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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, on condition that
a. the Contracting Party to whom the rights have been granted has designated an airline (hereinafter referred to as „designated airline”) for the specified routes, and
b. the Contracting Party granting the rights has given the appropriate operating permission to the airline concerned; which it shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article and of Article 7, be bound to grant without undue delay.
2. The designated airline of either Contracting Party 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 operations of international air services.