Artikel 3

1. Each Party shall have the right to designate, by written notification sent to the other Party through diplomatic channels, one or more Airlines to operate the Agreed Services in accordance with this Agreement, and to withdraw or alter such designation.
2. Upon receipt of such a designation, and of applications from the Designated Airline, in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorizations, the other Party shall grant the appropriate authorizations with minimum procedural delay, provided that:
a) the Designated Airline is under the effective regulatory control of the designating Party;
b) the Designated Airline has its principal place of business in the Territory of the designating Party;
c) the Designated Airline is qualified to meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied to the operation of International Air Services by the Party considering the application or applications; and
d) the Party designating the Airline is maintaining and administering the standards set forth in Article 13 (Safety) and Article 14 (Aviation Security) of this Agreement.
3. Upon receipt of the operating authorization referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Designated Airline may at any time begin to operate the Agreed Services, in part or in whole, provided that it complies with the provisions of this Agreement.