Artikel 13

1. Certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licenses issued or validated by the other Party and still in force shall be recognized as valid by each Party, for the purpose of operating the Agreed Services provided for in this Agreement, provided that the requirements under which such certificates and licenses were issued or validated are at least equal to or above the minimum standards which may be established pursuant to the Convention. Each Party may, however, refuse to recognize as valid for the purpose of flight above or landing within its own Territory, certificates of competency and licenses granted to or validated for its own Nationals by the other Party.
2. Each Party may request consultations concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Party relating to aeronautical facilities, aircrew, aircraft and the operation of the Aircraft. Such consultations shall take place in conformity with Article 17 (Consultations) of this Agreement.
3. If, following such consultations, one Party finds that the other Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards and requirements in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article that are at least equal to the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention, the other Party shall be notified of such findings and the steps considered necessary to conform with these minimum standards, and the other Party shall take appropriate corrective action within an agreed time period. Each Party reserves the right to withhold, revoke, suspend, limit or impose conditions on the operations authorization of an Airline or Airlines designated by the other Party in the event the other Party does not take such appropriate corrective action within a reasonable time.
4. Pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention, it is further agreed that, any aircraft operated by, or on behalf of a Designated Airline of one Party, on service to or from the Territory of the other party, may, while within the Territory of the other Party be the subject of a ramp inspection by the authorized representatives of the other Party, provided this does not cause unreasonable delay in the operation of the aircraft. Notwithstanding the obligations mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention, the purpose of this inspection is to verify the validity of the relevant aircraft documentation, the licensing of its crew, and that the aircraft equipment and the condition of the aircraft conform to the standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention.
5. When urgent action is essential to ensure the safety of an Airline operation, each Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorization of a Designated Airline or Airlines of the other Party.
6. Any action by one Party in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article shall be discontinued once the basis for the taking of that action ceases to exist.
7. With reference to paragraph 3 of this Article, if it is determined that one Party remains in non-compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization standards when the agreed time period has elapsed, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization should be advised thereof. The latter should also be advised of the subsequent satisfactory resolution of the situation.
8. Where one Party has designated an Airline whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by a third state, the rights of the other Party under this Article shall apply equally in respect of the adoption, exercise or maintenance of safety standards by that third state and in respect of the operating authorization of that Airline.