Artikel IX

The cost of preclearance shall be borne as follows:
a) The Government of the United States of America shall, pursuant to standard United States regulations governing preclearance/ preinspection, be responsible for the personnel and operations costs of preclearance;
b) In accordance with the provisions of Article VIII (c) ii) of this Agreement, for any person refused passage onward by a United States federal inspection agency the air carrier concerned shall be responsible for any costs, including, where necessary, accommodation and maintenance costs, arising from the removal to the person's point of embarkation, or to the country of which he is a national;
c) The provision of the necessary preclearance facilities shall be the responsibility of the competent airport authority, but such costs may be recouped from the air carriers and aircraft commanders using preclearance;
d) Any charges related to preclearance levied upon participating air carriers and aircraft commanders shall be assessed in a fair and reasonable manner.