Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 58 Part 2.djvu/551

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1471 58 STAT.] SWEDEN-AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES-DEO. 16 , 1944 scribed in the Annex shall, upon arriving in or leaving the territory of the other contracting party, be exempt from customs, inspection fees or similar duties or charges, even though such supplies be used or consumed by such aircraft on flights in that territory. ARTICLE 4 Certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licenses issued or rendered valid by one contracting party shall be recognized as valid by the other contracting party for the purpose of operating the routes and services described in the Annex. Each contracting party reserves the right, however, to refuse to recognize, for the pur- pose of flight above its own territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to its own nationals by another State. ARTICLE 5 (a) The laws and regulations of one contracting party relating to the admission to or departure from its territory of aircraft engaged in international air navigation, or to the operation and navigation of such aircraft while within its territory, shall be applied to the aircraft of the other contracting party without distinction as to nationality, and shall be complied with by such aircraft upon entering or depart- ing from or while within the territory of the first party. (b) The laws and regulations of one contracting party as to the admission to or departure from its territory of passengers, crew, or cargo of aircraft, such as regulations relating to entry, clearance, im- migration, passports, customs and quarantine shall be complied with by or on behalf of such passengers, crew or cargo of the other contract- ing party upon entrance into or departure from, or while within the territory of the first party. ARTICLE 6 Each contracting party reserves the right to withhold or revoke a certificate or permit to an airline of the other party in any case where it is not satisfied that substantial ownership and effective control are vested in nationals of a party to this agreement, or in case of failure of an airline to comply with the laws of the State over which it operates as described in Article 5 hereof, or to perform its obligations under this agreement. ARTICLE 7 This agreement and all contracts connected therewith shall be registered with the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organi- zation. ARTICLr 8 Either contracting party may terminate the rights for services granted by it under this agreement by giving one year's notice to the other contracting party.