Artikel 4 Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden ten behoeve van de Nederlandse Antillen en het Koninkrijk België inzake luchtvervoer

Article 4 Authorisation to operate services 1 Following receipt of a notice of designation by one Contracting Party, the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party shall, consistent with its laws and regulations, grant the designated airlines the appropriate authorisations to operate the agreed services for which those airlines have been designated, provided that: a) in the case of an airline designated by Belgium: (i) it is established in the territory of Belgium under the Treaty establishing the European Community and has a valid Operating Licence in accordance with European Community law; and (ii) effective regulatory control of the airline is exercised and maintained by the European Community Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operator’s Certificate and the relevant aeronautical authority is clearly identified in the designation. b) in the case of an airline designated by the Netherlands Antilles: (i) it is established in the territory of the Netherlands Antilles and has a valid Operating Licence in accordance with the law applicable in the Netherlands Antilles; and (ii) the Netherlands Antilles is exercising and maintaining effective regulatory control of the airline. 2 Upon receipt of such authorisations the airlines may begin at any time to operate the agreed services, in whole or in part, provided that the airlines comply with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and that tariffs are established in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of this Agreement.