Coll 5/84(2) ‘Chicago Agreement: Position of Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms with regard to post war Civil Aviation; International Civil Aviation Organisation Meeting in Cairo 1946. Tandy's Deputation.’ [‎103r] (205/865)

Facilitation of International Air Transport
FAL 7
0 INTRODUCTION
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References to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
The following International Standards and
Recommended Practices have been established
in order to eliminate or reduce, to the extent
compatible with the legitimate rights of Member
States, difficulties inherent in the application to
international air transport of present customs,
immigration, public health and related laws and
regulations. These Standards and Recommended
Practices are intended to replace Annex K to
the Chicago Convention on International Civil
Aviation. As they are based essentially on the
principles contained in the Convention on
International Civil Aviation, it seems appro
priate to recall the Articles of the Convention
related thereto:
Article 10. Except in a case where, under the
terms of this Convention or a special authori
zation, aircraft are permitted to cross the
territory of a Contracting State without landing,
every aircraft which enters the territory of a
Contracting State shall, if the regulations of that
State so require, land at an airport designated by
that State for the purpose of customs and other
examination. On departure from the territory
of a Contracting State, such aircraft shall depart
from a similarly designated customs airport.
Particulars of all designated customs airports
shall be published by the State and transmitted
to the International Civil Aviation Organization
established under Part II of this Convention for
communication to all other Contracting States.
Article 13. The laws and regulations of a
Contracting State as to the admission to or
departure from its territory of passengers, crew
or cargo of aircraft, such as regulations relating
to entry, clearance, immigration, passports,
customs, and quarantine shall be complied with
by or on behalf of such passengers, crew or
cargo upon entrance into or departure from, or
while within the territory of that State.
Article 14. Each Contracting State agrees to
take effective measures to prevent the spread by
means of air navigation of cholera, typhus
(epidemic), smallpox, yellow fever, plague, and
such other communicable diseases as the Con
tracting States shall from time to time decide to
designate, and to that end Contracting States
will keep in close consultation with the agencies
concerned with international regulations relating
to sanitary measures applicable to aircraft.
Such consultation shall be without prejudice
to the application of any existing international
convention on this subject to which the Con
tracting States may be parties.
Article 16. The appropriate authorities of
each of the Contracting States shall have the
right, without unreasonable delay, to search
aircraft of the other Contracting States on
landing or departure, and to inspect the certi
ficates and other documents prescribed by this
Convention.
Article 22. Each Contracting State agrees to
adopt all practicable measures, through the
issuance of special regulations or otherwise, to
facilitate and expedite navigation by aircraft
between the territories of Contracting States,
and to prevent unnecessary delays to aircraft,
crews, passengers and cargo, especially in the
administration of the laws relating to immigra
tion, quarantine, customs and clearance.
Article 23. Each Contracting State under
takes, so far as it may find practicable, to
establish customs and immigration procedures
affecting international air navigation in accord
ance with the practices which may be established
or recommended from time to time, pursuant to
this Convention. Nothing in this Convention
shall be construed as preventing the establish
ment of customs-free airports.
Article 24. (a) Aircraft on a flight to, from,
or across the territory of another Contracting
State shall be admitted temporarily free of duty,
subject to the customs regulations of the State.
Fuel, lubricating oils, spare parts, regular
equipment and aircraft stores on board an
aircraft of a Contracting State, on arrival in the