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AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT A G R E E M E N T BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM ON AIR TRANSPORT The Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, hereinafter called in the present Agreement the “Contracting Parties”; Being parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago, on the 7th day of December 1944; Desiring to conclude an Agreement, supplementary to the said Convention, for the purpose of establishing air services between and beyond their respective territories; Desiring to ensure the highest degree of safety and security in international air transport; Have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 Definitions For the purpose of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. a)the term “Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944 and includes any Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the annexes or of the Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof so far as those Annexes and amendments have been adopted or ratified by both Contracting Parties;
  2. b)the term “Agreement” means this Agreement, the Annex attached thereto, and any modifications to the Agreement or to the Annex;
  3. c)the term “Aeronautical authorities” means: in the case of Lithuania, The Ministry of Transport and Communications, in the case of Belgium, The Ministry of Communications and, in the case of or, in both cases, any other authority or person empowered to perform the functions now exercised by the said authorities.
  4. d)the terms “Territory”, “Air Service”, “International Air Service”, “Airline” and “Stop for non-traffic purposes” have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Articles 2 and 96 of the Convention;
  5. e)the term “Designated airline” means an airline which has been designated and authorised in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of this Agreement;
  6. f)the term “Agreed services” means scheduled air services on the routes specified in the Annex to this Agreement for the transport of passengers, cargo and mail, separately or in combination;
  7. g)the term “Tariffs” means the prices to be paid for the carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including prices and conditions for agency and other ancillary services, but excluding remuneration and conditions for the carriage of mail;
  8. h)the term "Change of gauge" means the operation of one of the agreed services by a designated airline in such a way that one section of the route is flown by aircraft different in capacity from those used on another section;
  9. i)the terms "Aircraft equipment", "Ground equipment", "Aircraft stores", "Spare parts" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Annex 9 of the Convention.
  10. j)the term “Capacity” means: - in relation to an aircraft, the payload of that aircraft available on the route or section of a route; - in relation to an agreed service, the capacity of the aircraft used on such service multiplied by the frequency operated by that aircraft over a given period and route or section of a route.
  11. k)the term “Ramp inspection” means the search meant by Article 16 of the Convention. ARTICLE 2 Grant of Rights 1. Each Contracting Party grants to the other Contracting Party the following rights for the conduct of international air services by the respective designated airlines:
  12. a)to fly without landing across its territory;
  13. b)to make stops in its territory for non-traffic purposes;
  14. c)to make stops in its territory for the purpose of taking up and discharging, while operating the routes specified in the Annex, international traffic in passengers, cargo and mail originating in or destined for the territory of the other Contracting Party. 2. Nothing in paragraph 1 of this article shall be deemed to confer on a designated airline of one Contracting Party the privilege of taking up, in the territory of the other Contracting Party, passengers, cargo and mail carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point in the territory of that other Contracting Party. ARTICLE 3 Designation to operate services 1. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to designate, by diplomatic note, to the other Contracting Party, one or more airlines to operate the agreed services on the routes specified in the Annex for such a Contracting Party. 2. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to withdraw, by diplomatic note to the other Contracting Party, the designation of any airline and to designate another one. ARTICLE 4 Authorisation to operate services 1. Following receipt of a notice of designation by one Contracting Party pursuant to Article 3 of this Agreement, the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party shall, according to its applicable national law, grant without delay to the airlines so designated the appropriate authorisations to operate the agreed services for which those airlines have been designated, provided that these services are performed with aircraft satisfying the requirements of at least Annex 16, Volume I, part 2, chapter III (third edition – July 1993) of the Convention. 2. Upon receipt of such authorisations the airlines may begin at any time to operate the agreed services, in whole or in part, provided that the airlines comply with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and that tariffs are established in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 5 Revocation or suspension of operating authorisation 1. The aeronautical authorities of each Contracting Party shall have the right to withhold the authorisations referred to in Article 4 of this Agreement with respect to the airlines designated by the other Contracting Party, to revoke or suspend such authorisation or impose conditions, temporarily or permanently:
  15. a)in the event of failure by such airlines to satisfy them that they are qualified to fulfil the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally and reasonably applied to the operation of international air services by these authorities in conformity with the Convention;
  16. b)in the event of failure by such airlines to operate in accordance with the conditions prescribed under this Agreement;
  17. c)in the event of failure by such airlines to comply with the laws and regulations of that Contracting Party;
  18. d)in the event that they are not satisfied that substantial ownership and effective control of the airlines are vested in the Contracting Party designating the airline or in its nationals. 2. Unless immediate action is essential to prevent infringement of the laws and regulations referred to above, the rights enumerated in paragraph 1 of this article shall be exercised only after consultations with the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party in conformity with Article 17 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 6 Application of laws and regulations 1. The laws and regulations of one Contracting Party relating to the admission to, remaining in, or departure from its territory of aircraft engaged in international air navigation or to the operation and navigation of such aircraft shall be complied with by the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party upon entrance into, departure from and while within the said territory. 2. The laws and regulations of one Contracting Party respecting entry, clearance, transit, immigration, passports, customs, currency, sanitary requirements and quarantine shall be complied with by the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party and by or on behalf of their crews, passengers, cargo and mail upon transit of, admission to, departure from and while within the territory of such Contracting Party; Passengers in transit across the territory of either Contracting Party, not leaving the area of the airport reserved for such purpose shall be subject, except in respect of security provisions referred to in Article 8 of this Agreement and prevention of trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, to no more than a simplified control. 3. Neither of the Contracting Parties shall give preference to its own or any other airline over an airline engaged in similar international air services of the other Contracting Party in the application of its regulations specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article or in the use of airports, airways, air traffic services and associated facilities under its control. ARTICLE 7 Certificates, licences and safety 1. Certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licences issued or rendered valid by one Contracting Party and still in force, shall be recognised as valid by the other Contracting Party for the purpose of operating the agreed services on the routes specified in the Annex, provided that such certificates or licences were issued or rendered valid pursuant to, and in conformity with, the standards established under the Convention. Each Contracting Party reserves the right, however, to refuse to recognise, for the purpose of flights above its own territory, certificates of competency and licences granted to its own nationals by the other Contracting Party. 2. If the certificates or licences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article were issued or rendered valid according to requirements different from the standards established under the Convention, and if such difference has been filed with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party may request consultations in accordance with Article 17 of this Agreement with a view to satisfying themselves that the requirements in question are acceptable to them. 3. Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement in matters regarding flight safety will constitute grounds for the application of Article 5 of this Agreement. 3.1. Each Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning safety standards in any area relating to aircrew, aircraft or their operation adopted by the other Contracting Party. Such consultations shall take place within 30 days of that request. 3.2. If, following such consultations, one Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in any such area that are at least equal to the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Chicago Convention, the first Contracting Party shall notify the other Contracting Party of those findings and the steps considered necessary to conform with those minimum standards, and that other Contracting Party shall take appropriate corrective action. Failure by the other Contracting Party to take appropriate action within 15 days or such longer period as may be agreed, shall be grounds for the application of Article 5 of this Agreement (revocation, suspension and variation of operating authorisations). 3.3. Notwithstanding the obligation mentioned in Article 33 of the Chicago Convention it is agreed that any aircraft operated by or, under a lease arrangement, on behalf of the airline or airlines of one Party on services to or from the territory of another Contracting Party may, while within the territory of the other Contracting Party, be made the subject of an examination by the authorised representatives of the other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment (in this Article called “ramp inspection”), provided this does not lead to unreasonable delay. 3.4. If any such ramp inspection or series of ramp inspections gives rise to:
  19. a)serious concerns that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Chicago Convention, or
  20. b)serious concerns that there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of safety standards established at that time pursuant to the Chicago Convention, the Contracting Party carrying out the inspection shall, for the purposes of Article 33 of the Chicago Convention, be free to conclude that the requirements under which the certificate or licences in respect of that aircraft or in respect of the crew of that aircraft had been issued or rendered valid, or that the requirements under which that aircraft is operated, are not equal to or above the minimum standards established pursuant to the Chicago Convention. 3.5. In the event that access for the purpose of undertaking a ramp inspection of an aircraft operated by or on behalf of the airline or airlines of one Contracting Party in accordance with paragraph 3.3 above is denied by the representative of that airline or airlines, the other Contracting Party shall be free to infer that serious concerns of the type referred to in paragraph 3.4 above arise and draw the conclusions referred to in that paragraph. 3.6. Each Contracting Party reserves the right to suspend or vary the operating authorisation of an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Party immediately in the event the first Contracting Party concludes, whether as a result of a ramp inspection, a series of ramp inspections, a denial of access for ramp inspection, consultation or otherwise, that immediate action is essential to the safety of an airline operation. 3.7. Any action by one Contracting Party in accordance with paragraphs 3.2 or 3.6 above shall be discontinued once the basis for the taking of that action ceases to exist. ARTICLE 8 Aviation Security 1. The Contracting Parties reaffirm that their obligation to protect, in their mutual relationship, the security of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference forms an integral part of this Agreement. 2. The Contracting Parties shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each other to prevent acts of unlawful seizure of aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety of passengers, crew, aircraft, airports and air navigation facilities and any other threat to aviation security. 3. The Contracting Parties shall act in conformity with the provisions of the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 September 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970 and the Convention for the Suppression of Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971, and any other multilateral agreement governing civil aviation security binding upon the Contracting Parties. 4. The Contracting Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with the aviation security provisions established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and designated as annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation to the extent that such security provisions are applicable to the Parties; they shall require that operators of aircraft of their registry or operators who have their principal place of business or permanent residence in their territory and the operators of airports in their territory act in conformity with such aviation security provisions. 5. Each Contracting Party agrees to observe the security provisions required by the other Contracting Party for entry into the territory of that other Contracting Party and to take adequate measures to inspect passengers, crew, their carry- on items as well as cargo prior to boarding or loading. Each Contracting Party shall also give positive consideration to any request from the other Contracting Party for special security measures for its aircraft or passengers to meet a particular threat. 6. When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of aircraft or other unlawful acts against the safety of passengers, crew, aircraft, airports and air navigation facilities occurs, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures intended to terminate rapidly and safely such incident or threat thereof. 7. Should a Contracting Party depart from the aviation security provisions of this Article, the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party may request immediate consultations with the aeronautical authorities of that Party. Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement within thirty

(30)days will constitute grounds for application of Article 5 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 9 User charges
  1. The charges imposed in the territory of one Contracting Party on the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party for the use of airports and other aviation facilities by the aircraft of the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party shall not be higher than those imposed on a national airline of the first Contracting Party engaged in similar international services.
  2. Each Contracting Party shall encourage consultations between its competent charging authorities and the designated airlines using the facilities and services, where practicable, through the airlines'representative organisations. Reasonable notice should be given of any proposal for changes in user charges to enable them to express their views before changes are made. ARTICLE 10 Exemption from customs and other duties and taxes
  3. Aircraft operated on international air services by a designated airline of either Contracting Party, as well as their regular equipment, supplies of fuels and lubricants and other aircraft stores (including food, beverages and tobacco) on board such aircraft, are exempt from all customs duties, fees (with the exception of charges based on the cost of the service) and other charges on arriving in the territory of the other Contracting Party, provided such equipment and supplies remain on board the aircraft up to such time as they are reexported.
  4. There are also exempt from the customs duties, fees and other charges referred to in paragraph
(1)of this Article, with the exception of charges based on the cost of the service provided: 2.
  1. Aircraft stores taken on board in the territory of either Contracting Party, within reasonable limits and for use on board aircraft of the designated airline engaged in an international air service of the other Contracting Party. 2.
  2. Spare parts, including engines, introduced into the territory of a Contracting Party for the maintenance or repair of aircraft used on international service of a designated airline of the other Contracting Party. 2.
  3. Fuel, lubricants and consumable technical supplies introduced into or supplied in the territory of a Contracting Party for use in an aircraft engaged in an international air service of a designated airline of the other Contracting Party, even when these supplies are to be used on the part of the journey performed over the territory of the Contracting Party in which they are taken on board.
  4. Materials referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article may be required to be under customs supervision and control.
  5. The regular airborne equipment, as well as the materials and supplies retained on board the aircraft of the designated airlines of either Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of such territory. In such case, they may be placed under the supervision of said authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs regulations.
  6. The airline documents (schedules, air tickets and air waybills), advertising and information materials intended for the use of a designated airline of either Contracting Party and introduced into the territory of the other Contracting Party, shall be exempt from customs duties, fees and other charges in the latter territory.
  7. Vehicles, electronic reservation and communications equipment, and their spare parts, furniture and articles intended for the use of a designated airline of either Contracting Party for establishment of representation and activity and introduced into the territory of the other Contracting Party, shall be exempt from customs duties, fees and other charges to such time as they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs regulations of the latter Contracting Party
  8. Baggage and cargo in direct transit across the area of a Contracting Party shall be exempt from customs duties, fees (with the exception of charges based on the cost of the service) and other charges provided on arrival and departure. ARTICLE 11 Capacity
  9. There shall be fair and equal opportunity for the designated airlines of each Contracting Party to operate the agreed services between and beyond their respective territories on the routes specified in the Annex to this Agreement.
  10. In operating the agreed services, the designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall take into account the interest of the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party so as not to affect unduly the services which the latter provide on the whole or part of the same route.
  11. The agreed services provided by the designated airlines of the Contracting Parties shall bear reasonable relationship to the requirements of the public for transportation on the specified routes and shall have as their primary objective the provision, at a reasonable load factor, of capacity adequate to meet the current and reasonably anticipated requirements for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail between the territories of the Contracting Parties.
  12. The designated airlines shall, not later than 30 days prior to the date of operation of any agreed service, submit for approval their proposed flight programs to the aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties. Said flight programs shall include i.a. the type of service, the aircraft to be used, the frequencies and the flight schedules. This shall likewise apply to later changes. In special cases this time limit may be reduced, subject to the consent of the said authorities. ARTICLE 12 Change of gauge and code-share
  13. The designated airlines of one Contracting Party may make a change of gauge in the territory of the other Contracting Party on the following conditions: a) that the substitution is justified by reasons of economy of operation; b) that the aircraft operating on the sector more distant from the territory of the Contracting Party designating the airlines shall operate only in connection with the aircraft on the nearer sector and shall be scheduled so to do; the former shall arrive at the point of change for the purpose of carrying traffic transferred from or to be transferred into the latter, and the capacity shall be determined with primary reference to this purpose; c) that the airlines shall not hold itself out to the public by advertisement or otherwise as providing a service which originates at the point where the change of aircraft is made, unless otherwise permitted by the Annex to this Agreement; d) that in connection with any one aircraft flight into the territory of the other Contracting Party in which the change of aircraft is made, only one flight may be made out of that territory unless authorised by the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party to operate more than one flight.
  14. Notwithstanding the proviso in paragraph 1 of this article, in operating the agreed air services on the routes specified in the Annex, each designated airline may enter into code-share arrangements with an airline of any nationality provided the latter airline holds the appropriate route and traffic rights. ARTICLE 13 Tariffs
  15. The Contracting Parties shall allow that a tariff on one of the routes as specified in the Annex shall be established by each of the designated airlines, if possible after consultation between those airlines.
  16. The tariffs for carriage on agreed services to and from the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be established at reasonable levels, due regard being paid to all relevant factors including cost of operation, reasonable profit, characteristics of service, the interest of users and, where it is deemed suitable, the tariffs of other airlines over all or part of the same route.
  17. The tariffs shall be submitted for approval by the aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties at least forty-five
(45)days before the proposed date of their introduction; in special cases, a shorter period may be accepted by the aeronautical authorities. If within thirty
(30)days from the date of receipt, the aeronautical authorities of one Contracting Party have not notified the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party that they are dissatisfied with the tariff submitted to them, such tariff shall be considered to be acceptable and shall come into effect on the date stated in the proposed tariff. In the event that a shorter period for the submission of a tariff is accepted by the aeronautical authorities, they may also agree that the period for giving notice of dissatisfaction be less than thirty
(30)days.
  1. If a notice of dissatisfaction has been filed in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties shall hold consultations in accordance with Article 17 of this Agreement and endeavour to determine the tariff by agreement between themselves.
  2. If the aeronautical authorities cannot agree on any tariff submitted to them under paragraph 3 of this Article or on the determination of any tariff under paragraph 4 of this Article, the dispute shall be settled in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of this Agreement.
  3. If the aeronautical authorities of one of the Contracting Parties become dissatisfied with an established tariff, they shall so notify the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party and the designated airlines shall attempt, where required, to reach an agreement. If within the period of ninety
(90)days from the date of receipt of a notice of dissatisfaction, a new tariff cannot be established, the procedures as set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article shall apply.
  1. When tariffs have been established in accordance with the provisions of this Article, those tariffs shall remain in force until new tariffs have been established in accordance with the provisions of this Article or Article 18 of this Agreement.
  2. No tariff shall come into force if the aeronautical authorities of either Contracting Party are dissatisfied with it except under the provision of paragraph 4 of Article 18 of this Agreement.
  3. The aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties shall endeavour to ensure that the tariffs charged and collected conform to the tariffs approved by them and are not subject to rebates. ARTICLE 14 Staff requirements
  4. The designated airlines of one Contracting Party shall be allowed on the basis of reciprocity, to maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Party their representatives and commercial, operational and technical staff as required in connection with the operation of the agreed services.
  5. These staff requirements may, at the option of the designated airlines, be satisfied by their own personnel of any nationality or by using the services of any other organisation, company or airline operating in the territory of the other Contracting Party and authorised to perform such services in the territory of that Contracting Party.
  6. The representatives and staff shall be subject to the laws and regulations in force of the other Contracting Party. Consistent with such law and regulations, each Contracting Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity and with the minimum of delay, grant the necessary work permits, employment visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
  7. To the extent permitted under national law, both Contracting Parties shall dispense with the requirement of work permits or employment visas or other similar documents for personnel performing certain temporary services and duties. ARTICLE 15 Sales and revenues
  8. The designated airline or airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right to be engaged in the sale of air transportation in the territory of the other Contracting Party, either directly or through agents. The Contracting Parties shall not restrict the right of the designated airlines of each Contracting Party to sell, and of any person to purchase such transportation. The sales activities shall be carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in the territory of a Contracting Party where the sale is effected.
  9. Each Contracting Party grants to the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party the right of free transfer of the excess of receipts over expenditures earned by the designated airline in its territory. Such transfers shall be effected on the basis of the official exchange rates for current payments, or where there are no official exchange rates, at the prevailing foreign exchange market rates for current payments, applicable on the day of the introduction of the request for transfer by the airlines designated by the other Contracting Party and shall not be subject to any charges except normal service charges collected by banks for such transactions.
  10. Each Contracting Party shall, on the basis of reciprocity, exempt the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party from any form of taxation on income or profits derived by those airlines in the territory of the first Contracting Party from the operation of international air services, as well as from any tax on turnover or capital. This provision shall not apply if a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation providing for a similar exemption is in force between the Contracting Parties. ARTICLE 16 Exchange of information
  11. The aeronautical authorities of both Contracting Parties shall exchange information, as promptly as possible, concerning the current authorisations extended to their respective designated airlines to render service to, through, and from the territory of the other Contracting Party. This will include copies of current certificates and authorisations for services on specified routes, together with amendments, exemption orders and authorised service patterns.
  12. Each Contracting Party shall cause its designated airlines to provide to the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party, as long in advance as practicable, copies of tariffs, schedules, including any modification thereof, and all other relevant information concerning the operation of the agreed services, including information about the capacity provided on each of the specified routes and any further information as may be required to satisfy the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party that the requirements of this Agreement are being duly observed.
  13. The aeronautical authorities of either Contracting Party shall, on request, provide to the aeronautical authorities of the other Contracting Party such periodic or other statements of statistics, as may be reasonably required for the purpose of reviewing the capacity provided on the agreed services by the designated airline or airlines. Such information shall include, as far as possible, details of the origins and destinations of the traffic carried. ARTICLE 17 Consultations
  14. The aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties shall consult each other from time to time with a view to ensuring close co-operation in all matters affecting the implementation of, and satisfactory compliance with, the provisions of this Agreement and of its Annex.
  15. Such consultations shall begin within a period of sixty
(60)days of the date of receipt of such a request, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties. ARTICLE 18 Settlement of disputes
  1. If any dispute arises between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall in the first place endeavour to settle it by negotiation.
  2. If the Contracting Parties fail to reach a settlement by negotiation, they may agree to refer the dispute for decision to some person or body, or either Contracting Party may submit the dispute for decision to a Tribunal of three arbitrators.
  3. The arbitral tribunal shall be constituted as follows: Each of the Contracting Parties shall nominate an arbitrator within a period of sixty
(60)days from the date of receipt, by one Contracting Party, through diplomatic channels, of a request for arbitration from the other Contracting Party. These two arbitrators shall by agreement appoint a third arbitrator within a further period of sixty
(60)days. The third arbitrator shall be a national of a third State, shall act as President of the Tribunal and shall determine the place where arbitration will be held. If either of the Contracting Parties fails to nominate an arbitrator within the period specified, or if the third arbitrator is not appointed within the period specified, the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation may be requested by either Contracting Party to appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators as the case requires.
  1. The Contracting Parties undertake to comply with any decision or award given under paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. If either Contracting Party fails to comply with such decision, the other Contracting Party shall have grounds for the application of Article 5 of this Agreement.
  2. The expenses of the arbitral tribunal shall be shared equally between the Contracting Parties. ARTICLE 19 Modifications
  3. If either of the Contracting Parties considers it desirable to modify any provision of this Agreement, it may request consultations with the other Contracting Party. Such consultations, which may be between aeronautical authorities and which may be through discussion or by correspondence, shall begin within a period of sixty
(60)days from the date of the request.
  1. If a general multilateral air convention comes into force in respect of both Contracting Parties, the provisions of such convention shall prevail. Consultations in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article may be held with a view to determining the extent to which this Agreement is affected by the provisions of the multilateral convention.
  2. Any modification agreed pursuant to such consultations shall come into force when it has been confirmed by an exchange of diplomatic notes.
  3. The Contracting Parties agree that the Route Schedule in the Annex can be modified after agreement between the Aeronautical Authorities through an administrative arrangement. ARTICLE 20 Termination
  4. Either Contracting Party may at any time give notice in writing through diplomatic channels to the other Contracting Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be communicated simultaneously to the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
  5. The Agreement shall terminate one
(1)year after the date of receipt of the notice by the other Contracting Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by mutual consent before the expiry of this period. In the absence of acknowledgement of receipt by the other Contracting Party, the notice shall be deemed to have been received fourteen
(14)days after the receipt of the notice by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. ARTICLE 21 Registration This Agreement and any modification thereto shall be registered with the International Civil Aviation Organisation. ARTICLE 22 Entry into force Each of the Contracting Parties shall notify the other Contracting Party through the diplomatic channel of the completion of its constitutional formalities required to bring this Agreement into effect. The Agreement shall come into force on the first day of the month following the date of the last notification. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed the present Agreement. DONE in duplicate at Bruxelles on this 23 day of April, 2001 in the Lithuanian, French, Dutch and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of differences in the interpretation, the English text shall prevail. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM __________________ ANNEX SCHEDULE OF ROUTES Routes of the Republic of Lithuania Points of departure Intermediate points Points in Belgium Points beyond Points in Lithuania Any points Points in Belgium Any points Routes of the Kingdom of Belgium Points of departure Intermediate points Points in Lithuania Points beyond Points in Belgium Any points Points in Lithuania Any points Any point or points on the agreed routes may be omitted by the designated airlines of both Contracting Parties or may be operated in a different order on any or all flights, provided that the point of departure or arrival is in the country of their nationality.

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