Category: International


  • Article 9 Chicago Convention Prohibited areas (a) Each contracting State may, for reasons of military necessity or public safety, restrict or prohibit uniformly the aircraft of other States from flying over certain areas of its territory, provided that no distinction in this respect is made between the aircraft of the State whose territory is involved,…

  • Article 8 Chicago Convention Pilotless aircraft No aircraft capable of being flown without a pilot shall be flown without a pilot over the territory of a contracting State without special authorization by that State and in accordance with the terms of such authorization. Each contracting State undertakes to insure that the flight of such aircraft…

  • Article 7 Chicago Convention Cabotage Each contracting State shall have the right to refuse permission to the aircraft of other contracting States to take on in its territory passengers, mail and cargo carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point within its territory. Each contracting State undertakes not to enter into any arrangements…

  • Article 6 Chicago Convention Scheduled air services No scheduled international air service may be operated over or into the territory of a contracting State, except with the special permission or other authorization of that State, and in accordance with the terms of such permission or authorization. See also: Article 5 Chicago Convention

  • Article 5 Chicago Convention Right of non-scheduled flight Each contracting State agrees that all aircraft of the other contracting States, being aircraft not engaged in scheduled international air services shall have the right, subject to the observance of the terms of this Convention, to make flights into or in transit non-stop across its territory and…

  • Article 4 Chicago Convention Misuse of civil aviation Each contracting State agrees not to use civil aviation for any purpose inconsistent with the aims of this Convention. See also: Article 3 Chicago Convention

  • Article 3 Chicago Convention Civil and state aircraft (a) This Convention shall be applicable only to civil aircraft, and shall not be applicable to state aircraft. (b) Aircraft used in military, customs and police services shall be deemed to be state aircraft. (c) No state aircraft of a contracting State shall fly over the territory…

  • Article 51 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Estate of a member of the consular post or of a member of his family In the event of the death of a member of the consular post or of a member of his family forming part of his household, the receiving State: (a) shall permit the export…

  • Article 50 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Exemption from customs duties and inspection 1.The receiving State shall, in accordance with such laws and regulations as it may adopt, permitentry of and grant exemption from all customs duties, taxes, and related charges other than charges for storage, cartage and similar services, on: (a) articles for the…

  • Article 49 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Exemption from taxation 1.Consular officers and consular employees and members of their families forming part of their households shall be exempt from all dues and taxes, personal or real, national, regional or municipal, except: (a) indirect taxes of a kind which are normally incorporated in the price of…