Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2005-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, agreement (EU), air transport, common transport policy, ratification of an agreement

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 22.04.2005 
COM(2005)159 final 

2005/0059(CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European 
Community and the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic 
of Croatia on certain aspects of air services 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

International  aviation  relations  between  Member  States  and  third  countries  have  been 
traditionally governed by bilateral air services agreements between Member States and third 
countries, their Annexes and other related bilateral or multilateral arrangements. 

Following the judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the cases 
C-466/98, C-467/98, C-468/98, C-471/98, C-472/98, C-475/98 and C-476/98, the Community 
has exclusive competence with respect to various aspects of external aviation. The Court of 
Justice  also  clarified  the  right  of  Community  air  carriers  to  benefit  from  the  right  of 
establishment within the Community, including the right to non-discriminatory market access. 

Traditional  designation  clauses  in  Member  States’  bilateral  air  services  agreements  infringe 
Community law. They allow a third country to reject, withdraw or suspend the permissions or 
authorisations  of  an  air  carrier  that  has  been  designated  by  a  Member  State  but  that  is  not 
substantially owned and effectively controlled by that Member State or its nationals. This has 
been found to constitute discrimination against Community carriers established in the territory 
of  a  Member  State  but  owned  and  controlled  by  nationals  of  other  Member  States.  This  is 
contrary to Article 43 of the Treaty which guarantees nationals of Member States who have 
exercised their freedom of establishment the same treatment in the host Member State as that 
accorded to nationals of that Member State. 

Following  the  Court  of  Justice  judgements,  the  Council  authorised  the  Commission  in  June 
2003  to  open  negotiations  with  third  countries  on  the  replacement  of  certain  provisions  in 
existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.1  

In  accordance  with  the  mechanisms  and  directives  in  the  Annex  to  the  Council’s  decision 
authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of 
certain  provisions  in  existing  bilateral  agreements  with  a  Community  agreement,  the 
Commission  has  negotiated  an  agreement  with  the  Republic  of  Croatia  that  replaces  certain 
provisions  in  the  existing  bilateral  air  services  agreements  between  Member  States  and  the 
Republic  of  Croatia.  Article  2  of  the  Agreement  replaces  the  traditional  designation  clauses 
with a Community designation clause, permitting all Community carriers to benefit from the 
right  of  establishment.  Articles  4  and  5  of  the  Agreement  address  two  types  of  clauses 
concerning matters of Community competence. Article 4 deals with the taxation of aviation 
fuel, a matter which has been harmonised by Council Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the 
Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, particularly Article 
14 paragraph 2 thereof. Article 5 (Pricing) resolves conflicts between the existing bilateral air 
services agreements and  Council  Regulation No. 2409/92 on fares and rates for air services 
which  prohibits  third  country  carriers  from  being  price  leaders  on  air  services  for  carriage 
wholly within the Community. 

The  Council  is  asked  to  approve  the  decisions  on  the  signature  and  provisional  application 
and on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic 
of Croatia on certain aspects of air services and to designate the persons authorized to sign the 
agreement on behalf of the Community.  

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Council decision 11323/03 of 5 June 2003 (restricted document) 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European 
Community and the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
80,  paragraph  2,  in  conjunction  with  Article  300,  paragraph  2,  first  sentence  of  the  first 
subparagraph thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The Council has authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with 
third  countries  on  the  replacement  of  certain  provisions  in  existing  bilateral 
agreements with a Community agreement; 

The  Commission  has  negotiated  on  behalf  of  the  Community  an  agreement  with  the 
Republic  of  Croatia  on  certain  aspects  of  air  services  in  accordance  with  the 
mechanisms  and  directives  in  the  Annex  to  the  Council’s  decision  authorising  the 
Commission  to  open  negotiations  with  third  countries  on  the  replacement  of  certain 
provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement; 

(3) 

Subject  to  its  possible  conclusion  at  a  later  date,  the  agreement  negotiated  by  the 
Commission should be signed and provisionally applied. 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Sole Article  

1. 

2. 

Subject  to  its  subsequent  conclusion  at  a  later  date,  the  President  of  the  Council  is 
hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to sign on behalf of 
the Community the agreement between the European Community and the Republic 
of Croatia on certain aspects of air services. 

Pending  its  entry  into  force,  the  agreement  shall  be  applied  provisionally  from  the 
first day of the first month following the date on which the parties have notified each 
other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose. The President 

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of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided in Article 8.2 of 
the agreement. 

3. 

The text of the agreement is annexed to this decision. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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2005/0059(CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic 
of Croatia on certain aspects of air services 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
80,  paragraph  2,  in  conjunction  with  Article  300,  paragraph  2,  first  sentence  of  the  first 
subparagraph thereof and Article 300, paragraph 3, first subparagraph, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission3, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament4, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The Council has authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with 
third  countries  on  the  replacement  of  certain  provisions  in  existing  bilateral 
agreements with a Community agreement; 

The  Commission  has  negotiated  on  behalf  of  the  Community  an  agreement  with  the 
Republic  of  Croatia  on  certain  aspects  of  air  services  in  accordance  with  the 
mechanisms  and  directives  in  the  Annex  to  the  Council’s  decision  authorising  the 
Commission  to  open  negotiations  with  third  countries  on  the  replacement  of  certain 
provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement; 

(3) 

This agreement has been signed on behalf of the Community on  subject to its possible 
conclusion at a later date, in conformity with the decision …/…/EC of the Council on5  

(4) 

This agreement should be approved. 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

The  agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the  Republic  of  Croatia  on 
certain aspects of air services is approved on behalf of the Community. 

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2. 

The text of the agreement is annexed to this decision. 

Article 2 

The  president  of  the  Council  is  authorised  to  designate  the  person  empowered  to  make  the 
notification provided in Article 8.1 of the Agreement. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

AGREEMENT 

between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia 
on certain aspects of air services 

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY  

of the one part, and  

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA  

(hereinafter referred to as ‘Croatia’) 

of the other part 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’) 

NOTING that bilateral air service agreements have been concluded between several Member 
States of the European Community and Croatia containing provisions contrary to Community 
law agreed by such Member States of the European Community, 

NOTING  that  the  European  Community  has  exclusive  competence  with  respect  to  several 
aspects that may be included in bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the 
European Community and third countries, 

NOTING  that  under  European  Community  law  Community  air  carriers  established  in  a 
Member State have the right to non-discriminatory access to air routes between the Member 
States of the European Community and third countries, 

HAVING  REGARD  to  the  agreements  between  the  European  Community  and  certain  third 
countries  providing  for  the  possibility  for  the  nationals  of  such  third  countries  to  acquire 
ownership in air carriers licensed in accordance with European Community law, 

RECOGNISING  that  certain  provisions  of  the  bilateral  air  service  agreements  between 
Member  States  of  the  European  Community  and  Croatia,  which  are  contrary  to  European 
Community law, must be brought into conformity with it in order to establish a sound legal 
basis  for  air  services  between  the  European  Community  and  Croatia  and  to  preserve  the 
continuity of such air services, 

NOTING that it is not a purpose of the European Community, as part of these negotiations, to 
increase  the  total  volume  of  air  traffic  between  the  European  Community  and  Croatia,  to 
affect the balance between Community air carriers and air carriers of Croatia, or to negotiate 
amendments  to  the  provisions  of  existing  bilateral  air  service  agreements  concerning  traffic 
rights, 

NOTING that, since a majority of the bilateral air service agreements between Member States 
of the European Community and Croatia provide for no restrictions on capacity, the volume 
of traffic on both sides has the potential to increase above its current level, 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

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Article 1 
General Provisions 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘Member States’ shall mean Member States of 
the European Community.  

References in each of the agreements listed in Annex 1 to nationals of the Member 
State that is a party to that agreement shall be understood as referring to nationals of 
the Member States of the European Community. 

References in each of the agreements listed in Annex 1 to air carriers or airlines of 
the Member State that is a party to that agreement shall be understood as referring to 
air carriers or airlines designated by that Member State. 

Article 2 
Designation by a Member State 

The  provisions  in  paragraphs  2  and  3  of  this  Article  shall  supersede  the 
corresponding provisions in the articles listed in Annex 2 (a) and (b) respectively, in 
relation  to  the  designation  of  an  air  carrier  by  the  Member  State  concerned,  its 
authorisations  and  permissions  granted  by  Croatia,  and  the  refusal,  revocation, 
suspension  or  limitation  of  the  authorisations  or  permissions  of  the  air  carrier, 
respectively. 

2. 

On  receipt  of  a  designation  by  a  Member  State,  Croatia  shall  grant  the  appropriate 
authorisations and permissions with minimum procedural delay, provided that: 

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

the air carrier is established in the territory of the designating Member State 
under  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community  and  has  a  valid 
Operating Licence in accordance with European Community law;  

effective regulatory control of the air carrier is exercised and maintained by 
the Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators Certificate and the 
relevant aeronautical authority is clearly identified in the designation; and 

the  air  carrier  is  owned  and  shall  continue  to  be  owned  directly  or  through 
majority  ownership  by  Member  States  and/or  nationals  of  Member  States, 
and/or by other states listed in Annex 3 and/or nationals of such other states, 
and  shall  at  all  times  be  effectively  controlled  by  such  states  and/or  such 
nationals. 

3. 

Croatia may refuse, revoke, suspend or limit the authorisations or permissions of an 
air carrier designated by a Member State where: 

i. 

ii. 

the  air  carrier  is  not  established  in  the  territory  of  the  designating  Member 
State  under  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community  or  does  not 
have  a  valid  Operating  Licence  in  accordance  with  European  Community 
law; 

effective  regulatory  control  of  the  air  carrier  is  not  exercised  or  not 
maintained  by  the  Member  State  responsible  for  issuing  its  Air  Operators 

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Certificate,  or  the  relevant  aeronautical  authority  is  not  clearly  identified  in 
the designation; or 

iii. 

the  air  carrier  is  not  owned  and  effectively  controlled  directly  or  through 
majority  ownership  by  Member  States  and/or  nationals  of  Member  States, 
and/or by other states listed in Annex 3 and/or nationals of such other states. 

In  exercising  its  right  under  this  paragraph,  Croatia  shall  not  discriminate  between 
Community air carriers on the grounds of nationality. 

4. 

The  granting  of  traffic  rights  continues  to  be  carried  out  through  bilateral 
arrangements.  

1. 

2. 

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2. 

1. 

2. 

Article 3 
Rights with regard to regulatory control 

The provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article shall complement the articles listed in 
Annex 2 (c).  

Where  a  Member  State  has  designated  an  air  carrier  whose  regulatory  control  is 
exercised and  maintained  by  another Member State, the rights of Croatia under the 
safety provisions of the agreement between the Member State that has designated the 
air  carrier  and  Croatia  shall  apply  equally  in  respect  of  the  adoption,  exercise  or 
maintenance  of  safety  standards  by  that  other  Member  State  and  in  respect  of  the 
operating authorisation of that air carrier. 

Article 4 
Taxation of aviation fuel 

The  provisions  in  paragraph  2  of  this  Article  shall  complement  the  corresponding 
provisions in the articles listed in Annex 2 (d).  

Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  to  the  contrary,  nothing  in  each  of  the 
agreements listed in Annex 2 (d) shall prevent a Member State from imposing taxes, 
levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of 
a designated air carrier of Croatia that operates between a point in the territory of that 
Member  State  and  another  point  in  the  territory  of  that  Member  State  or  in  the 
territory of another Member State. 

Article 5 
Tariffs for carriage within the European Community 

The provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article shall complement the articles listed in 
Annex 2 (e). 

The  tariffs  to  be  charged  by  the  air  carrier(s)  designated  by  Croatia  under  an 
agreement listed in Annex 1 containing a provision listed in Annex 2 (e) for carriage 
wholly  within  the  European  Community  shall  be  subject  to  European  Community 
law. 

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Article 6 
Annexes to the Agreement 

The Annexes to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof. 

Article 7 
Revision or amendment  

The Parties may, at any time, revise or amend this Agreement by mutual consent. 

Article 8 
Entry into force and provisional application  

This  Agreement  shall  enter  into  force  when  the  Parties  have  notified  each  other  in 
writing  that  their  respective  internal  procedures  necessary  for  its  entry  into  force 
have been completed. 

Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Parties agree to provisionally apply this Agreement 
from the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties have notified 
each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose. 

Agreements  and  other  arrangements  between  Member  States  and  Croatia  which,  at 
the date of signature of this Agreement, have not yet entered into force and are not 
being applied provisionally are listed in Annex 1 (b). This Agreement shall apply to 
all  such  agreements  and  arrangements  upon  their  entry  into  force  or  provisional 
application. 

Article 9 
Termination 

In the event that an agreement listed in Annex 1 is terminated, all provisions of this 
Agreement that relate to the agreement listed in Annex 1 concerned shall terminate at 
the same time. 

In  the  event  that  all  agreements  listed  in  Annex  1  are  terminated,  this  Agreement 
shall terminate at the same time. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned,  being  duly  authorised,  have  signed  this 
Agreement. 

Done at [….] in duplicate, on this […] day of […, …] in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, 
Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, 
Polish,  Portuguese,  Slovak,  Slovene,  Spanish,  Swedish  and  Croatian  languages.  In  case  of 
divergence the English text shall prevail over the other language texts. 

FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: 

FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 

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Annex 1 

List of agreements referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement 

(a)  Air  service  agreements  between  Croatia  and  Member  States  of  the  European 
Community  which,  at  the  date  of  signature  of  this  Agreement,  have  been  concluded, 
signed and/or are being applied provisionally 

–  Air  Transport  Agreement  between  the  Austrian  Federal  Government  and  the 
Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  relating  to  Air  Services  signed  at 
Vienna on 23 June 1994, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Austria Agreement” in 
Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Belgium  and  the 
Government of  the Republic  of Croatia on Air Transport  signed at Zagreb on 
12 March 1996, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Belgium Agreement” in Annex 
2; 

–  Last  modified  by  the  Exchange  of  Letters  dated  28  April  and  2  May  2003, 

respectively. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Czech  Republic  and  the 
Government of the Republic of Croatia on Air Services signed at Prague on 22 
January  1999,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  –  Czech  Republic  Agreement”  in 
Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Denmark  and  the 
Government of the Republic of Croatia relating to Air Services signed at Oslo 
on  6  March  1996,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  –  Denmark  Agreement”  in 
Annex 2. 

–  Air  Services  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Estonia 
and the Government of the Republic of Croatia signed at Zagreb on 31 March 
2004, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Estonia Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  French  Republic  and  the 
Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  relating  to  Air  Transport  signed  at 
Zagreb on 27 January 1997, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – France Agreement” 
in Annex 2; 

To  be  read  together  with  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  done  at  Dubrovnik  on  29 
August 1996. 

–  Air  Transport  Agreement  between  the  Federal  Republic  of  Germany  and  the 
Republic  of  Croatia  initialled  and  attached  as  Annex  2  to  the  Memorandum  of 
Understanding  done  at  Bonn  on  23  July  1997,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  – 
Germany Agreement” in Annex 2; 

Last supplemented by the Memorandum of Understanding done at Dubrovnik on 4 June 1998. 

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–  Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and 
the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  signed  at  Athens  on  27  February 
2001, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Greece Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Hungary 
and  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  signed  at  Vienna  on  7  June 
1995, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Hungary Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  and  the 
Government  of  Ireland  on  air  transport  initialled  at  Dublin  on  11  December 
1995, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Ireland Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Italian  Republic  and  the 
Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  concerning  Air  Services  signed  at 
Rome  on  8  July  1998,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  –  Italy  Agreement”  in 
Annex 2. 

–  Air  Services  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Latvia 
and the Government of the Republic of Croatia signed at Riga on 18 October 
1999, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Latvia Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement between the Government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and 
the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  on  Air  Services  signed  at 
Dubrovnik  on  24  July  1996,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  –  Luxembourg 
Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  Malta  and  the  Government  of  the 
Republic  of  Croatia  for  Air  Services  between  and  beyond  their  respective 
territories, signed at Valletta on 13 October 1995, hereinafter referred to “Croatia 
– Malta Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Kingdom  of  the  Netherlands  and  the  Republic  of 
Croatia for Air Services signed at Zagreb on 30 April 1996, hereinafter referred 
to “Croatia – Netherlands Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Poland  and  the 
Government of the Republic of Croatia concerning civil air transport signed at 
Warsaw on 19 June 1996, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Poland Agreement” in 
Annex 2; 

To be read together with the Agreed Minutes done at Warsaw on 28 April 1995. 

–  Air Transport Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Portuguese 
Republic  initialled  and  attached  as  Appendix  2  to  the  Memorandum  of 
Understanding done at Zagreb on 27 June 2002, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – 
Portugal Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Slovak Republic and 
the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  signed  at  Zagreb  on  12  February 
1996, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Slovakia Agreement” in Annex 2. 

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–  Agreement  between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia on 
Scheduled  Air  Services  signed  at  Brdo  pri  Kranju  on  8  July  1994,  hereinafter 
referred to “Croatia – Slovenia Agreement” in Annex 2; 

–  Last modified by the Agreed Annex dated 5 July 1999. 

–  Air Transport Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain  and the Republic of 
Croatia  signed  at  Madrid  on  21  July  1997,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  – 
Spain Agreement” in Annex 2. 

–  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  and  the 
Government of the Republic of Croatia relating to Air Services signed at Oslo 
on 6 March 1996, hereinafter referred to “Croatia – Sweden Agreement” in Annex 
2. 

–  Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and  Northern  Ireland  and  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia 
concerning  Air  Services  signed  at  Zagreb  on  21  February  1996,  hereinafter 
referred to “Croatia – UK Agreement” in Annex 2. 

(b) Air service agreements and other arrangements initialled or signed between Croatia 
and Member States of the European Community which, at the date of signature of this 
Agreement, have not yet entered into force and are not being applied provisionally 

–  Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania 
and  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia  initialled  at  Zagreb  on  4 
December  2002,  hereinafter  referred  to  “Croatia  –  Lithuania  Agreement”  in 
Annex 2. 

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List of articles in the agreements listed in Annex 1 and referred to in Articles 2 to 5 of 
this Agreement 

Annex 2 

(a) Designation by a Member State: 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Austria Agreement; 

–  Articles 3 and 4 of the Croatia – Belgium Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Czech Republic Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Denmark Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Estonia Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – France Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Greece Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Hungary Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Ireland Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Italy Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Latvia Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Lithuania Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Luxembourg Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Malta Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Netherlands Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Poland Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Portugal Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Slovakia Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Slovenia Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Spain Agreement; 

–  Article 3 of the Croatia – Sweden Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – UK Agreement. 

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(b) Refusal, Revocation, Suspension or Limitation of Authorisations or Permissions: 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Austria Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – Belgium Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Czech Republic Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Denmark Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Estonia Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – France Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Greece Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Hungary Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Ireland Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – Italy Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Latvia Agreement;  

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Lithuania Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Luxembourg Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Malta Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Netherlands Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Poland Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Portugal Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Slovakia Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Slovenia Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Spain Agreement; 

–  Article 4 of the Croatia – Sweden Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – UK Agreement. 

(c) Regulatory control: 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Czech Republic Agreement; 

–  Article 15 of the Croatia – Estonia Agreement; 

–  Article 12 of the Croatia – Germany Agreement; 

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–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Greece Agreement; 

–  Article 16 of the Croatia – Latvia Agreement; 

–  Article 15 of the Croatia – Lithuania Agreement; 

–  Article 15 of the Croatia – Portugal Agreement; 

(d) Taxation of Aviation Fuel: 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Austria Agreement; 

–  Article 10 of the Croatia – Belgium Agreement; 

–  Article 9 of the Croatia – Czech Republic Agreement; 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Denmark Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Estonia Agreement; 

–  Article 11 of the Croatia – France Agreement; 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Germany Agreement; 

–  Article 8 of the Croatia – Greece Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Hungary Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Ireland Agreement; 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Italy Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Latvia Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Lithuania Agreement; 

–  Article 8 of the Croatia – Luxembourg Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – Malta Agreement; 

–  Article 9 of the Croatia – Netherlands Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Poland Agreement; 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Portugal Agreement; 

–  Article 8 of the Croatia – Slovakia Agreement; 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Slovenia Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – Spain Agreement; 

–  Article 6 of the Croatia – Sweden Agreement; 

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–  Article 8 of the Croatia – UK Agreement. 

(e) Tariffs for Carriage within the European Community: 

–  Article 10 of the Croatia – Austria Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Belgium Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Czech Republic Agreement; 

–  Article 11 of the Croatia – Denmark Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Estonia Agreement; 

–  Article 17 of the Croatia – France Agreement; 

–  Article 10 of the Croatia – Germany Agreement; 

–  Article 14 of the Croatia – Greece Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Hungary Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Ireland Agreement; 

–  Article 8 of the Croatia – Italy Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Latvia Agreement; 

–  Article 13 of the Croatia – Lithuania Agreement; 

–  Article 11 of the Croatia – Luxembourg Agreement; 

–  Article 10 of the Croatia – Malta Agreement; 

–  Article 5 of the Croatia – Netherlands Agreement; 

–  Article 11 of the Croatia – Poland Agreement; 

–  Article 19 of the Croatia – Portugal Agreement; 

–  Article 12 of the Croatia – Slovakia Agreement; 

–  Article 9 of the Croatia – Slovenia Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – Spain Agreement; 

–  Article 11 of the Croatia – Sweden Agreement; 

–  Article 7 of the Croatia – UK Agreement. 

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Annex 3 

List of other states referred to in Article 2 of this Agreement 

(a) The Republic of Iceland (under the Agreement on the European Economic Area); 

(b)  The  Principality  of  Liechtenstein  (under  the  Agreement  on  the  European  Economic 
Area); 

(c) The Kingdom of Norway (under the Agreement on the European Economic Area); 

(d) The Swiss Confederation (under the Agreement between the European Community and 
the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport) 

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