Art. 12 Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Sint Maarten, en de Republiek Finland

1. Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning safety standards maintained by the other Contracting Party in areas relating to aeronautical facilities, flight crew, aircraft and the operation of aircraft. Such consultations shall take place within thirty (30) days of that request. 2. If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in the areas mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article that meet the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the other Contracting Party shall be informed of such findings and of the steps considered necessary to conform with those standards. The other Contracting Party shall then take appropriate corrective action within an agreed time period. 3. Pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention, it is further agreed that, any aircraft operated by, or on behalf of an airline of one Contracting Party, on air service to or from the territory of the other Contracting Party, may, while within the territory of the other Contracting Party, be made the subject of a search by the authorised representatives of the other Contracting Party, provided that this does not cause unreasonable delay in the operation of the aircraft. Notwithstanding the obligations mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention, the purpose of this search is to verify the validity of the relevant aircraft documentation, the licensing of its crew, and that the aircraft equipment and the condition of the aircraft conform to the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention. 4. When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an airline operation, each Contracting Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorisation of an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Party. 5. Any action by one Contracting Party in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article shall be discontinued once the basis for the taking of that action ceases to exist. 6. With reference to paragraph 2 of this Article, if it is determined that a Contracting Party remains in non-compliance with the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention when the agreed time period has lapsed, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization should be advised thereof. The latter should also be advised of the subsequent satisfactory resolution of the situation. 7. Where one Contracting Party has designated an airline whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by a third State, the rights of the other Contracting Party under this Article shall apply equally in respect of the adoption, exercise or maintenance of safety standards by that third State and in respect of the operating authorisation of that airline.

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