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1. Each Party shall have the right to designate in writing to the other Party, an airline or airlines to operate the agreed services and to withdraw or alter such designation. These notifications shall be made through diplomatic channels.
2. On receipt of such a designation, and of application from the designated airline, in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorization each Party shall grant the appropriate operating authorization with minimum procedural delay, provided that:
a) the designated airline is established in the territory of the designating Party;
b) effective regulatory control of the designated airline is exercised and maintained by the Party designating the airline;
c) the Party designating the airline is in compliance with the provisions set forth in Article 7 (Safety) and Article 8 (Aviation Security); and
d) the designated airline is qualified to meet other conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied to the operation of international air transport services by the Party receiving the designation.
3. On receipt of the operating authorization of paragraph 2, a designated airline may at any time begin to operate the agreed services for which it is so designated, provided that the airline complies with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.