Common use of Commercial Activities Clause in Contracts

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purposes of provision, promotion and sale of air services; c. to engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations The Designated Airlines of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a Contracting each Party shall have the right:right to establish in the Territory of the other Party offices for the purpose of promotion of air transportation and sale of transport documents as well as for other ancillary products and facilities required for the provision of air transportation. a. in relation to entry, residence and employment, 2. The Designated Airlines of each Party shall be entitled to bring in into and maintain in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial Party those of their own managerial, commercial, operational, sales, technical and other specialist staffpersonnel and representatives as it may require in connection with the provision of air transportation. 3. Such representatives and staff requirements mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article may, office equipment and at the option of the Designated Airline, be satisfied by its own personnel of any nationality or by using the services of any other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. to establish offices airline, organization or company operating in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Party for and authorized to perform such services in the purposes Territory of provisionsuch other Party. 4. The Designated Airlines of each Party shall, promotion either directly and sale of air services; c. at their discretion, through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air services transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Party. For this purpose, the Designated Airlines shall have the right to use its own transportation documents. The Designated Airline of each Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; shall have the right to sell such air servicessell, and any person shall be free to purchase purchase, such services transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in local currency or in any other freely convertible currency. 5. The Designated Airlines of one Party shall have the right to pay for local expenses in the Territory of the other Party in local currency or provided that territory orthis is in accordance with local currency regulations, in any freely convertible currencies. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Designated Airlines and indirect providers of air cargo transportation of both Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ any surface transportation for air cargo to or from points in the Territories of the Parties or in third countries including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport air cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such air cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs and processing facilities. The Designated Airlines may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of air cargo transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transportation. 7. In connection with international air transportation, the Designated Airlines of each Party shall be permitted to hold out passenger services under their own name, through cooperative arrangements with surface transportation providers holding the appropriate authority to provide such surface transportation to and from any points in the Territories of the Parties and beyond. Surface transportation providers shall not be subject to the national laws and regulationsregulations governing air transportation on the sole basis that such surface transportation is held out by an airline under its own name. Such intermodal services may be offered at a single through price for the air and surface transportation combined, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit provided that passengers are not misled as to the territory of its incorporationfacts concerning such transportation. Surface transportation providers have the discretion to decide whether to enter into the cooperative arrangements referred to above. In deciding on any particular arrangement, on demandsurface transportation providers may consider, local revenues among other things, consumer interest and technical, economic, space or capacity constraints. 8. All the above activities in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance this Article shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made carried out in accordance with the foreign exchange applicable laws and regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in force in the territories Territory of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationParty. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of one a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. : in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air freight services; b. ; to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purposes of provision, promotion and sale of air services; c. ; to engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. ; to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines airline(s) of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policiesregulations, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or sharing, block-space with: a. : an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. ; and a surface transportation provider of any Contracting Parties provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval Subject to the aeronautical authority national laws, rules and regulations of each Contracting Party, any designated airline(s) and indirect providers of cargo transportation of each Contracting Party shall be permitted without restriction to employ in connection with international air freight services any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points within or outside the territories of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into the Contracting Parties, including transport to and from all airports with an operating airlinecustoms facilities, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Articleand including, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for salewhere applicable, the marketing airline will make it clear right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs processing and facilities. Subject to the purchaser national laws, rules and regulations of tickets each Contracting Party, the designated airline(s) may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it’s through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of cargo transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationshiptransportation.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline airline(s) of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. a) in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Parties Parties, managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. b) to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party Parties for the purposes of provisionprovision , promotion and sale of air services; c. c) to engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party Parties directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. d) to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline airline( s) makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concernedconcerned ; and e. e) to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements arrangements, which may include but are not limited to to, code-sharing or block-space with: a. a) an airline or airlines airline(s) of the same Contracting Party; and b. b) an airline or airlines airline(s) of the other Contracting Parties. , provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority authorities of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline airline(s) will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline airline(s) will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines airline(s) the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. ‌ 1. In The designated airline or airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right to establish in the territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the promotion of air transportation and sale of air services as well as for other matters incidental to the provision of air transportation. 2. The designated airline or airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation relating to entry, residence and employment, to bring in into and maintain in the territory of the that other Contracting Parties managerial Party those of their own managerial, commercial, operational, sales, technical and other specialist staff, office equipment staff and other related equipment and promotional materials representatives who are required for in connection with the operation of international air the agreed services;. b. to establish offices 3. These representative staff requirements may, at the option of a designated airline, be satisfied by its own personnel by using the services of any other airline, organization or company operating in the territory of the other Contracting Party for and authorized to perform such services in the purposes territory of provisionsuch other Contracting Party. 4. Consistent with the laws and regulations in force, promotion each Contracting Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and sale with the minimum of air services;delay, grant the necessary work permits, employment visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article. c. 5. The designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall, at their discretion, either directly and/or through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air transportation and related services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly andand/or, at its the airline's discretion, through its sales agents; , other intermediaries appointed by the airline, through another airline or through the internet. Each designated airline shall have the right to sell such air servicesuse for this purpose its own transportation documents. The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall have the right to sell, and any person shall be free to purchase purchase, such transportation and services in local currency or in any freely convertible other currencies according to national laws and regulations of that the other Contracting Party. The designated airline or airlines of one Contracting Party shall have the right to pay for local expenses including airport charges and purchase of fuel in the territory or, subject to of the national other Contracting Party in local currency or provided these accords with local laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationcurrencies. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations The Designated Airlines of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a each Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation right to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain establish in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. to establish offices in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the purposes purpose of provision, promotion of air transportation and sale of transport documents as well as for other ancillary products and facilities required for the provision of air services;transportation. c. 2. The Designated Airlines of each Contracting Party shall be entitled, to bring into and maintain in the Territory of the other Contracting Party those of their own managerial, commercial, operational, sales, technical and other personnel and representatives as it may require in connection with the provision of air transportation. 3. Such representatives and staff requirements mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article may, at the option of the Designated Airline, be satisfied by its own personnel of any nationality or by using the services of any other airline, organization or company operating in the Territory of the other Contracting Party and authorized to perform such services in the Territory of such other Contracting Party. 4. The Designated Airlines of each Contracting Party shall, either directly and at their discretion, through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air services transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Party. For this purpose, the Designated Airlines shall have the right to use its own transportation documents. The Designated Airline of each Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; shall have the right to sell such air servicessell, and any person shall be free to purchase purchase, such services transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, or in any other freely convertible currencies currency. 5. The Designated Airlines of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the one Contracting Party concerned; and e. shall have the right to pay for local expensesexpenses in the Territory of the other Contracting Party in local currency or provided that this is in accordance with local currency regulations, including purchases in any freely convertible currencies. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of fuelthis Agreement, Designated Airlines and indirect providers of air cargo transportation of both Contracting Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ any surface transportation for air cargo to or from points in the territories of the other Contracting Parties or in local currency. At their discretionthird countries including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport air cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such air cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs and processing facilities. The Designated Airlines may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of air cargo transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transportation. 7. In connection with international air transportation, Designated Airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for shall be permitted to hold out passenger services under their own name, through cooperative arrangements with surface transportation providers holding the appropriate authority to provide such expenses surface transportation to and from any points in the territory territories of the Contracting Parties and beyond. Surface transportation providers shall not be subject to the laws and regulations governing air transportation on the sole basis that such surface transportation is held out by an airline under its own name. Such intermodal services may be offered at a single through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that passengers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transportation. Surface transportation providers have the discretion to decide whether to enter into the cooperative arrangements referred to above. In deciding on any particular arrangement, surface transportation providers may consider, among other things, consumer interest and technical, economic, space or capacity constraints. 8. All the above activities shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations in force in the Territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationParty. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. ‌ 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of one a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air freight services; b. to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purposes of provision, promotion and sale of air services; c. to engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and; e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines airline(s) of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policiesregulations, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or sharing, block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and; b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. ; and c. a surface transportation provider of any Contracting Parties provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval Subject to the aeronautical authority national laws, rules and regulations of each Contracting Party, any designated airline(s) and indirect providers of cargo transportation of each Contracting Party shall be permitted without restriction to employ in connection with international air freight services any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points within or outside the territories of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into the Contracting Parties, including transport to and from all airports with an operating airlinecustoms facilities, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Articleand including, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for salewhere applicable, the marketing airline will make it clear right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs processing and facilities. Subject to the purchaser national laws, rules and regulations of tickets each Contracting Party, the designated airline(s) may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it’s through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of cargo transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationshiptransportation.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations The Designated Airlines of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a each Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation right to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain establish in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. to establish offices in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the purposes purpose of provision, promotion of air transportation and sale of transport documents as well as for other ancillary products and facilities required for the provision of air services;transportation. c. 2. The Designated Airlines of each Contracting Party shall be entitled, to bring into and maintain in the Territory of the other Contracting Party those of their own managerial, commercial, operational, sales, technical and other personnel and representatives as it may require in connection with the provision of air transportation. 3. Such representatives and staff requirements mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article may, at the option of the Designated Airline, be satisfied by its own personnel of any nationality or by using the services of any other airline, organization or company operating in the Territory of the other Contracting Party and authorized to perform such services in the Territory of such other Contracting Party. The representatives and staff of a designated airline shall be subject to the laws and regulations in force of the other Contracting Party. Consistent with such laws and regulations, the other Contracting Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and with a minimum of delay, grant the necessary employment authorizations, visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff of a designated airline. 4. The Designated Airlines of each Contracting Party shall, either directly and at their discretion, through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air services transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in the territory Territory of the other Contracting Party. For this purpose, the Designated Airlines shall have the right to use its own transportation documents. The Designated Airline of each Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; shall have the right to sell such air servicessell, and any person shall be free to purchase purchase, such services transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in local currency or in any other freely convertible currency.‌ 5. The Designated Airlines of one Contracting Party shall have the right to pay for local expenses in the Territory of the other Contracting Party in local currency or provided that territory orthis is in accordance with local currency regulations, in any freely convertible currencies. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Designated Airlines and indirect providers of air cargo transportation of both Contracting Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ any surface transportation for air cargo to or from points in the Territories of the Contracting Parties or in third countries including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport air cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such air cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs and processing facilities. The Designated Airlines may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of air cargo transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such transportation. 7. In connection with international air transportation, Designated Airlines of each Contracting Party shall be permitted to hold out passenger services under their own name, through cooperative arrangements with surface transportation providers holding the appropriate authority to provide such surface transportation to and from any points in the Territories of the Contracting Parties and beyond. Surface transportation providers shall not be subject to the national laws and regulationsregulations governing air transportation on the sole basis that such surface transportation is held out by an airline under its own name. Such intermodal services may be offered at a single through price for the air and surface transportation combined, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit provided that passengers are not misled as to the territory of its incorporationfacts concerning such transportation. Surface transportation providers have the discretion to decide whether to enter into the cooperative arrangements referred to above. In deciding on any particular arrangement, on demandsurface transportation providers may consider, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursedamong other things, consumer interest and technical, economic, space or capacity constraints. 8. Conversion and remittance All the above activities shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made carried out in accordance with the foreign exchange applicable laws and regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in force in the territories Territory of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationParty. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain force in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for Party: (a) The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall have the operation of international air services; b. right to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the purposes purpose of provision, promotion provision and sale of air services;services as well as for other matters incidental to the provision of air transportation. c. (b) The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall have the right, to engage bring into and maintain in the sale territory of air that other Contracting Party those of their own mana- gerial, commercial, operational, sales, technical and other specialist staff and representa- tives who are required in connection with the operation of agreed services. These representative staff requirements may, at the option of the designated airline, be satisfied by its own personnel of any nationality or by using the services of any other air- line, organization or company operating in the territory of the other Contracting Party and authorized to perform such services in the territory of such other Contracting Party. (c) Each Contracting Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and with the minimum of delay, grant the necessary work permits, employment visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph 1 (b) of this Article. To the extent permitted under national laws, both Contracting Parties shall dispense with the requirement of work permits or employment visas or other similar documents for personnel performing such temporary services and duties. (d) The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall, either directly and, and at its discretion, through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air transportation in the territory of the other Contracting Party. Each designated airline shall have the right to use for this purpose its agents; own transportation documents. The designated airline of each Contract- ing Party shall have the right to sell such air servicessell, and any person shall be free to purchase purchase, such services trans- portation in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, or in any freely convertible currencies other currency. The designated airline of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the one Contracting Party concerned; and e. shall have the right to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties Party in local currency or provided this accords with local currency regulations, in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationcurrencies. 2. In operating or holding out Each Contracting Party shall apply the authorised services on ICAO Code of Conduct for the agreed routes, regulation and operation of Computer Reservation Systems within its territory consistent with other applicable regulations and obligations concerning Computer Reservation Systems. 3. Each Contracting Party shall grant to the designated airline(s) mayairline of the other Contract- ing Party the right of free transfer of the excess of receipts over expenditure earned by such airline in its territory in connection with the carriage of passengers, subject baggage, and cargo, as well as from any other activity relating to air transport which may be permitted under na- tional regulations. Such transfers shall be effected at the rate of exchange in accordance with the respective applicable national laws and regulations and policiesgoverning current payments, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines where there is no official exchange rate, such transfers shall be effected on the basis of the same prevailing foreign exchange market rates for current payments. 4. If a Contracting Party; and b. an Party imposes restrictions on the transfer of excess of receipts over expenditure by the designated airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for saleParty, the marketing latter shall have a right to impose reciprocal restrictions on the designated airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationshipfirst Contract- ing Party.

Commercial Activities. 1. In The designated airline or airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right to establish in the territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the promotion of air transportation and sale of air services as well as for other matters incidental to the provision of air transportation. 2. The designated airline or airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation relating to entry, residence and employment, to bring in into and maintain in the territory of the that other Contracting Parties managerial Party those of their own managerial, commercial, operational, sales, technical and other specialist staff, office equipment staff and other related equipment and promotional materials representatives who are required for in connection with the operation of international air the agreed services;. b. to establish offices 3. These representative staff requirements may, at the option of a designated airline, be satisfied by its own personnel by using the services of any other airline, organization or company operating in the territory of the other Contracting Party for and authorized to perform such services in the purposes territory of provisionsuch other Contracting Party. 4. Consistent with the laws and regulations in force, promotion each Contracting Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and sale with the minimum of air services;delay, grant the necessary work permits, employment visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article. c. 5. The designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall, at their discretion, either directly and/or through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air transportation and related services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly andand/or, at its the airline's discretion, through its sales agents; , other intermediaries appointed by the airline, through another airline or through the internet. Each designated airline shall have the right to sell such air servicesuse for this purpose its own transportation documents. The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall have the right to sell, and any person shall be free to purchase purchase, such transportation and services in local currency or in any freely convertible other currencies according to national laws and regulations of that the other Contracting Party. The designated airline or airlines of one Contracting Party shall have the right to pay for local expenses including airport charges and purchase of fuel in the territory or, subject to of the national other Contracting Party in local currency or provided these accords with local laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationcurrencies. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline airline(s) of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. a) in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Parties Parties, managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. b) to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party Parties for the purposes of provision, promotion and sale of air services; c. c) to engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party Parties directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. d) to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline airline(s) makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. e) to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements arrangements, which may include but are not limited to to, code-sharing or block-space with: a. a) an airline or airlines airline(s) of the same Contracting Party; and b. b) an airline or airlines airline(s) of the other Contracting Parties. , provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority authorities of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline airline(s) will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline airline(s) will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines airline(s) the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of one a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation to entry, residence and employment, to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air freight services; b. to establish offices in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purposes of provision, promotion and sale of air services; c. to engage in the sale of air services in the territory of the other Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit to the territory of its incorporation, on demand, local revenues in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion and remittance shall be permitted promptly without restrictions or taxation in respect thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on the date the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and; e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines airline(s) of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policiesregulations, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or sharing, block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and; b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. ; and c. a surface transportation provider of any Contracting Parties provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval Subject to the aeronautical authority national laws, rules and regulations of each Contracting Party, any designated airline(s) and indirect providers of cargo transportation of each Contracting Party shall be permitted without restriction to employ in connection with international air freight services any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points within or outside the territories of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into the Contracting Parties, including transport to and from all airports with an operating airlinecustoms facilities, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Articleand including, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for salewhere applicable, the marketing airline will make it clear right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations. Such cargo, whether moving by surface or by air, shall have access to airport customs processing and facilities. Subject to the purchaser national laws, rules and regulations of tickets each Contracting Party, the designated airline(s) may elect to perform their own surface transportation or to provide it’s through arrangements with other surface carriers, including surface transportation operated by other airlines and indirect providers of cargo transportation. Such intermodal cargo services may be offered at a single, through price for the air and surface transportation combined, provided that shippers are not misled as to the facts concerning such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationshiptransportation.

Commercial Activities. 1. In accordance Subject to the laws and regulations of each Contracting Party, each Party shall grant to the designated airline(s) of the other Contracting Party, the rights to sell and market international air services and related products in its own territory including the rights to establish offices, both on-line and off-line. 2. With respect to the regulation and operation of Computer Reservation Systems (CRS), each Contracting Party shall within its territory apply its national legislation including, in the case of the Republic of Latvia, European Union law. The air carriers of one Contracting Party shall enjoy equivalent treatment by the CRS vendors operating in the territory of the other Contracting Party. 3. Each Contracting Party shall permit the designated airline(s) of the other Contracting Party to: a) bring into its territory and maintain non-national personnel to perform managerial, commercial, technical, operational work for the provision of air transport services, consistent with the laws and regulations of the other Contracting Parties, the designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right: a. in relation to receiving State concerning entry, residence and employment; and b) use the services and personnel of any other organization, company or airline operating in its territory and authorized to bring in and maintain in provide such services. 4. Each Contracting Party shall permit the territory of the other Contracting Parties managerial and other specialist staff, office equipment and other related equipment and promotional materials required for the operation of international air services; b. to establish offices in the territory designated airline(s) of the other Contracting Party to pay for local expenses in its territory, including purchases of fuel, in local currency or, at the purposes option of provision, promotion and sale of air services;the airlines in any freely convertible currency. c. to engage in 5. Each Contracting Party shall permit the sale of air services in the territory designated airline(s) of the other Contracting Party directly and, at its discretion, through its agents; to sell such air services, and any person shall be free to purchase such services in local currency of that territory or, subject to the national laws and regulations, in freely convertible currencies of other countries; d. to convert and remit abroad to the territory state of its incorporationcarriers choice, on demand, all local revenues from the sale of air transport services, directly linked to air transport, in excess of sums locally disbursed. Conversion , with conversion and remittance shall be permitted permitted, promptly without restrictions restrictions, discrimination or taxation lactation, in respect of thereof at the rate of exchange applicable to current transactions and remittance on as of the date of the airline makes the initial application for remittance. Such conversion and remittance shall be made in accordance with the foreign exchange regulations of the Contracting Party concerned; and e. to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the territories of the other Contracting Parties in local currency. At their discretion, the airlines of each Contracting Party may pay for such expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Parties in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulationremittance. 2. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, the designated airline(s) may, subject to national laws and regulations and policies, enter into cooperative marketing arrangements which may include but are not limited to code-sharing or block-space with: a. an airline or airlines of the same Contracting Party; and b. an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Parties. provided that all participants in such arrangements hold the underlying traffic rights and appropriate authorisation and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 3. The marketing airline may be required to file for approval to the aeronautical authority of each Contracting Party of any cooperative marketing arrangements entered into with an operating airline, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, before its proposed introduction. 4. When holding out air services for sale, the marketing airline will make it clear to the purchaser of tickets for such services, at the point of sale, which airline will be the operating airline on each sector of the services and with which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship.