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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. December 6, 1945 [E. A. 8. 500] Department of State Publication 2282. Specified rights granted. Po0, p. 1849. Operation of air services upon author- ization for airline; pre- requisites. Pot, p. 1848. Exercise of commer- cial rights. Agreement between the United States of America and Portugalrespecting air transport. Signed at Lisbon December 6, 1945; effective Decem- ber 6, 1945. And exchange of notes. AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PORTUGAL Having in mind the resolution recommending a standard form of agreement for provisional air routes and services, included in the Final Act of the International Civil Aviation Conference signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and the desirability of mutually stimulating and promoting the sound economic development of air transportation between the United States and Portugal, the two Governments parties to this arrangement agree that the further development of air transport services between their respective territories shall be governed by the following provisions: ARTICLE 1 The contracting parties grant the rights specified in the Annex hereto necessary for establishing the international civil air routes and services therein described, whether such services be inaugurated im- mediately or at a later date, as established in paragraph (b) of Article 2. ARTICLE 2 (a) Subject to the other provisions of this agreement, each of the air services so described shall be placed in operation as soon as the con- tracting party to whom the rights have been granted by Article 1 to designate an airline or airlines for the route concerned has authorized an airline for such route, and the contracting party granting the rights shall, subject to Article 7 hereof, be bound to give the appropriate operating permission to the airline or airlines concerned; provided that the airline so designated may be required to qualify before the com- petent aeronautical authorities of the contracting party granting the rights under the laws and regulations normally applied by these authorities before being permitted to engage in the operations con- templated by this agreement. (b) It is understood that either contracting party granted com- mercial rights under this agreement should exercise them at the earliest practicable date except in the case of temporary inability to do so. ARTICLE 3 The terms and conditions of operating rights which may have been granted previously by either contracting party to the other [SEAL] 1846

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