Art. 5 Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en het Gemenebest van de Bahama's

1. The Designated Airline(s) of each Party shall have the right to establish offices, both on-line and off-line, in the Territory of the other Party for the promotion and sale of Air Services. 2. The Designated Airlines of each Party shall be entitled, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the other Party relating to entry, residence, and employment, to bring in and/or maintain in the Territory of the other Party, for not more than five (5) years, such senior managerial staff required for the provision of Air Services. 3. These staff requirements may, at the option of the Designated Airline or Airlines of one Party, be satisfied by its own personnel or by using the services of any other organization, company or Designated Airline operating in the Territory of the other Party and authorized to perform such services for other Designated Airlines. 4. All senior managerial staff shall be subject to the laws and regulations in force of the other Party, and consistent with such laws and regulations: each Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and with the minimum of delay, grant the necessary employment authorizations, visitor visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; and each Party shall facilitate and expedite the requirement of employment authorizations for personnel performing certain temporary duties. 5. The Designated Airline(s) of each Party shall be permitted to have ground handling services in the other Party's Territory provided in whole or in part by the agent authorized by the competent authorities of the other Party to provide such services or, at its option, it may perform its own ground handling services by engaging, or giving positive consideration to engaging, personnel employed by the agent authorized to perform such ground handling services. 6. The Designated Airline(s) may engage in the sale of Air Services in the Territory of the other Party directly and, at the Airline’s discretion, through its agents. Each Designated Airline shall have the right to sell such transportation, in the currency of that Territory or in freely convertible currencies. 7. Each Designated Airline shall be permitted to pay for local expenses, including purchases of fuel, in the Territory of the other Party in local currency. At their discretion, the Designated Airlines of each Party may pay for such expenses in the Territory of the other Party in freely convertible currencies according to local currency regulation. 8. In operating or holding out the Agreed Services on the specified routes, any Designated Airline may enter into co-operative marketing arrangements such as blocked-space, code-sharing, joint ventures or leasing arrangements, with an Airline or Airlines of either Party; and an Airline or Airlines of a third country, provided that such third country authorizes or allows comparable arrangements between the Airlines of the other Party and other Airlines on services to, from and via such a third country; provided that all Airlines in such arrangements (1) hold the appropriate authority and (2) meet the requirements normally applied to such arrangements.

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