The Parties agree that it shall not be considered unreasonable to delay the departure of a commercial aircraft in order to undertake a thorough search for evidence of illicit traffic. Searches shall be conducted with the assistance of qualified maintenance personnel when necessary in order to maintain air worthiness.
Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to preclude a commercial carrier from concluding special arrangements with a customs or law enforcement agency to prevent or suppress the illicit traffic.
Article 12 *
ILLICIT TRAFFIC BY SEA
1. The Parties shall co-operate to the fullest extent possible to suppress the illicit traffic in controlled substances by sea.
2.
A Party which has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel registered under its laws is being used for the illicit traffic in controlled substances may request the assistance of other Parties in suppressing its use for that purpose. Parties so requested shall render such assistance, within the means available to them.
3. A Party which has reasonable grounds to believe that a vessel is engaged in illicit traffic and is on the high seas as defined in Part VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea may board, search and seize such a vessel if:
(a) The vessel is registered under its laws; or
(b) That Party seeks and receives permission from the Party of
registry; or
(c) The vessel is not displaying a flag or markings of registry.
4. A Party shall respond in an expeditious manner to requests from another Party to determine, for the purposes of paragraph 3 of this article, whether a vessel is registered under its laws, and to requests for permission made pursuant to the provisions in that paragraph. Each Party shall designate an authority to receive and act upon such requests. The authority designated by esch Party for this purpose shall be notified through the Secretary General to all other Parties.
5.
Where evidence of illicit traffic is found, the Party having custody of the vessel shall take appropriate action with respect to the vessel and persons on board, in accordance with:
(a) laws; or
(b) Existing bilateral treaties, where applicable, or any agreement or arrangement otherwise reached at the time of seizure with the Party of registry.
Its own judicial requirements if the vessel is registered under its
* Refers to element (j)
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