Artikel 1

For the purpose of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined:
1. the term “Aeronautical Authorities” means, in the case of Iceland, the Ministry of Transport and Local Government; and, in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation; or, in both cases, any person or body authorized to perform the functions exercised by said authorities;
2. the term “Agreed Services” means Air Services on the routes specified in Annex I to this Agreement, for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail, separately or in combination;
3. the term “Agreement” means this Agreement, its Annexes, and any amendments thereto;
4. the terms “Air Service”, “International Air Service”, “Airline” and “Stop for non-traffic purposes” shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Article 96 of the Convention;
5. the term “Designated Airline” means an Airline or Airlines designated and authorized in accordance with Article 3 (Designation and Authorization) of this Agreement;
6. the term “the Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and includes any Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes or the Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof, insofar as those Annexes and amendments have become effective for, or have been ratified by both Parties;
7. the term “Full cost” means the cost of providing service plus a reasonable charge for administrative overhead;
8. the term “National”, in the case of Iceland, means Nationals of Iceland or Nationals of the Member States of the European Economic Area; and, in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, means Nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who are formally registered as local citizens with the Dutch nationality in the municipal registry of Curaçao;
9. the term “Tariff” means any fare, rate or charge for the carriage of passengers, their baggage and/or cargo in Air Service, including any other mode of transportation in connection therewith, charged by Airlines, including their agents, and the conditions governing the availability of such fare, rate or charge;
10. the term “Territory”, for each Party, shall have the meaning specified in Article 2 of the Convention;
11. the term “User charge” means a charge imposed on Airlines for the provision of airport, air navigation or aviation security facilities or services including related services and facilities; and
12. the term “European Economic Area” (EEA) means the enhanced free trade area established by the Agreement on the European Economic Area, done at Oporto on May 2, 1992, between the European Union and its Member States on the one hand and the European Free Trade Association States (EFTA) with the exclusion of Switzerland on the other hand, of which Iceland is a Member State.