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ARTICLE 4

Designation of and Authorisation of Airlines

(1) Each Contracting Party shall have the right to designate in writing to the other Contracting Party one or more airlines for the purpose of operating the agreed services on the specified routes and to withdraw

or alter such designations.

(2) On receipt of such a designation the other Con- tracting Party shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Article, without delay grant to the airline or airlines designated the appro- priate authorisations.

(3) (a) The Government of Hong Kong shall have the

right to refuse to grant the authorisations referred to

in paragraph (2) of this Article, or to impose such conditions as it may deem necessary on the exercise by a designated airline of the rights specified in Article 3 (2) of this Agreement, in any case

where it is not satisfied that effective control of

that airline is maintained in Norway and that that airline is incorporated and has its principal place of business in Norway.

(b) The Government of the Kingdom of Norway shall

have the right to refuse to grant the

authorisations referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article, or to impose such conditions as it may deem

necessary on the exercise by a designated airline of the rights specified in Article 3 (2) of this Agreement, in any case where it is not satis- fied that that airline is incorporated and has its principal place of business in Hong

Kong.

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