Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/1019

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1702 Ante, p. 1516 . Commercial service. Designation of route, etc. Charges. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. tion [ 1] and, when it comes into force, with the provisions of the Convention on International Civil Aviation,[ 2] both drawn up at Chicago on December 7,1944. Section 3 A contracting State granting to the airlines of another contracting State the privilege to stop for non-traffic purposes may require such airlines to offer reasonable commercial service at the points at which such stops are made. Such requirement shall not involve any discrimination between airlines operating on the same route, shall take into account the capacity of the aircraft, and shall be exercised in such a manner as not to prejudice the normal operations of the international air services concerned or the rights and obligations of any contracting State. Section 4 Each contracting State shall have the right to refuse permission to the aircraft of other contracting States to take on in its territory passengers, mail and cargo carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point within its territory. Each contracting State undertakes not to enter into any arrangements which spe- cifically grant any such privilege on an exclusive basis to any other State or an airline of any other State, and not to obtain any such exclusive privilege from any other State. Section 5 Each contracting State may, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (1) Designate the route to be followed within its territory by any international air service and the airports which any such service may use; (2) Impose or permit to be imposed on any such service just and reasonable charges for the use of such airports and other facil- ities; these charges shall not be higher than would be paid for the use of such airports and facilities by its national aircraft engaged in similar international services: provided that, upon representa- tion by an interested contracting State, the charges imposed for the use of airports and other facilities shall be subject to review by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization estab- lished under the above-mentioned Convention, which shall report and make recommendations thereon for the consideration of the State or States concerned. Section 6 vokinthhodrtfig or Each contracting State reserves the right to withhold or revoke a poking certificate or permit. certificate or permit to an air transport enterprise of another State ' [Executive Agreement Series 469.1 ' [International Civtl Aviation Conference, Ohicago, Illinois, November 1 to December 7,1944, Pinal Act and Related Documents, pp. 59-86 .]