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 2732 CERTIFICATES OF AIR'VORTHINESS-GERMANY. May~, 3(\, SI, 11132 . Arrangement between the United States oj America and Germany Jor the reciprocal recognition oj certificates oj airworthiness jor imported aircraft. Effected by exchange oj notes, signed May 27, 80, and 81, 1982, effective June 1, 1982 The American Ambassador (Sackett) to the German Minister oj Foreign Affairs (Bruning) No. 798 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Berlin, May 27, 1982. EXCELLENCY: Arran,ement with I have the honor to communicate to Your Excellency the text of Gamany for the recip- ., rocalreoogottionofcer- the arrangement between the Umted States of Amenca and Germany, ~,!:t,: : providin~ for the acceptance by the one country of certificates of craft. airworthiness for aircraft imported from the other country as mer- chandisez as understood by me to have been agreed to in the negotia- tions which have just been concluded between the Embassy and your Ministry, as follows: An Arrangement between Germany and the United States of America Providing for the Acceptance by the One Country of Certifi- cates of Airworthiness for Aircraft imported from the Other Country as Merchandise. 1. The prtsent arrangement applies to civil aircraft constructed in Germany and exported to Continental United States of America, exclusive of Alaska; and to civil aircraft constructed in Continental United States of America, exclusive of Alaska, and exported to Germany. 2. The same validity shall be conferred on certificates of airworthi- ness issued by the competent authorities of the German Government for aircraft subsequently to be registered in the United Stat(s as if they had been issued under the regulations in force on the subject in the United States, provided that in each case a certificate of air- worthiness for export has also been issued by the authorities of the German Government for the individual aircraft and provided that certificates of airworthiness issued by the competent authorities in the United States for aircraft subsequently to be registered in Germany are similarly given the same validity as if they had been issued under the regulations in force on the subJect in Germany. 3. The above arrangement shall extend to Civil aircraft of all categories, including those used for public transport and those used for private purposes. 4. The present arrangement may be terminated by either Gov- ernment on sixty days' notice given to the other Government. In the event, however that either Government should be prevented by future action of its iegislature from giving full effect to the provisions of this arrangement it shall automatically lapse. I shall be glad to have Your Excellency inform me whether the text of the arrangement herein set forth is as agreed to by your Govern- ment. If so, it is suggested that it be understood that the arrange- ment "ill come into force on June 1, 1932.