ARTICLE 9
Exemption from Customs Duties and other Charges
(1) On arriving in the territory of one party, aircraft operated in international air transportation by the designated airlines of the other Party, their regular equipment, ground equipment, fuel, lubricants, consumable, technical supplies, spare parts (including engines), aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items as food, beverages and liquor, tobacco and other products destined for sale to or use by passangers in limited quantities during flight) and other items intended for or used solely in connection with the operations or servicing of aircraft engaged in international air transportation shall be exempt, on the basis of reciprocity, from all import restrictions, fees and charges imposed by the national authorities, and not based on the cost of services, provided such equipment and supplies remain on board the aircraft.
(2) There shall also be exempt, on the basis from the taxes, duties, fees and charges paragraph (1) of this Article:
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(a) aircraft stores introduced into or territory of one Party and taken on board, within reasonable limits, for use on outbound aircraft of a designated airline of the other Party engaged in international air transportation, even when these stores are to be used on a part of the journeys performed over the territory of the Party in which they are taken on board,
(b) fuel, lubricants and consumable technical supplies introduced into or supplied in the territory of a Party for use in an aircraft of a designated airline of the other Party engaged in international air transportation, even when these supplies are to be used on a part of the journey performed over the territory of the party in which they are taken on board.
(3)
Equipment and supplies referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article may be required to be kept under supervision or control of the appropriate authorities.
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