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1. The agreed services may be inaugurated immediately or at a later date at the option of the Contracting Party to whom the rights are granted, but not before:
a. The Contracting Party to whom the rights have been granted has designated an air carrier or carriers (hereinafter referred to as “designated air carrier(s)”) for the specified routes, and,
b. The Contracting Party granting the rights has given the appropriate operating permission to the air carrier(s) concerned which it shall subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article and of Article 5, be bound to grant without undue delay.
2. Each of the designated air carriers may be required to satisfy the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party that it is qualified to fulfil the conditions prescribed by or under the laws and regulations normally applied by those authorities to the operation of international air services.