fferent type of service agreement is because the carriage of mail by a i r is subject to a different legal regime than that of regular cargo, as there is a separate international convention and therefore separate liabilitie s which apply to delay, loss or d a mage to mail carried b y air. He added that IAT A and UPU had

detailed d i scussion s re garding the liability of th e air carr ier and came t o a compro mise solution which is found in the provisions of the proposed model agreement in Article 24, 25, and 26. He further added that each individu al carrier, in its discu ssion with individual postal autho rities, should look at the agreement i n further detail and consider if they want to negotiate a different l i ability regime; but as a f r amework agreement IATA believes that

it is a satisfa c tory solutio n for all.

M/106 A Me mber asked if article 25.2 wo uld mean that the liabilit y of the carrier would

be unlimited for mail.

M/107 Mr. Gill (XB) clarified that general ly the liabili ty of the carrier is lim ited to a specific monetary a m ount which is a negotiated between t he carrier and postal authorityMINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 18 of 25

concerned. However th e liability of the carrier would be u n limited in case of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the carrier, unless there was a sp ecific agree ment with the po stal authorit y to exclude it or the n a tional law which applies to the co ntract

states other wise. He added that the r e is scope in the carrier ’s discussio n with the p o stal authority to cap the liab i lity so that it is limited even for gross n egligence.

M/108 The Conference una nimously adopted t he proposed amendment t o Recommen ded Practice 1677 for Expedited effe ctiveness.

Agenda Item V/5: Resolution 656 – Automated Data Interchange w i t h Customs

M/109 Mr. Leger (XB) mention ed that follo wing the recent security issues, it wa s agreed by both the WCO and I A TA to re vise the Me mo randum of Understanding (MoU) signed previously b e tween the parties to include “A ir Cargo Security” (under article 2.2) an

additional ar ea of mutual interest for both organizations. Additionally, it was proposed to change “IATA e-freight” to “e-freight” and “IATA e-Air Waybill” to “e-Air Waybill” as th ese are industry initiat i ves. He added that the revised MoU would be sig ned by IATA and

WCO soon and that Conference en dorsement is sought for the revised MoU. He fu rther

added that the MoU de monstrating WCO’s support for IATA’s security initiatives would

be a useful t ool for lobbying the various customs authorities a r ound the world.

M/110 The Chairman asked if there was a possib ility that the dr aft being vo ted upon could possib l y be changed prior to signature.

M/111 Mr. Leger (XB) added that the text was reviewed and agree d by both WCO and IATA and that change s were unlikely; however, in case there were any last minute changes, it would be referred back to the CPCMG to d e termine if the change s are substantia l f r om that adopted by Co nference.

M/112 The Chairman requeste d that discu ssions tha t would take place betwe en IATA

Secretariat and the WCO be fairly transparent so that Con f erence has an idea on the

essence of t he discu ssio n s.

M/113 The Conference unanimously adopted the propose d amendme n t to Resolution 656 for Exp edited effect iveness.

Secretary Note: The revised MoU between IATA and WCO was signed by I A TA's

Director General and C E O, Mr Gio v anni Bisign ani, and WCO's Secretary General, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya.

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Agenda Item V/6: Recommended Practice 1665 – IATA Interline Cargo Claims

Procedures Agreement – Principles and Practices

M/114 Mr. Liao (XB) mentioned that at the 6 th IATA Cargo Claims and Loss P r evention Conference (CCLP), the airline p a rticipants were surveyed whether they are using

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the airline s f eel it is an a ppropriate t ool to pro c e ss the interline claims b u t the text might

need to be updated to r e flect curren t practice. H e added that after the C C LP, an info rmal working group was formed consist i n g of volunteers from the CCLP airlin e participant s to

review Recommended Practice 1 665 to see k pot ential impro v ements. Suggestions f r o m the group w e re reviewed by IATA Secretariat to gether with I A TA Legal. The result is that

the content as a whole r e mains valid and there is ju st a clarification t o section 3.1.3. 2 a s mentioned in the proposal.

M/115 The Conference una nimously adopted t he proposed amendment t o Recommen ded Practice 1665 for Normal effectiveness.

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Agenda Item R/1: Airmail Panel (AMP)

M/116 Mr. Leger (XB) mention ed that guid e lines for th e use of the Postal AWB number were endorsed by the UPU and h e encourag ed Members to test tr ia l the Postal AWB and report back to IATA if any enhancements need to be made.

M/117 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/2: Cargo Business Processes Panel (CBPP)

M/118 The Chairman stated that CBPP is one of the important industry working groups

that has be en delegate d authority by Conferen ce to condu ct work and make decisions

outside of Conference. These de cision s are then passed to Conf erence, including changes to messages or business processes t hat are recommended, and if there is a problem or disagreement, Memb ers are req uested to contact IAT A Secretariat to determine the appropriate course of action. As these gro ups make decision s tha t affect the entire industry, exp e rts who are voted to j o in these groups must be committ ed to doing the work that is re quested of t hem during the year.

M/119 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/3: Cargo Data Interchange Task Force (CDITF)

M/120 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/4: Cargo-XML Ta sk Force (CXMLTF)

M/121 Mr. Leger (XB) provide d an update on the prog ress of the CX MLTF in cluding the

XML messages developed to date a nd the plans for 2011.

M/122 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/5: Dan gerous Go ods Board (DGB)

M/123 The report was noted.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 20 of 25

Agenda Item R/6: Dan gerous Go ods Training Task Force (DGTTF)

M/124 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/7: Live Animals & Perish ables Board (LAPB) and Time and Temperature Task Force (TTTF)



### M/125 Mr. Leger (XB) mentioned that t he LAPB has endorsed the new label for time and temperature sensitive products and the new label should be us ed by shippers and forwarders to identify time and temperature sensitive healthcare products if there is a servic e level agreement in place.

M/126 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/8: ULD Panel (ULDP)

M/127 Mr. Liao (XB) mentioned that the n e xt UL DP meeting will be in April 20 11 in New Orleans, USA and the fo llowing one in October 2 011 in Pittsburgh, USA a s they are h e ld in conjunction with the SAE meetings. He men t ioned that the ULD Pa nel together with

IATA Secretariat drafte d the ULD Scorecard with the Key Performance Indicators. Currently, th e ULDP is fine tuning the KPI survey questions. After the ULD Scorecard is finalized, th e survey will be cir c ulate d to CSC members for i nput. It i s pl anned to co nduct

the ULD Scorecards su rvey on an annual basis. Mr. Liao added that various initiative s were launch ed as per th e 2010-201 2 ULD Roadmap to increase the pr ofile of ULD s , to improve ope rational safe ty and efficiency, et c. The purpose of conductin g the surveys is to monitor the progress of the in du stry and he requested the support of Members by participating in these sur v eys.

M/128 The Chairman reminded that for fa ce-to-face meetings of all p anels a nd boards, requests must be sub m itted to the Cargo Procedures Co nferences Managemen t group (CPCMG) in a timely fashion.

M/129 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/9: ULD Operationa l Advisory Group (UL D OAG)

M/130 Mr. Liao (XB) provided an update on the ULDOAG.

M/131 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/10: Cargo Publications

M/132 The report was noted.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 21 of 25

Agenda Item R/11: Passenger Services Conference (PSC)

M/133 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/12: Strategic Partnership Pro g ram – Cargo

M/134 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/13: Airport Servic es Committee (ASC)

M/135 The report was noted.

Agenda Item R/14: IATA Ground Handling Council (IGHC)

M/136 The report was noted.

Agenda Item A/97: Any Other Bu siness

M/137 There were no matters raised under this agenda item.

Agenda Item A/98: Date and Place of Next Conference

M/138 The Chairman informed the Conference that the date an d place of the next meeting wo uld be ann ounced at t he IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) Clo s ing Plenary.

Secretary Note: It was announced at the WCS Closing Plenary that t he next eve n t will

be held in Kuala Lum pu r, Malaysia in March 2012. The 34 th Cargo Services Confer ence (CSC/34) is scheduled t o

be held in conjunctio n with the WCS 2012.

Agenda Item A/99: Close of Meeting

M/139 The Chairman thanked all the members present for their par ticipation

.

M/140 The Chairman closed th e meeting at approximat ely 16:50 hours local t i me.

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Attach m e nt ‘A’

ATT E N D A N C E L I ST

CSC/33 - 8 Ma rch 2011

Airline Delegate Name

Air Canada Karen Jones

Air France Jean Dunaux
All Nippon Airways Shinji Sugiyama

American Airlines Richard Burkhardt
British Airways Malcolm Fowler Cargolux S. A. Franceso Nanna Cathay Pacific Francis Yue n Cathay Pacific Simon Leung
Copa Airlines Jaime Alvarez

Delta Airline s James Whitelaw

Delta Airline s Sinead O’Neal
Egyptair Bassima El Sissy

E t i h a d C h r i s N o t t e r

F e d E x * T o d d Frazie r

F i n n a i r M i k k o Kilpin e n
Gulf Air Khalid Mustafa Faqih

I b e r i a J u a n A i j o n Japan Airlin es Toru Nokano

K L M J a n V r e e b u r g

Korean Air In Seok Oh
Kuwait Airways Moyad Al Dulaimi

LAN Airlines Marcela Figueroa

LOT Polish Barbara Jakobiak Lufthansa Cargo Florian Weh
Malaysia Airlines Ibrahim M. Salleh
Malayasia Airlines Noor Zaida Nippon Cargo Airlines Iwahiko Uehara

Q a n t a s B r i a n H o g a n
Saudi Airlin es Raafat Abduljabbar

S W I S S U r s S t u l z TAP Portug al Rita Costa Silva
Thai Airways Suvimol Bu alerd
Thai Airways Yannawit Sangsook
Thai Airways Natapol Chaiyalapho

Turkish Airlines Mehmet Gurkan

Turkish Airlines Nur Saygise v er Karabek

United Airlin es** Rod Zimmerman

U P S D a n S h e e h a n

*CSC Chairman

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IATA Secre t ariat

Compan y Name

IATA – Gen e va *** Frederic Le ger
IATA – Gen e va Zhi Yong Liao

IATA – Mont real Carlos Tornero

IATA – Gen e va Ben Behanan

IATA – Gen e va Glyn Hughe s
IATA – Gen e va Michael Gill

IATA – Mont real Dave Brenn an

***C SC Sec r etaryMINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 24 of 25

Attachment ‘B’

COM P E T I T ION LA W G U I D E L I N E S FOR

PASSENGER AND C ARGO TAR I FF, AG ENC Y

A N D SER VICES CO NFER ENCE MEETIN GS



### Trade association activities of the Inte rnational Air Transport Association (“IATA”) include passenger and cargo tariff, agenc y and services conference meetings (“IATA Confer ences”). IATA is publishing the s e Competition La w Guidelines to ensure that these events are conducted in compliance w i th all appli cable competitio n la ws.

Statement of Polic y

The purpose of IATA Conferences is to promote the smooth transfer of passengers and cargo pursuant to interline services, and to ope rate settlement services that efficiently

settle accou n ts among airlines and their agents and customers. It is I A TA’s intent that

the confere n ces sha ll b e conducte d in full co mpliance with the Unite d States an titrust laws, the competition rules of the Treaty of Rome, and t he competition laws of other jurisdictions, taking into account an y applicable exemptions or immuniti es from those competition laws.

Procedural Guidelines

IATA Confe r ence meetings shall be conducted pursuant to the followin g procedure s in order to ensure compliance with all r e levant competition laws:

1. Conference meetings shall be co nducted at regularly scheduled se ssions, at special meetings initiat ed pursuant to procedures set forth in IATA’s internal governance rules, or t h rough the activities of duly de signated co mmittees

. Informal sessions of delegates t o take final action on agenda items are prohibited. All discussions or co nversations among co nference participants, including d u ring breaks and sch eduled or non-scheduled social activities

connected with the Co nference meetings or committee meetings, must follow

these Guidelines.

2. Conference meetings sh all be condu cted in acco rdance with written agen das that

are reviewe d in advance by IAT A c ounsel familiar with the competition laws of the United States, the European Communit y a nd other relevant jurisdictions t o assure that t he agenda items are in compliance with these law s . Agendas will be

distributed in advance of the confere n ce meetings.

3. Minutes of conference meetings sh all be kept, including ind i cations of a Memb e r airline or a Partnership Program me mber absenting him/herself from the Meeting for a particular agenda item. T hose minutes shall be reviewed by IATA’s competition compliance attorney prior to circula t ion to attend ees.MINUT ES – Cargo Services Conference (CSC/33) Page 25 of 25

Prohibited Agreements and Activities



### 1. Unless attendees of conference meeti ngs are advised to the contrary by competition counsel, the following ty pes of agreements, whether expres s or implied, are STRICTLY PROHIBITED:

a. Any collective agreeme n t concerning prices t o be charged for airlin e

serv ices;

b. Any collective agreement allocating markets, territories, customers, suppliers or agents;

c. Any collective agreeme n t relating t o price s to be paid to suppliers, a nd any other agreement that is intend ed to, or th at in operat ion is like l y to, harm non-participants, including without limitation any agreement that is intended to, or in opera t ion is likely to, exclude a non-participants fro m any market; and

d. Any agreement that is intended to, or in op eration is likely to indu ce airlines or th eir supplier s or agents t o engage in collective anticompetitive behavior, or to colle ctively punish a n y business enterprise f o r its exercise of independ ent business judgment.

2. Recognising that the existence of a n unlawful agreement or concerte d practice may be inferred from circumstances, incl uding the exchange of information b y competitors, discussion s or disclosur es of the following types of information, are

also PROHI B ITED, exc ept when such information has ot herwise been made public or IATA competit ion counsel advis es that such discussion s are legally permissible:

a. Individual airline fares, r a tes, charge s or surchar ges;

b. Individual airline cost s;

c. An individual airline ’ s intentions regarding increasing

, reducing or reallocating aircraft capa city (includin g entering o r exiting routes);

d. Information on individual airlines cust omers; and

e. Any other sensitive commercial or propriet a ry informa t ion that t h e

company would not disclose in the absence of an expres s or implied agreement to exchange such infor m ation for the purpose of reducing or restricting competition in the airline industry.