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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. nexes, be subject to the prior approval of the aeronautical authorities of the contracting parties, who shall act in accordance with their obligations under the present Annex, within the limits of their legal powers. ratling o proposed c. Any rate proposed by the airline or airlines of either contract- Pot, p. 3761. ing party to be in effect on the routes described in Annex "B" shall be filed with the aeronautical authorities of both contracting parties at least thirty (30) days before the proposed date of introduction; pro- vided that this period of thirty (30) days may be reduced in par- ticular cases if so agreed by the aeronautical authorities of both con- tracting parties. agreeom rate d. The Civil Aeronautics Board of the United States having approved the traffic conference machinery of the International Air Transport Association, for a period of one year beginning in February 1947, any rate agreements concluded through this machinery during this period and involving United States air carriers will be subject to approval of the Board. Rate agreements concluded through this machinery may also be required to be subject to the approval of the aeronautical authorities of the Republic of Chile pursuant to the principles enunciated in paragraph (b) above. e. When the aeronautical authorities of the two contracting parties cannot agree within a reasonable time upon the appropriate rate after consultation initiated by the complaint of one contracting party concerning the rate, they shall follow the procedure prescribed Ante, p. 375. in Article XI of the Agreement. Post, p. 3761 I) On each of the routes described in Annex "B", the authorized airline or airlines may operate non-stop flights between any of the points on such route omitting stops at one or more of the other points on such route, without prejudice to the principles established in Ante, p 3757. Article X of this Agreement. change org.uge. J) a. Every change of gauge justifiable for reasons of economy of operation, shall be permitted on any stop of the established routes. b. Nevertheless, no change of gauge may be made in the territory of one or the other contracting parties when it modifies the charac- teristics of the operation of a through airline service or if it is incom- patible with the principles enunciated in the present Agreement and its Annexes. Changes n routes. K. Changes made by either contracting party in the routes de- scribed in Annex "B" except those which change the points served by these airlines in the territory of the other contracting party, shall not be considered as modifications of the Annex. The aeronautical authorities of either contracting party may therefore proceed uni- laterally to make such changes, provided, however, that notice of any change is given without delay to the aeronautical authorities of the other contracting party. If such other aeronautical authorities find that, having regard to the principles set forth in this Annex, interests of the airline or airlines of their nationality are prejudiced by the carriage by the airline or airlines of the first contracting party of traffic between the territory 3760

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