Art. 1 Luchtvaartverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika inzake het luchtvervoer tussen Curaçao en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the term: “aeronautical authorities” means, in the case of the United States, the Department of Transportation and in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, the minister responsible for Civil Aviation, and any person or agency authorized to perform these functions; “Agreement” means this Agreement and any amendments thereto; “air transportation” means the public carriage by aircraft of passengers, baggage, cargo, and mail, separately or in combination, scheduled or charter, for remuneration or hire; “airline of a Party” means, in the case of the United States, an airline that has received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the aeronautical authorities of the United States and has its principal place of business in the United States, hereinafter referred to as an airline of the United States; and in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, an airline that has received its AOC from the aeronautical authorities of Curaçao and has its principal place of business in Curaçao, hereinafter referred to as an airline of Curaçao; “Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago December 7, 1944, and includes: any amendment that has entered into force under Article 94(a) of the Convention and has been ratified by both Parties; and any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of the Convention, insofar as such Annex or amendment is at any given time effective for both Parties; “full cost” means the cost of providing service plus a reasonable charge for administrative overhead; “international air transportation” means air transportation that passes through the airspace over the territory of more than one State; “price” means any fare, rate, or charge for the carriage of passengers, baggage, or cargo (excluding mail) in air transportation, including surface transportation in connection with international air transportation, charged by airlines, including their agents, and the conditions governing the availability of such fare, rate, or charge; “stop for non-traffic purposes” means a landing for any purpose other than taking on or discharging passengers, baggage, cargo, or mail in air transportation; “territory” in the case of the United States means the land areas, internal waters, and territorial sea under the sovereignty of the United States, and in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, means the land areas, internal waters, and territorial sea under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, in accordance with international law; and “user charge” means a charge imposed on airlines for the provision of airport, airport environmental, air navigation, or aviation security facilities or services including related services and facilities.

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