**1.** Each Contracting Party shall allow a fair and equal opportunity for the designated airlines of both Contracting Parties to compete in providing and selling the international air services covered by this Agreement.
**2.** Each Contracting Party shall allow each designated airline to determine the frequency and capacity of the international air services it offers based upon commercial considerations in the marketplace.
**3.** Neither Contracting Party shall unilaterally limit the volume of traffic, frequency or regularity of service, or the aircraft type or types operated by a designated airline of the other Contracting Party, except as may be required for customs, technical, operational, or environmental reasons under uniform conditions consistent with Article 15 of the Convention.
**4.** Neither Contracting Party shall impose on the other Contracting Party's designated airlines a first-refusal requirement, uplift ratio, no-objection fee, or any other requirement with respect to capacity, frequency or traffic that would be inconsistent with the purposes of this Agreement.
**5.** Each Contracting Party may require the filing of traffic programmes and individual flights or operational plans by the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party. The administrative burden of filing requirements shall be minimized and all filings shall be dealt with promptly by the respective aeronautical authorities.
Artikel 7
Capacity provisions
Onderdeel van Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Sint Maarten, en de Republiek Finland· Arbitrage