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1. Each Party shall have the right to designate in writing through diplomatic channels to the other Party as many airlines as it wishes to operate the agreed services and to withdraw or alter such designations.
2. On receipt of such a designation, and of applications from the designated airline, in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorizations and technical permissions, each Party shall grant the appropriate operating authorizations with minimum procedural delay, provided that:
a) the designated airline has its principal place of business in the territory of the designating Party;
b) the Party designating the airline has and maintains effective regulatory control of the airline;
c) the Party designating the airline is in compliance with the provisions set forth in Article 8 (Safety) and Article 9 (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 of this Article, 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.