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For the purpose of the present Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the term "the Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944 and includes any Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes or Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof so far as those Annexes and amendments have become effective for or been ratified by both Contracting Parties;
(b) the term "aeronautical authorities" means, in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the Minister of Transport and Public Works and any person or body authorised to perform any function at present exercised or which may be exercised in the future by the said Minister or similar functions, and in the case of the Republic of Malta the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation and any person or body authorised to perform any functions at present exercised or which may be exercised in the future by the said Minister or similar functions;
(c) the term "designated airline" means any airline which has been designated and authorised in accordance with Article 3 of the present Agreement;
(d) the term "territory" in relation to a State means the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto under the sovereignty, protection or trusteeship of that State;
(e) the term "air Service", "international air service", "airline" and "stop for non-traffic purposes" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Article 96 of the Convention;
(f) the term "Agreement" means this Agreement, its Schedule drawn up in application thereof, and any amendments thereto;
(g) the term "specified route" means a route specified in the appropriate Section of the Schedule to this Agreement;
(h) e term "agreed services" means international air services for the transport of passengers, baggage, cargo and mail on the specified routes;
(i) the term "tariff" means any amount charged or to be charged by airlines, directly or through their agents, to any person or entity for the carriage of passengers (and their baggage) and cargo (excluding mail) in air transportation, including: (i) the conditions governing the availability and applicability of a tariff, and
(ii) the charges and conditions for any services ancillary to such carriage which are offered by airlines.
(i) the conditions governing the availability and applicability of a tariff, and
(ii) the charges and conditions for any services ancillary to such carriage which are offered by airlines.