Title: wetten.nl - Regeling - Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en het Gemenebest van de Bahama's - BWBV0006652

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{"title": "wetten.nl - Regeling - Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Cura\u00e7ao, en het Gemenebest van de Bahama's - BWBV0006652", "content": "Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van\n                           Cura\u00e7ao, en het Gemenebest van de Bahama's\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nThe Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Cura\u00e7ao,\n\nand\n\nthe Commonwealth of The Bahamas (hereinafter, \u201cthe Parties\u201d);\n\nBeing parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944;\n\nDesiring to contribute to the progress of regional and international civil aviation;\n\nDesiring to conclude an agreement for the purpose of establishing and operating Air\n                                       Services between and beyond their respective Territories;\n\nDesiring to ensure the highest level of safety and security in International Air Service;\n\nHave agreed as follows:\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nFor the purpose of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined, the term:\n\n1.  \u201cAeronautical Authorities\u201d means, in the case of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,\n                                                the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority; in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,\n                                                in respect of Cura\u00e7ao, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation; or, in both cases,\n                                                any person or body authorized to perform the functions at present exercised by said\n                                                authorities;\n\n2. \u201cAgreed Services\u201d means Air Services on the specified routes for the carriage of passengers,\n                                                cargo and mail, separately or in combination;\n\n3. \u201cAgreement\u201d means this Agreement, its Annex, and any amendments thereto;\n\n4. \u201cAir Service\u201d, \u201cInternational Air Service\u201d, \u201cAirline\u201d and \u201cstop for non-traffic purposes\u201d\n                                                shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Article 96 of the Convention;\n\n5. \u201cDesignated Airline\u201d means an Airline or Airlines designated and authorized in accordance\n                                                with Article 3 (Designation and Authorization) of this Agreement;\n\n6. \u201cthe Convention\u201d means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and includes any Annex adopted\n                                                under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes or the Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof, insofar as those Annexes and amendments have become effective for, or been\n                                                ratified by both Parties;\n\n7. \u201cFull Cost\u201d means the cost of providing service plus a reasonable charge for administrative\n                                                overhead;\n\n8. \u201cNational\u201d in the case of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas means nationals of the Commonwealth\n                                                of The Bahamas and in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Cura\u00e7ao,\n                                                means nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who are born in Cura\u00e7ao or are formally\n                                                registered as local citizens in the municipal registry of Cura\u00e7ao;\n\n9. \u201cPrice\u201d means any fare, rate or charge for the carriage of passengers, baggage and/or\n                                                cargo in Air Services including any other mode of transportation in connection therewith\n                                                charged by Airlines, including their agents, and the conditions governing the availability\n                                                of such fare, rate or charge;\n\n10. \u201cTerritory\u201d means for each Party, its land areas, internal waters and territorial\n                                                sea as determined in accordance with international law, and includes the air space\n                                                above these areas;\n\n11. \u201cUser Charge\u201d means a charge imposed on Airlines for the provision of airport, air\n                                                navigation, or aviation security facilities or services including related services\n                                                and facilities.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Party grants to the other Party the following rights for the conduct of Air Services\n                                                by the Designated Airlines of the other Party:\n\na. the right to fly across its Territory without landing;\n\nb. the right to make stops in its Territory for non-traffic purposes; and\n\nc. the right to make stops at the point(s) on the route(s) specified in the Route Schedule to this Agreement for the purpose of taking on board and discharging international\n                                                      traffic in passengers, cargo and mail.\n\n2 Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on the Designated Airline or Airlines\n                                                of one Party the right to take on board in the Territory of the other Party, passengers,\n                                                cargo or mail carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point in the\n                                                Territory of that other Party.\n\n3 The exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights will be subject to approval between the\n                                                Aeronautical Authorities of both Parties, and may be agreed upon in an arrangement.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Party shall have the right to designate in writing, through diplomatic channels,\n                                                to the Aeronautical Authority of the other Party one or more Airlines to operate the\n                                                Agreed Services in accordance with this Agreement and to withdraw a designation or\n                                                to substitute another Airline for an Airline previously designated.\n\n2 Upon receipt of such a designation, and of applications from the Designated Airline,\n                                                in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorizations, the other Party shall\n                                                grant the appropriate authorizations with minimum procedural delay, provided that:\n\na. the Designated Airline is under the effective regulatory control of the designating\n                                                      Party;\n\nb. the Designated Airline has its principal place of business in the Territory of the\n                                                      designating Party;\n\nc. the Designated Airline is qualified to meet the conditions prescribed under the laws\n                                                      and regulations normally applied to the operation of International Air Services by\n                                                      the Party considering the application or applications; and\n\nd. the Party designating the Airline is in compliance with the standards set forth in\n                                                      Article 12 (Safety) and Article 13 (Aviation Security).\n\n3 Upon receipt of the operating authorization of paragraph 2 of this Article, the Designated\n                                                Airline may at any time begin to operate the Agreed Services, in part or in whole,\n                                                provided that it complies with the provisions of this Agreement.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Either Party shall have the right to withhold the authorizations referred to in Article 3 (Designation and Authorization) of this Agreement with respect to an Airline designated\n                                                by the other Party, and to revoke, suspend or impose conditions on such authorizations,\n                                                temporarily or permanently, in the event that the Designated Airline fails to comply\n                                                with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 3 (Designation and Authorization), and\n                                                of Article 11 (Application of Laws) of this Agreement.\n\n2 In the event of an action by one Party under this Article, the rights of the other\n                                                Party under Article 19 (Settlement of Disputes) shall not be prejudiced.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 The Designated Airline(s) of each Party shall have the right to establish offices,\n                                                both on-line and off-line, in the Territory of the other Party for the promotion and\n                                                sale of Air Services.\n\n2 The Designated Airlines of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws\n                                                and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to\n                                                bring in and/or maintain in the Territory of the other Party, for not more than five\n                                                (5) years, such senior managerial staff required for the provision of Air Services.\n\n3 These staff requirements may, at the option of the Designated Airline or Airlines\n                                                of one Party, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other\n                                                organization, company or Designated Airline operating in the Territory of the other\n                                                Party and authorized to perform such services for other Designated Airlines.\n\n4 All senior managerial staff shall be subject to the laws and regulations in force\n                                                of the other Party, and consistent with such laws and regulations:\n\na. each Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and with the minimum of delay, grant\n                                                      the necessary employment authorizations, visitor visas or other similar documents\n                                                      to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; and\n\nb. each Party shall facilitate and expedite the requirement of employment authorizations\n                                                      for personnel performing certain temporary duties.\n\n5 The Designated Airline(s) of each Party shall be permitted to have ground handling\n                                                services in the other Party's Territory provided in whole or in part by the agent\n                                                authorized by the competent authorities of the other Party to provide such services\n                                                or, at its option, it may perform its own ground handling services by engaging, or\n                                                giving positive consideration to engaging, personnel employed by the agent authorized\n                                                to perform such ground handling services.\n\n6 The Designated Airline(s) may engage in the sale of Air Services in the Territory\n                                                of the other Party directly and, at the Airline\u2019s discretion, through its agents.\n                                                Each Designated Airline shall have the right to sell such transportation, in the currency\n                                                of that Territory or in freely convertible currencies.\n\n7 Each Designated Airline shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases\n                                                of fuel, in the Territory of the other Party in local currency. At their discretion,\n                                                the Designated Airlines of each Party may pay for such expenses in the Territory of\n                                                the other Party in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation.\n\n8 In operating or holding out the Agreed Services on the specified routes, any Designated\n                                                Airline may enter into co-operative marketing arrangements such as blocked-space,\n                                                code-sharing, joint ventures or leasing arrangements, with\n\na. an Airline or Airlines of either Party; and\n\nb. an Airline or Airlines of a third country, provided that such third country authorizes\n                                                      or allows comparable arrangements between the Airlines of the other Party and other\n                                                      Airlines on services to, from and via such a third country;\n\nprovided that all Airlines in such arrangements (1) hold the appropriate authority\n                                                and (2) meet the requirements normally applied to such arrangements.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Neither Party shall impose or permit to be imposed on the Designated Airlines of the\n                                                other Party User Charges higher than those imposed on its own Airlines operating similar\n                                                International Air Services.\n\n2 Each Party shall encourage consultations on User Charges between its competent charging\n                                                authority and Airlines using the service and facilities provided by those charging\n                                                authorities or service provider where practicable through those Airlines' representative\n                                                organizations. Reasonable notice of any proposals for changes in User Charges should\n                                                be given to such users to enable them to express their views before such changes are\n                                                made. Each Party shall further encourage its competent charging authority or service\n                                                provider and such users to exchange appropriate information concerning User Charges.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Designated Airline shall have a fair opportunity to operate the routes specified\n                                                in this Agreement.\n\n2 Each Party shall allow any Designated Airline of the other Party to determine the\n                                                frequency and capacity of the Agreed Services it offers based on the Airline's commercial\n                                                considerations in the marketplace. Therefore, neither Party shall impose on the Designated\n                                                Airline of the other Party any requirement with respect to capacity, frequency or\n                                                traffic that would be inconsistent with the purposes of this Agreement. Neither Party\n                                                shall unilaterally limit the volume of traffic, frequency or regularity of service,\n                                                or of the aircraft type or types operated by the Designated Airline of the other Party,\n                                                except as may be required for customs and other government inspection services, technical,\n                                                or operational reasons under uniform conditions consistent with Article 15 of the Convention.\n\n3 Neither Party shall impose on the Designated Airlines of the other Party a first-refusal\n                                                requirement, uplift ratio, no-objection fee, or any other requirements with respect\n                                                to capacity, frequency or traffic that would be inconsistent with the purposes of\n                                                this Agreement.\n\n4 The Parties agree that the following Airline practices may be regarded as possible\n                                                unfair competitive practices which may merit closer examination:\n\na. the charging of fares and rates on the specified routes at levels which are, in the\n                                                      aggregate, insufficient to cover the costs of providing the services to which they\n                                                      relate;\n\nb. the addition of excessive capacity or frequency of service;\n\nc. the practices in question are sustained rather than temporary;\n\nd. the practices in question have a serious economic effect on, or cause significant\n                                                      damage to, another Airline; and\n\ne. the practices in question reflect an intent or have the effect of crippling, excluding\n                                                      or driving another Airline from the market.\n\n5 If the Aeronautical Authorities of one Party consider that an operation or operations\n                                                intended or conducted by the Designated Airline(s) of the other Party may constitute\n                                                unfair competitive behavior in accordance with paragraphs 4 of this Article, they\n                                                may request consultation in accordance with Article 18 (Consultations) of this Agreement with a view to resolving the problem. Any such\n                                                request shall be accompanied by notice of the reasons for the request, and the consultation\n                                                shall begin within sixty (60) days after receipt of the request.\n\n6 If the Parties fail to reach a resolution of the problem through consultations, either\n                                                Party may invoke the dispute resolution mechanism under Article 19 (Settlement of Disputes) of this Agreement to resolve the dispute.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Prices charged for Air Services under this Agreement may be freely established by\n                                                the Designated Airlines and shall not be subject to approval.\n\n2 Each Party may require notification to or filing with the Aeronautical Authorities,\n                                                by the Designated Airlines of Prices for transportation to or from its Territory.\n                                                Such filing by or on behalf of the Designated Airlines may be required by no more\n                                                than sixty (60) days before the proposed date of effectiveness. In individual cases\n                                                filing may be permitted on shorter notice than normally required.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Party shall on the basis of reciprocity exempt a Designated Airline of the other\n                                                Party to the fullest extent possible under its national law from customs duties, excise\n                                                taxes, inspection fees and other national duties and charges, not based on the cost\n                                                of services provided on arrival, on aircraft, fuel, lubricating oils, consumable technical\n                                                supplies, spare parts including engines, regular aircraft equipment, aircraft stores\n                                                and other items such as printed ticket stock, air waybills, any printed material which\n                                                bears the insignia of the company printed thereon and usual publicity material distributed\n                                                free of charge by that Designated Airline intended for use or used solely in connection\n                                                with the operation or servicing of aircraft of the Airline of such other Party operating\n                                                the Agreed Services.\n\n2 With regard to regular airborne equipment, spare parts, supplies of fuels and lubricants\n                                                and aircraft stores introduced into the Territory of one Party by or on behalf of\n                                                a Designated Airline of the other Party or taken on board the aircraft operated by\n                                                such Airline and intended solely for use on board aircraft while operating International\n                                                Air Services, no duties and charges, including customs duties and inspection fees\n                                                imposed in the Territory of the first Party, shall be applied, even when these supplies\n                                                are to be used on the parts of the journey performed over the Territory of the Party\n                                                in which they are taken on board. The articles referred to above may be required to\n                                                be kept under customs supervision and control. The provisions of this paragraph cannot\n                                                be interpreted in such a way that a Party can be made subject to the obligation to\n                                                refund customs duties which already have been levied on the items referred to above.\n\n3 The exemptions granted by this Article shall apply to the items referred to in paragraph\n                                                1 of this Article:\n\na. introduced into the Territory of the Party by or on behalf of the Designated Airline\n                                                      of the other Party;\n\nb. retained on board the aircraft of the Designated Airline of one Party upon arrival\n                                                      in or leaving the Territory of the other Party; or\n\nc. taken on board the aircraft of the Designated Airline of one Party in the Territory\n                                                      of the other Party and intended for use in operating the Agreed Services;\n\nwhether or not such items are used or consumed wholly within the Territory of the\n                                                Party granting the exemption, provided the ownership of such items is not transferred\n                                                in the Territory of the said Party.\n\n4 Regular airborne equipment, spare parts, supplies fuels and lubricants and aircraft\n                                                stores retained on board the aircraft of either Party may be unloaded in the Territory\n                                                of the other Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that Party,\n                                                who may require that materials be placed under their supervision up to such time as\n                                                they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs regulations.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nEach Designated Airline shall have the right to convert and remit to its country,\n                                          on demand, local revenues from the sale of Air Services and associated activities\n                                          directly linked to Air Services in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and\n                                          remittance shall be permitted promptly in respect thereof at the rate of exchange\n                                          applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the carrier makes the\n                                          initial application for remittance.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 The laws and regulations of one Party governing entry into and departure from its\n                                                Territory of aircraft engaged in International Air Services, or the operation and\n                                                navigation of such aircraft while within its Territory, shall be applied to aircraft\n                                                of the Designated Airline of the other Party.\n\n2 While entering, within or leaving the Territory of one Party, its laws and regulations\n                                                relating to the admission to or departure from its Territory of passengers, crew or\n                                                cargo on aircraft (including regulations relating to entry, clearance, aviation security,\n                                                immigration, passports, customs and quarantine or, in the case of mail, postal regulations)\n                                                shall be complied with by, or on behalf of, such passengers, crew or cargo of the\n                                                other Party\u2019s Designated Airlines.\n\n3 Neither Party shall give preference to its own or any other Airline over a Designated\n                                                Airline of the other Party engaged in similar International Air Services in the application\n                                                of its immigration, customs, quarantine and similar regulations.\n\n4 Passengers, baggage, cargo and mail in direct transit shall be subject to no more\n                                                than a simplified control. Baggage and cargo in direct transit shall be exempt from\n                                                customs duties and other similar taxes.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Party shall recognize as valid, for the purpose of operating the Air Service\n                                                provided for in this Agreement, certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency,\n                                                and licenses issued or validated by the other Party and still in force, provided that\n                                                the requirements for such certificates or licenses are at least equal to the minimum\n                                                standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention. Each Party may, however, refuse to recognize as valid for the purpose of flights\n                                                above or landing within its own Territory, certificates of competency and licenses\n                                                granted to or validated for its own nationals by the other Party.\n\n2 Each Party may request consultations concerning the safety standards maintained by\n                                                the other Party relating to aeronautical facilities, aircrew, aircraft and the operation\n                                                of the aircraft. Such consultations shall take place in conformity with Article 18 (Consultations) of this Agreement.\n\n3 If, following such consultations, one Party finds that the other Party does not effectively\n                                                maintain and administer safety standards and requirements in the areas referred to\n                                                in paragraph 2 of this Article that meet the minimum standards that may be established\n                                                at that time pursuant to the Convention, the other Party shall be notified of such findings and the steps considered necessary\n                                                to conform with these minimum standards, and the other Party shall take appropriate\n                                                corrective action within an agreed time period. Each Party reserves the right to withhold,\n                                                revoke, or limit the operations authorization of an Airline or Airlines designated\n                                                by the other Party in the event the other Party does not take such appropriate corrective\n                                                action within an agreed period of time.\n\n4 Pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention, it is further agreed that, any aircraft operated by, or on behalf of a Designated\n                                                Airline of one Party, on service to or from the Territory of the other Party, may,\n                                                while within the Territory of the other Party, be the subject of a ramp inspection\n                                                by the authorized representatives of the other Party, provided this does not cause\n                                                unreasonable delay in the operation of the aircraft. Notwithstanding the obligations\n                                                mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention, the purpose of this inspection is to verify the validity of the relevant aircraft\n                                                documentation, the licensing of its crew, and that the aircraft equipment and the\n                                                condition of the aircraft conform to the standards established at that time pursuant\n                                                to the Convention.\n\n5 When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an Airline operation, each\n                                                Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorization\n                                                of a Designated Airline or Airlines of the other Party.\n\n6 Any action by one Party in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article shall be discontinued\n                                                once the basis for the taking of that action ceases to exist.\n\n7 With reference to paragraph 3 of this Article, if it is determined that one Party\n                                                remains in non-compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)\n                                                standards when the agreed time period has elapsed, the Secretary General of ICAO should\n                                                be advised thereof. The latter should also be advised of the subsequent satisfactory\n                                                resolution of the situation.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 In accordance with their rights and obligations under international law, the Parties\n                                                reaffirm that their obligation to each other to protect the security of civil aviation\n                                                against acts of unlawful interference forms an integral part of this Agreement. Without\n                                                limiting the generality of their rights and obligations under international law, the\n                                                Parties shall, in particular, act in conformity with the provisions of the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, done at Tokyo on September 14, 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague on December 16, 1970, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on September 23, 1971, its Supplementary Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports\n                                                   Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on February 24, 1988, the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, done at Montreal on March 1, 1991, as well as with any other convention or protocol\n                                                relating to the security of civil aviation which both Parties adhere to.\n\n2 Each Party shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each other to prevent\n                                                acts of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety\n                                                of such aircraft, of their passengers and crew, and of airports and air navigation\n                                                facilities, and to address any other threat to the security of civil air navigation.\n\n3 Each Party shall, in its mutual relations, act in conformity with the aviation security\n                                                provisions established by ICAO and designated as Annexes to the Convention; it shall require that operators of aircraft of its registry or operators of aircraft\n                                                who are established in its Territory, and the operators of airports in its Territory\n                                                act in conformity with such aviation security provisions. Each Party shall advise\n                                                the other Party of any difference between its national regulations and practices and\n                                                the aviation security standards of the Annexes referred to in this paragraph. Each\n                                                Party may request immediate consultations with the other Party at any time to discuss\n                                                any such differences.\n\n4 Each Party agrees that such operators of aircraft may be required to observe the security\n                                                provisions referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article required by the other Party\n                                                for entry into, for departure from, and while within the Territory of that other Party.\n                                                Each Party shall ensure that adequate measures are effectively applied within its\n                                                Territory to protect the aircraft and to inspect passengers, crew and their baggage\n                                                and carry-on items, as well as cargo and aircraft stores, prior to and during boarding\n                                                or loading. Each Party shall also give positive consideration to any request from\n                                                the other Party for special security measures to meet a particular threat.\n\n5 When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of aircraft or other\n                                                unlawful acts against the safety of passengers, crew, aircraft, airports or air navigation\n                                                facilities occurs, the Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications\n                                                and other appropriate measures intended to terminate rapidly and safely such incident\n                                                or threat.\n\n6 Each Party shall have the right, within sixty (60) days following notice, for its\n                                                Aeronautical Authorities to conduct an assessment in the Territory of the other Party\n                                                of the security measures being carried out, or planned to be carried out, by aircraft\n                                                operators in respect of flights arriving from, or departing to the Territory of the\n                                                first Party. The administrative arrangements for the conduct of such assessments shall\n                                                be agreed between the Aeronautical Authorities and implemented without delay so as\n                                                to ensure that assessments will be conducted expeditiously.\n\n7 When a Party has reasonable grounds to believe that the other Party has departed from\n                                                the aviation security provisions of this Article, the Aeronautical Authorities of\n                                                that Party may request immediate consultations with the Aeronautical Authorities of\n                                                the other Party. Such consultations shall start within fifteen (15) days of receipt\n                                                of such a request from either Party. Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement within\n                                                fifteen (15) days from the date of such request shall constitute grounds to withhold,\n                                                revoke, limit, or impose conditions on the operating authorization of a Designated\n                                                Airline or Airlines of that Party. When required by an emergency, or to prevent further\n                                                non-compliance with the provisions of this Article, a Party may take interim action\n                                                at any time prior to the expiry of fifteen (15) days.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Party agrees to adopt measures to ensure the security of their passports and\n                                                other travel documents.\n\n2 In this regard, each Party agrees to establish controls on the lawful creation, issuance,\n                                                verification and use of passports and other travel documents and identity documents\n                                                issued by, or on behalf of, that Party.\n\n3 Each Party also agrees to establish or improve procedures to ensure that travel and\n                                                identity documents issued by it are of such quality that they cannot easily be misused\n                                                and cannot readily be unlawfully altered or issued.\n\n4 Each Party further agrees to exchange operational information regarding forged or\n                                                counterfeit travel documents, and to cooperate with the other Party to strengthen\n                                                resistance to travel document fraud, including the forgery and counterfeiting of travel\n                                                documents, the use of forged or counterfeit travel documents, the use of valid travel\n                                                documents by imposters, the misuse of authentic travel documents by rightful holders\n                                                in furtherance of the commission of an offence, the use of expired or revoked travel\n                                                documents, and the use of fraudulently obtained travel documents.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Each Party agrees to establish effective border controls.\n\n2 In this regard, each Party agrees to implement the Standards and Recommended Practices\n                                                of Annex 9 to the Convention concerning inadmissible and undocumented passengers and deportees in order to enhance\n                                                cooperation to combat illegal migration.\n\n3 Pursuant to the objectives above, each Party agrees to issue, or to accept, as the\n                                                case may be, the letter relating to \u201cfraudulent, falsified or counterfeit travel documents\n                                                or genuine documents presented by imposters\u201d set out in Appendix 9b) to Annex 9, when taking action under the relevant paragraphs of Chapter 3 of the Annex regarding\n                                                the seizure of fraudulent, falsified or counterfeit travel documents.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 The Designated Airline(s) of each Party shall submit its envisaged flight schedules\n                                                for approval to the Aeronautical Authorities of the other Party at least thirty (30)\n                                                days prior to the operation of the Agreed Services. The same shall apply to any modification\n                                                thereof.\n\n2 For supplementary flights which a Designated Airline of one Party wishes to operate\n                                                on the Agreed Services outside the approved timetable, that Airline must request prior\n                                                permission from the Aeronautical Authorities of the other Party. Such requests shall\n                                                be submitted at least fifteen (15) days prior to the operation of such flights.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nThe Aeronautical Authorities of each Party shall provide the Aeronautical Authorities\n                                          of the other Party, upon request, periodic or other statements of statistics as may\n                                          be reasonably required.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nEither Party may, at any time, request consultations relating to the interpretation,\n                                          application, implementation, or amendment of, or compliance with this Agreement or\n                                          its Annexes. Such consultations shall begin, unless otherwise agreed, not later than\n                                          sixty (60) days from the date the other Party receives the request.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 The Aeronautical Authorities of the Parties shall in the first place endeavor to settle\n                                                by consultations and negotiation any dispute arising between the Parties relating\n                                                to the interpretation or application of this Agreement, except those that may arise\n                                                under Articles 12 (Safety) and 13 (Aviation Security).\n\n2 If the Aeronautical Authorities fail to reach a settlement by negotiation, the dispute\n                                                shall be settled through diplomatic channels.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Any amendment to the present Agreement shall be agreed upon by the Parties and shall\n                                                be effected through an exchange of diplomatic notes. Such amendment shall enter into\n                                                force in accordance with the provisions of Article 25 (Entry into Force).\n\n2 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, any amendments to the\n                                                Annex to this present Agreement may be agreed upon by the Aeronautical Authorities of the\n                                                Parties, through an exchange of diplomatic notes and shall enter into force on a date\n                                                to be determined in the diplomatic notes. This exception to paragraph 1 of this Article\n                                                does not apply in case any traffic rights are added to the Annex.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nIf a general multilateral air transport agreement comes into force in respect of both\n                                          Parties, this Agreement and its Annex shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. Consultations in accordance with Article 18 (Consultations) of this Agreement may be held with a view to determining the extent\n                                          to which this Agreement is affected by the provisions of the multilateral agreement.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1 Either Party may at any time give notice in writing through diplomatic channels to\n                                                the other Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be\n                                                communicated simultaneously to ICAO.\n\n2 The Agreement shall terminate at midnight one (1) year after the date of receipt of\n                                                the notice by the other Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by mutual\n                                                consent before the expiry of this period. In the absence of acknowledgement of receipt\n                                                by the other Party, the notice shall be deemed to have been received fourteen (14)\n                                                days after the receipt of the notice by ICAO.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nThis Agreement and any amendments thereto shall, upon signature, be submitted for\n                                          registration with ICAO.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nAs regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to Cura\u00e7ao only.\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\nThis Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following\n                                          the date of receipt of the last written notification, through diplomatic channels,\n                                          by which the Parties shall have notified each other that all necessary internal procedures\n                                          for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed.\n\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective\n                                    Governments, have signed the present Agreement.\n\nDONE at Nassau, The Bahamas on this 8th day of December 2016, in duplicate, in the English language.\n\nFor the Commonwealth of the Bahamas\n\nGLENYS HANNA-MARTIN\n\nFor the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Cura\u00e7ao\n\nSUSANNE CAMELIA-R\u00d6MER\n\n[Treedt in werking op een nader te bepalen tijdstip]\n\n1. Routes to be operated by the Designated Airline(s) of The Bahamas:\n\nPoints behind\n\nPoints of Departure\n\nIntermediate points\n\nPoint of Destination\n\nPoints Beyond\n\nAny points\n\nThe Bahamas\n\nAny points\n\nCura\u00e7ao\n\nAny points\n\nFor all-cargo service, between Cura\u00e7ao and any point or points.\n\n2. Routes to be operated by the Designated Airline(s) of Cura\u00e7ao:\n\nPoints behind\n\nPoint of Departure\n\nIntermediate Points\n\nPoints of Destination\n\nPoints Beyond\n\nAny points\n\nCura\u00e7ao\n\nAny points\n\nAny points\n\nAny points\n\nFor all-cargo service, between The Bahamas and any point or points.\n\n3. While operating an Agreed Service on a specified route, the Designated Airline(s)\n                                             may on any or all flights and at the option of each Airline:\n\na. operate flights in either or both directions;\n\nb. combine different flight numbers within one aircraft operation;\n\nc. omit any intermediate or beyond stops;\n\nd. transfer traffic from any of its aircraft to any of its other aircraft at any points\n                                                   on the routes;\n\ne. exercise full third and fourth freedom traffic rights; and\n\nf. pick up and discharge stop-over traffic at any point of the route schedule, provided\n                                                   that stop over time does not exceed fifteen (15) days at any point."}