**1.** The Contracting Parties shall relieve from all customs duties, national excise taxes and similar national fees:
aircraft operated in international air services by the designated airline or airlines of either Contracting Party; and
the following items introduced by a designated airline of one Contracting Party into the territory of the other Contracting Party:
repair, maintenance and servicing equipment and component parts;
passenger handling equipment and component parts;
cargo-loading equipment and component parts;
security equipment including component parts for incorporation into security equipment;
instructional material and training aids;
airline and operators’ documents; and
the following items introduced by a designated airline of one Contracting Party into the territory of the other Contracting Party or supplied to a designated airline of one Contracting Party in the territory of the other Contracting Party:
aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items as food, beverages and tobacco) whether introduced into or taken on board in the territory of the other Contracting Party;
fuel (subject to paragraph 5 of this Article), lubricants and consumable technical supplies;
spare parts including engines; and
computer equipment and component parts introduced by a designated airline of one Contracting Party into the territory of the other Contracting Party to assist in one or more of the following matters:
the repair, maintenance or servicing of aircraft;
the handling of passengers at the airport or on board aircraft;
the loading of cargo onto or the unloading of cargo from aircraft;
the carrying out of security checks on passengers or cargo;
provided in the case of sub-paragraphs b)–d) they are for use on board an aircraft or within the limits of an international airport in connection with the establishment or maintenance of an international air service by the designated airline concerned.
**2.** The relief from customs duties, national excise taxes and similar national fees shall not extend to charges based on the cost of services provided to the designated airline or airlines of a Contracting Party in the territory of the other Contracting Party.
**3.** Equipment and supplies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be required to be kept under the supervision or control of the appropriate authorities.
**4.** The reliefs provided for by this Article shall also be available in situations where the designated airline or airlines of one Contracting Party have entered into arrangements with another airline or airlines for the loan or transfer in the territory of the other Contracting Party of the items specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, provided such other airline or airlines similarly enjoy such relief from such other Contracting Party.
**5.** Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from imposing, on a non-discriminatory basis, taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of a designated airline of the Netherlands Antilles that operates between a point in the territory of the United Kingdom and another point in the territory of the United Kingdom or in the territory of another EC Member State.
Artikel 8
Duties, Taxes and Fees
Deze tekst geldt sinds 1 mei 2008