Artikel 9 Verdrag inzake luchtvervoer tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Portugese Republiek

Article 9 Recognition of certificates and licences 1 Certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licences issued, or rendered valid, in accordance with the legislation and procedures of one Party, including, in the case of the Portuguese Republic, European Union laws and regulations, and unexpired shall be recognised as valid by the other Party for the purpose of operating the Agreed Services, provided always that the requirements under which such certificates and licences were issued, or rendered valid, are equal to or above the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention. 2 Paragraph 1 of this Article also applies with respect to an Airline designated by the Portuguese Republic whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by another European Union Member State. 3 Each Party reserves the right to refuse to recognize, for flights above its own Territory, certificates of competency and licences granted to or validated for its own nationals by the other Party or by any other State.