BILATERAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, DONE AT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON 04 DECEMBER 2023
This article ratifies the Rwanda–Eswatini air services agreement and makes it fully effective, and it defines key terms used in the agreement.
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This article ratifies the Rwanda–Eswatini air services agreement and makes it fully effective, and it defines key terms used in the agreement. The listed ministers are responsible for implementing this Order. Each Contracting Party may designate or change airline designations, and agreed services may start only after designation, operating authorisation, and filing a timetable. This article says the Order starts on the day it is published in the Official Gazette. Domestic law applies to designated foreign airline aircraft and related passengers, crew, cargo, and mail when entering, leaving, or staying in the first Contracting Party’s territory, with only limited simplified control for direct transit, and no preferential treatment may be given to any airline.
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Provisions of BILATERAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, DONE AT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON 04 DECEMBER 2023
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Kwemeza burundu
AI-assisted research summary: This article ratifies the Rwanda–Eswatini air services agreement and makes it fully effective, and it defines key terms used in the agreement.
Ingingo ya mbere: Kwemeza burundu Article One: Ratification Article premier: Ratification Ingingo ya mbere: Kwemeza burundu Article One: Ratification Article premier: Ratification Amasezerano hagati ya Guverinoma ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda na Guverinoma y’Ubwami bwa Eswatini yerekeranye no gutwara abantu n’ibintu mu kirere, i Riyadh, muri Arabiya yakorewe Sawudite, ku wa 04 Ukuboza 2023, ari ku mugereka, yemejwe burundu kandi atangiye gukurikizwa uko yakabaye. the Government of The Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Eswatini, done at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 04 December 2023, in Annex, is ratified and becomes fully effective. L’Accord bilatéral sur les services aériens entre le Gouvernement de la République du Rwanda et le Gouvernement du Royaume d’Eswatini, fait à Riyad, en Arabie Saoudite, le 04 décembre 2023, en annexe, est ratifié et sort son plein et entier effet. ARTICLE 1 Definitions ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires - "Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation , opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944, and includes - (a) any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted in terms of Article 90 of the Convention , insofar as such Annex or amendment is binding on the Contracting Parties; and (b) any amendment which has entered into force in terms of Article 94(a) of the Convention and has been ratified by the Contracting Parties in terms of their applicable domestic law; "Abuja Treaty' means the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community adopted at Abuja , Nigeria on the 3rd day of June 1991 and which entered into force on 12 May 1994; "aeronautical authority" means, in the case of the Republic of Rwanda, the Minister responsible for civil aviation and , in the case of the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Minister responsible for civil aviation , or in either case any person or body authorised to perform any particular function provided for in this Agreement; 5 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025183 "agreed services" means a scheduled international air service on the routes specified in the Annex to this Agreement for the transport of passengers, baggage, cargo and mail in accordance with agreed capacity entitlements; "Agreement" means this Agreement, the Annex thereto and any amendments to the Agreement or to the Annex; "air service", "international air service", "airline" and "stop for non-traffic purposes" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Article 96 of the Convention; "Countries bound by the Yamoussoukro Decision" means: • The African States signatory to the Abuja Treaty and who have not filed formal notification to withdraw from the Yamoussoukro Decision; and • any other African country which, though not a party to the said Treaty, has declared in writing its intention to be bound by the Yamoussoukro Decision; "designated airline" means one or more airlines designated and authorised in accordance with Article 4 of this Agreement; "regular equipment" means an article, other than stores and spare parts of a removable nature, for use on board an aircraft during flight, including first aid and survival equipment; "spare part" means an article of a repair or replacement nature for incorporation in an aircraft; "Code sharing" means a commercial arrangement between airlines whereby one airline sells seats, under its own name by use of the designator code, on another airlines's flight. 6 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025184 "specified route" means a route specified in the Annex to this Agreement; "tariff' means the prices to be charged for the carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including prices and conditions of agency and other auxiliary services, but excluding remuneration and conditions for carriage of mail; "territory" in relation to a State has the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of the Convention; "user charge" means a charge made to airlines for the provision for aircraft, their crews and passengers of airport and air navigation facilities, including related services and facilities; and "Yamoussoukro Decision" means the "Decision Relating to the Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Declaration Concerning the Liberalisation of Access to Air Transport Markets in Africa" adopted by the Assembly of Heads of States and Government in Lome, Togo, on 12 July 2000. - 2 Verify source ↗
Abayobozi bashinzwe
AI-assisted research summary: The listed ministers are responsible for implementing this Order.
Ingingo ya 2: Abayobozi bashinzwe gushyira mu bikorwa iri teka Article 2: Authorities responsible for the implementation of this Order Article 2: Autorités l’exécution du présent arrêté chargées de Ingingo ya 2: Abayobozi bashinzwe gushyira mu bikorwa iri teka Article 2: Authorities responsible for the implementation of this Order Article 2: Autorités l’exécution du présent arrêté chargées de Minisitiri Minisitiri w’Intebe, Minisitiri w’Ibikorwa Remezo, w’Ububanyi n’Amahanga n’Ubutwererane na Minisitiri bashinzwe n’Igenamigambi w’Imari gushyira mu bikorwa iri teka. the Minister of The Prime Minister, Infrastructure, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning the are implementation of this Order. entrusted with Le Premier Ministre, le Ministre des Infrastructures, le Ministre des Affaires Étrangères la Coopération de Internationale et le Ministre des Finances et de la Planification Économique sont chargés de l’exécution du présent arrêté. et Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025175 ARTICLE 2 Grant Of Rights ARTICLE 2 GRANT OF RIGHTS (1) Each Contracting Party shall grant to the other Contracting Party the rights provided for in this Agreement to enable its designated airline to establish and operate international air services on the routes specified in the Annex. (2) On receipt of a designation, referred to in Article 3(1 ), the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Party who designates, shall grant without delay to a designated airline the appropriate operating authorisation for the agreed services in consideration with the domestic law of its country. 7 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025185 (3) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the designated airline of each Contracting Party shall have the right- (a) to fly across the territory of the other Contracting Party without landing; (b) to make stops in that territory for non-traffic purposes; and (c) to land in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purpose of taking on board and discharging traffic in passengers, baggage, cargo and mail while operating an agreed service. d) to land in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purpose of taking on board and discharging passengers, baggage, cargo or mail in the territory of the first State, traffic coming from or destined to a third State. (4) The airlines of each Contracting Party, other than those designated in terms of - 3 Verify source ↗
Ingingo y’ururimi
AI-assisted research summary: Each Contracting Party may designate or change airline designations, and agreed services may start only after designation, operating authorisation, and filing a timetable.
Ingingo ya 3: Ingingo y’ururimi Article 3: Language provision Article 3: Disposition linguistique Ingingo ya 3: Ingingo y’ururimi Article 3: Language provision Article 3: Disposition linguistique Iri teka rw’Icyongereza. ryateguwe mu rurimi This Order was drafted in English. Le présent arrêté a été rédigé en anglais. ARTICLE 3 Designation And Authorisation Article 3, shall also have the rights provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-Article (3) . (5) Nothing in sub-Article (3) shall confer on a designated airline of a Contracting Party the right of taking on board in the territory of the other Contracting Party, passengers, baggage, cargo and mail, carried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point in the territory of the other Contracting Party. (6) If because of armed conflict, political disturbances or developments, or special and unusual circumstances, a designated airline of a Contracting Party is unable to operate a service on its normal routes , the other Contracting Party shall use its best efforts to facilitate the continued operation of such service through appropriate temporary rearrangements of such routes, including the temporary granting of alternative rights, as mutually decided by the Contracting Parties. 8 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025186 ARTICLE 3 DESIGNATION AND AUTHORISATION (1) Each Contracting Party shall have the right to designate in writing, through the diplomatic channel, to the other Contracting Party one or more airlines to operate the agreed services on the specified routes and to withdraw or alter in writing through the diplomatic channel, any designation of an airline. (2) The agreed services may begin at any time, in whole or in part, but not before- (a) the Contracting Party to whom the rights have been granted shall have designated an airline for the specified route pursuant to sub-Article (1 ); (b) the Contracting Party granting the rights shall have given, with the least possible delay and subject to Article 4, the appropriate operating authorisation to the airline concerned; and (c) a timetable has been filed in accordance with Article 12. (3) For the purpose of granting the appropriate operating authorisation provided for in sub-Article (2), the aeronautical authority of a Contracting Party may require the designated airline of the other Contracting Party to satisfy them that it is qualified to fulfil the conditions prescribed under the domestic law in force in their respective countries normally applied to the operation of international air services by such authorities in conformity with the provisions of the Convention and illegibility criteria as defined in the Yamoussoukro Decision. WITHHOLDING, REVOCATION AND LIMITATION OF AUTHORISATION - 4 Verify source ↗
Gutangira gukurikizwa
AI-assisted research summary: This article says the Order starts on the day it is published in the Official Gazette.
Ingingo ya 4: Gutangira gukurikizwa Article 4: Entry into force Article 4: Entrée en vigueur Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025173 ITEKA RYA PEREZIDA Nº 022/01 RYO KU WA 17/12/2025 RYEMEZA BURUNDU AMASEZERANO HAGATI YA GUVERINOMA YA REPUBULIKA Y’U RWANDA NA GUVERINOMA Y’UBWAMI BWA ESWATINI YEREKERANYE NO GUTWARA ABANTU N’IBINTU MU KIRERE, YAKOREWE I RIYADH, MURI ARABIYA SAWUDITE, KU WA 04 UKUBOZA 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ORDER Nº 022/01 OF 17/12/2025 RATIFYING THE SERVICES AIR BILATERAL AGREEMENT THE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC THE OF GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, DONE AT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON 04 DECEMBER 2023 RWANDA AND 17/12/2025 ARRÊTÉ PRÉSIDENTIEL N° 022/01 RATIFIANT DU L’ACCORD BILATÉRAL SUR LES SERVICES AÉRIENS ENTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU RWANDA ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME D’ESWATINI, FAIT À RIYAD, EN ARABIE 4 SAOUDITE, DÉCEMBRE 2023 DE LE Twebwe, KAGAME Paul, Perezida wa Repubulika; We, KAGAME Paul, President of the Republic; Nous, KAGAME Paul, Président de la République; rya Dushingiye ku Repubulika y’u Rwanda, cyane cyane mu ngingo zaryo, iya 112 n’iya 168; Itegeko Nshinga Dushingiye ku Itegeko no 031/2025 ryo ku wa 16/12/2025 ryemera kwemeza burundu Amasezerano hagati ya Guverinoma ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda na Guverinoma y’Ubwami bwa Eswatini yerekeranye no gutwara abantu n’ibintu mu kirere, yashyiriweho umukono i Riyadh, muri Arabiya Sawudite, ku wa 04 Ukuboza 2023; to the Constitution of the Pursuant Republic of Rwanda, especially in Articles 112 and 168; Vu la Constitution de la République du Rwanda, spécialement en ses articles 112 et 168; to Law no 031/2025 of Pursuant 16/12/2025 approving the ratification of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini, signed at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 04 December 2023; Vu la Loi no 031/2025 du 16/12/2025 approuvant la ratification de l’Accord bilatéral sur les services aériens entre le la République du Gouvernement de Rwanda et le Gouvernement du Royaume d’Eswatini, signé à Riyad, en Arabie Saoudite, le 04 décembre 2023; Tumaze kubona Amasezerano hagati ya Guverinoma ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda na Guverinoma y’Ubwami bwa Eswatini Considering the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government Considérant l’Accord bilatéral sur les services aériens entre le Gouvernement de le la République du Rwanda et Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025174 yerekeranye no gutwara abantu n’ibintu i Riyadh, muri mu kirere, yakorewe Arabiya Sawudite, ku wa 04 Ukuboza 2023; of the Kingdom of Eswatini, done at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 04 December 2023; Gouvernement du Royaume d’Eswatini, fait à Riyad, en Arabie Saoudite, le 04 décembre 2023; Bisabwe Remezo; na Minisitiri w’Ibikorwa On proposal by Infrastructure; the Minister of proposition Sur Infrastructures; du Ministre des Inama y’Abaminisitiri, yateranye ku wa imaze kubisuzuma no kubyemeza; After consideration and approval by the Cabinet; Après examen et adoption par le Conseil des Ministres; DUTEGETSE: DO ORDER: ARRÊTONS: Ingingo ya 4: Gutangira gukurikizwa Article 4: Entry into force Article 4: Entrée en vigueur Iri teka ritangira gukurikizwa ku munsi ritangarijweho mu Igazeti ya Leta ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda. This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda. Le présent arrêté entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication au Journal Officiel de la République du Rwanda. Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025176 Kigali, 17/12/2025 (sé) KAGAME Paul Perezida wa Repubulika President of the Republic Président de la République (sé) Dr NSENGIYUMVA Justin Minisitiri w’Intebe Prime Minister Premier Ministre Bibonywe kandi bishyizweho Ikirango cya Repubulika: Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic: Vu et scellé du Sceau de la République: (sé) Dr UGIRASHEBUJA Emmanuel Minisitiri w’Ubutabera akaba n’Intumwa Nkuru ya Leta Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ministre de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025177 HAGATI RYA UMUGEREKA W’ITEKA PEREZIDA Nº 022/01 RYO KU WA 17/12/2025 RYEMEZA BURUNDU AMASEZERANO YA GUVERINOMA YA REPUBULIKA Y’U RWANDA NA GUVERINOMA Y’UBWAMI ESWATINI BWA YEREKERANYE NO GUTWARA ABANTU N’IBINTU MU KIRERE, YAKOREWE I RIYADH, MURI ARABIYA SAWUDITE, KU WA 04 UKUBOZA 2023 HAGATI AMASEZERANO YA GUVERINOMA YA REPUBULIKA Y’U RWANDA NA GUVERINOMA ESWATINI BWA Y’UBWAMI YEREKERANYE NO GUTWARA ABANTU N’IBINTU MU KIRERE, YAKOREWE I RIYADH, MURI ARABIYA SAWUDITE, KU WA 04 UKUBOZA 2023 BETWEEN ANNEX TO PRESIDENTIAL ORDER Nº 022/01 OF 17/12/2025 RATIFYING THE BILATERAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, DONE AT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON 04 DECEMBER 2023 RWANDA AND AIR BETWEEN SERVICES BILATERAL AGREEMENT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC THE OF GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, DONE AT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON 04 DECEMBER 2023 RWANDA AND À L’ARRÊTÉ ANNEXE PRÉSIDENTIEL Nº 022/01 DU 17/12/2025 RATIFIANT L’ACCORD BILATÉRAL SUR LES SERVICES LE AÉRIENS GOUVERNEMENT LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU RWANDA ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME D’ESWATINI, FAIT À RIYAD, EN ARABIE 4 SAOUDITE, DÉCEMBRE 2023 ENTRE DE LE ACCORD BILATÉRAL SUR LES SERVICES AÉRIENS ENTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU RWANDA ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME D’ESWATINI, FAIT À RIYAD, EN ARABIE 4 SAOUDITE, DÉCEMBRE 2023 DE LE Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025178 ll BILATERAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025179 PREAMBLE ARTICLE 4 Withholding, Revocation And Limitation Of Authorisation ARTICLE 4 (1) The aeronautical authority of a Contracting Party shall, in respect of a 9 V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025187 designated airline of the other Contracting Party, have the right to withhold the authorisation referred to in Article 3, to revoke or suspend such authorisation or impose conditions, temporarily or permanently at any time in the event- (a) of failure by such airline to qualify in terms of or to comply with the domestic laws in force in their respective countries normally applied by the aeronautical authority of the Contracting Party in conformity with the Convention ; (b) that the aeronautical authorities of the first Contracting Party are not satisfied that the said airline is incorporated and has its principal place of business in the territory of the Contracting Party designating it, and holds appropriate operating authorisation issued by the Contracting Party designating the airline; or (c) that such airline fails to operate in accordance with the conditions prescribed in this Agreement. (2) Unless immediate action is essential to prevent further infringement of the laws referred to above, the rights enumerated in sub-Article (1) shall be exercised only after consultations in accordance with Article 17 with the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party. Article 4. If required by an emergency, a Contracting Party may take action in terms of Article 4 prior to the expiry of fifteen (15) days. Any action taken in accordance with this sub-Article shall be discontinued upon compliance by the other Contracting Party with the security provisions of this Article. 15 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025193 - 5 Verify source ↗
Application Of Domestic Law
AI-assisted research summary: Domestic law applies to designated foreign airline aircraft and related passengers, crew, cargo, and mail when entering, leaving, or staying in the first Contracting Party’s territory, with only limited simplified control for direct transit, and no preferential treatment may be given to any airline.
ARTICLE 5 Application Of Domestic Law ARTICLE 5 APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC LAW (1) The domestic law in force in the territory of a Contracting Party relating to the admission to, sojourn in, or departure from its territory of aircraft engaged in international air services, or to the operation and navigation of such aircraft, shall be applied to the aircraft of a designated airline of the other Contracting Party upon its entry into, departure from and while within the territory of the Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025188 first Contracting Party. (2) The domestic law in force in the territory of a Contracting Party relating to the admission to, sojourn in, and departure from its territory of passengers, baggage, crew, cargo or mail of aircraft, including laws and regulations relating to entry, clearance, aviation security, immigration, passports, customs, quarantine and sanitary measures, or in the case of mail , postal laws and regulations, shall be complied with by or on behalf of such passengers, baggage, crew, cargo or mail of the designated airline of the other Contracting Party upon entry into or departure from and while within the territory of the first Contracting Party. (3) Passengers, baggage, cargo and mail in direct transit across the territory of either Contracting Party and not leaving the area of the airport reserved for such purposes shall, except in respect of security measures, narcotics control or in special circumstances, be subject to no more than a simplified control. (4) Neither Contracting Party may grant any preference to its own or any other airline over the designated airline of the other Contracting Party in the application of domestic law referred to in this Article. - 6 Verify source ↗
Aviation Safety
AI-assisted research summary: A Contracting Party may request safety consultations, inspect certain aircraft through an authorised representative, and may suspend or vary an airline’s operating authorisation if immediate safety action is needed.
ARTICLE 6 Aviation Safety ARTICLE 6 AVIATION SAFETY (1) A Contracting Party may request consultations at any time concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Contracting Party relating to aeronautical facilities , aircrew, aircraft and the operation of aircraft. Such consultations shall take place within thirty (30) days of such request. (2) If, following such consultations, a Contracting Party finds that the other Contracting Party does not effectively maintain and administer safety standards in the areas referred to above which are at least equal to the 11 V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025189 minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the 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. Such Contracting Party shall take appropriate corrective action and failure to take appropriate action within fifteen (15) days of being notified thereof, or such longer period as may be agreed upon, shall be grounds for the application of Article 4. (3) Notwithstanding the obligations mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention, it is agreed that any aircraft operated by the designated airline of one Contracting Party on services to or from the territory of the other Contracting Party, may, while within the territory of the other Contracting Party, be subject to an examination by the authorised representative of that Contracting Party. The purpose of such examination shall include the verification of the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment (hereinafter referred as "ramp inspection"), provided this does not lead to unreasonable delay. (4) If any such ramp inspection or series of ramp inspections gives rise to serious concerns that- (a) an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention; or (b) there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of safety standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the Contracting Party carrying out the ramp inspection shall, for the purposes of Article 33 of the 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 12 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025190 operated, are not equal to or above the minimum standards established pursuant to the Convention. (5) In the event that access for the purpose of undertaking a ramp inspection of an aircraft operated by the designated airline of one Contracting Party in accordance with sub-Article 3 above is denied by the representatives of that designated airline, the other Contracting Party may infer that serious concerns of the type referred to in sub-Article 4 above arise and draw conclusions referred to in that sub-Article. (6) Each Contracting Party reserves the right to immediately suspend or vary the operating authorisation of a designated airline of the other Contracting Party in the event the first Contracting Party concludes, whether as a result of a ramp inspection or consultation, that immediate action is essential to the safety of airline operation. (7) Any action by one Contracting Party in accordance with sub-Articles (2) and (6) above, shall be discontinued upon compliance by the other Contracting Party with the safety provisions of this Article. - 7 Verify source ↗
Aviation Security
AI-assisted research summary: The Contracting Parties must cooperate to protect civil aviation security, respond to threats, and consult each other when problems arise.
ARTICLE 7 Aviation Security ARTICLE 7 AVIATION SECURITY (1) Consistent with their rights and obligations under international law binding on the Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties affirm 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) Subject to applicable domestic law and without derogating from the generality of their rights and obligations in terms of international law, the Contracting Parties shall in particular act in conformity with the provisions of the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, 13 V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025191 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025192 baggage, cargo and aircraft stores prior to and during boarding or loading. Each Contracting Party shall give positive consideration to any request from the other Contracting Party for reasonable special security measures in its territory to meet a particular threat to civil aviation. (7) If an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft or other unlawful act against the safety of such aircraft, their passengers and crew, airports and air navigation facilities occurs, the Contracting Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures intended to terminate such incident or threat as rapidly as possible commensurate with minimum risk to life. (8) Each Contracting Party shall take such measures as it may find practicable to ensure that an aircraft of the other Contracting Party, subjected to an act of unlawful seizure or any other act of unlawful interference, which is on the ground in its territory, is detained thereon unless its departure is necessitated by the overriding duty to protect the lives of its crew and passengers. Wherever practicable, such measures shall be taken on the basis of consultations with the other Contracting Party. (9) If a Contracting Party has reasonable grounds to believe that the other Contracting Party has departed from the provisions of this Article, the aeronautical authority of the first Contracting Party may request immediate consultations with the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party. Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement within (15) fifteen days from the date of such request shall constitute grounds for the application of sub-Article (1) of - 8 Verify source ↗
Recognition Of Certificates And Licences
AI-assisted research summary: The other Contracting Party must recognise specified aircraft certificates and licences as valid for operating the agreed services if they are in force and meet the Convention’s minimum standards; each Party may refuse recognition in a limited case, and the other Party may request consultations if licence conditions differ from those standards.
ARTICLE 8 Recognition Of Certificates And Licences ARTICLE 8 RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATES AND LICENCES (1) A certificate of airworthiness, a certificate of competency and any licence issued, or rendered valid by a Contracting Party and which is still in force, shall be recognised as valid by the other Contracting Party for the purpose of operating the agreed services: Provided that such a certificate or licence was issued or rendered valid pursuant to, and in conformity with , the minimum standards established in terms of the Convention : Provided further that each Contracting Party reserves the right to refuse to recognise, for the purpose of flights undertaken pursuant to rights granted under Article 2(3), any certificate of competency and any licence granted to its own nationals by another State. (2) If the privileges or conditions of a licence or certificate issued or rendered valid by a Contracting Party permit a difference from the standards established in terms of the Convention, whether or not that difference has been filed with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the other Contracting Party may, without prejudice to the rights of the first Contracting Party, request consultations in accordance with Article 17 with the first Contracting Party with a view to satisfying itself that the practice in question is acceptable to it. - 9 Verify source ↗
Fair Competition
AI-assisted research summary: Each Contracting Party must let designated airlines compete fairly and equally, and must act against discrimination or unfair competitive practices that harm a designated airline’s competition position.
ARTICLE 9 Fair Competition ARTICLE 9 FAIR COMPETITION 1. Each Contracting Party shall allow designated airlines to have a fair and equal opportunity to compete in providing the international air transportation governed by the agreement. 2. Each Contracting Party shall take action to eliminate all forms of discrimination or unfair competitive practices adversely affecting the competition position of a designated airline of the other Contracting Party. 16 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025194 - 10 Verify source ↗
Capacity
AI-assisted research summary: Contracting Parties must let designated airlines set capacity and frequency based on market conditions, keep services focused on adequate traffic demand, consider the other Party’s interests, and arrange consultations if capacity or frequency appears inconsistent with fair competition.
ARTICLE 10 Capacity ARTICLE 10 CAPACITY 1. Each Contracting Party shall allow each designated airline to determine the frequency and capacity of the international air transportation it offers based on the commercial considerations of the marketplace. 2. Services provided by a designated airline under this agreement shall retain as their primary objective the provision of capacity and frequency adequate to the traffic demands. 3. Each Contracting Party and its designated airline(s) shall take into consideration the interests of the other Contracting Party and its designated airline(s) so as not to offer unduly the services which the latter provides. 4. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall be arranged whenever one Contracting Party believes that the capacity and frequency being provided under this agreement are not in accordance with article 9 (Fair Competition) . - 11 Verify source ↗
Approval Of Schedule
AI-assisted research summary: Designated airlines must file flight schedules with the other Contracting Party’s Aeronautical Authority 45 days before service starts, and must notify that Authority at least 2 working days before any extra ad-hoc flights.
ARTICLE 11 Approval Of Schedule ARTICLE 11 APPROVAL OF SCHEDULE 1. The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall submit, for information purposes, its envisaged flight schedules to the Aeronautical Authority of the other Contracting Party forty-five (45) days prior to the inauguration of its services, specifying the frequency, the type of aircraft, and period of validity. This equipment shall likewise apply to any modification thereof. 2. If a designated airline wishes to operate ad-hoc flights supplementary to those covered in the schedules, it shall notify the Aeronautical Authority of the Contracting Party concerned at least two working days prior to the operation of such flights. 17 y Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025195 PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF AGREED - 12 Verify source ↗
Principles Governing The Operation Of Agreed Services
AI-assisted research summary: The article gives designated airlines fair treatment and equal opportunity, restricts unilateral traffic/capacity limits, and allows temporary, non-discriminatory intervention with notice and consultation.
ARTICLE 12 Principles Governing The Operation Of Agreed Services ARTICLE 12 SERVICES (1) The designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall be allowed fair and equitable treatment in order that it may enjoy equal opportunity in the operation of the agreed service. Each Contracting Party shall take all appropriate action within its jurisdiction to eliminate all forms of discrimination and unfair competitive or predatory practices adversely affecting the competitive position of the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party in the exercise of its rights and entitlements set out in this Agreement. (2) In operating the agreed services the designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall take into consideration the interests of the designated airlines of the other Contracting Party so as not to unduly affect the services which the latter provide on the whole or part of the same routes . (3) There shall be no limits on the number of frequencies and capacity offered on air service linking any intra-African city pair combinations between the Contracting Parties. Each designated airline(s) shall be allowed to mount and operate such capacity and frequency as such airline(s) deems appropriate. (4) Consistent with the rights referred to in sub-Article (3) , the Contracting Parties shall not unilaterally limit the volume of traffic, the type of aircraft to be operated or the number of flights per week, except for environmental, safety, technical or other special consideration: Provided that such actions are not intended as measures for the protection of the commercial or economic interests of a designated airline. (5) Notwithstanding sub-Articles (3) and (4), the Contracting Parties may impose conditions, limit or refuse the increase of capacity or frequency of a designated airline: Provided such actions- 18 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025196 (a) are non-discriminatory and applied under uniform conditions to all airlines and are consistent with Article 15 of the Convention, without discrimination on the ground of nationality or identity of airlines; (b) have a limited period of validity; (c) do not unduly affect the objectives of the Yamoussoukro Decision; (d) do not unduly distort competition between airlines; and (e) are not more restricted than necessary in order to relieve the problem and are not more restrictive than those applied to any other airlines(s) of a state not party to the Yamoussoukro Decision. (6) When a Contracting Party considers that intervention in terms of sub-Article (4) is necessary, such Contracting Party shall, at least sixty (60) days before the effective date of such action, notify the other Contracting Party thereof, providing adequate justification for the need for such measures so as to allow consultations prior to the date of entry into force of the measure. Such measure may be implemented only if within thirty (30) days of its notification, the other Contracting Party has not indicated the intention to consent to such measures. - 13 Verify source ↗
Timetable
AI-assisted research summary: A designated airline must send its intended-service timetable to the other Contracting Party’s aeronautical authority 30 days before it is due, and later timetable changes must also be sent for information.
ARTICLE 13 Timetable ARTICLE 13 TIMETABLE (1) A designated airline of a Contracting Party shall submit to the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party for its information, 30 days in advance, the timetable of its intended services, specifying the frequency, type of aircraft, configuration and number of seats to be made available to the public. (2) Any subsequent changes to the approved timetables of a designated airline shall be submitted to the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party 19 ~ V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025197 for its information. Information passed on should be confidential and kept in the care of the authorities. - 14 Verify source ↗
Provision Of Information And Statistics
AI-assisted research summary: On request, a Contracting Party’s aeronautical authority must provide, or arrange for its designated airline(s) to provide, statistics to the other Contracting Party’s aeronautical authority.
ARTICLE 14 Provision Of Information And Statistics ARTICLE 14 PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND STATISTICS The aeronautical authority of a Contracting Party shall, upon request, provide or shall cause its designated airline(s) to provide the aeronautical authority of the other Contracting Party with such periodic or other statements of statistics as may be reasonably required for the purpose of reviewing the operation of the agreed services, including, but not limited to, statements of statistics related to the traffic carried by its designated airline(s) between points in the territory of the other Contracting Party and other points on the specified routes . - 15 Verify source ↗
Commercial Activities
AI-assisted research summary: Designated airlines may open offices, bring in staff, sell air transport, and pay local expenses, but the activities must comply with local law.
ARTICLE 15 Commercial Activities ARTICLE 15 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES (1) A designated airline of a Contracting Party shall, on a reciprocal basis, be allowed to establish in the territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the promotion and sale of air transportation services. (2) A designated airline of a Contracting Party shall be allowed to bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Party its managerial, commercial, operational and technical staff as it may require in connection with the provision of air transportation. These staff requirements may, at the option of a designated airline, be satisfied by its own personnel 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. (3) A Contracting Party shall grant to any designated airline of the other Contracting Party the right to engage in the sale of air transportation in its territory directly and , at the airline's discretion, through its agents. Each 20 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025198 designated airline shall have the right to sell such transportation and any person shall be free to purchase such transportation in any currency. (4) Any designated airline of a Contracting Party shall have the right to pay for local expenses in the territory of the other Contracting Party in local currency, or in freely convertible currencies: Provided that this accords with local currency regulations. (5) The activities referred to in this Article shall be carried out in accordance with the domestic law in force in the territory of the relevant Contracting Party. - 16 Verify source ↗
Code - Share Framework
AI-assisted research summary: Designated airlines may enter code-share and similar marketing arrangements, but passengers must be told which airline they contract with, consumers must be informed and protected, and code-share arrangements need prior approval from the Aeronautical Authorities.
ARTICLE 16 Code - Share Framework ARTICLE 16 CODE-SHARE FRAMEWORK 1. In operating or holding out the authorised services on the agreed routes, any designated airline of one Contracting Party may enter into co-operative marketing arrangements like code-sharing, blocked-space, or any other joint venture arrangements, with- ■ ■ An airline or airlines of other Contracting Party; An airline or airlines of a third. country, provided that such third country authorizes or allow comparable arrangements between the airlines of other Contracting Party and other airlines on services to, from and via such third country. 2. Provided that all airlines in such arrangements- ■ ■ ■ Hold the appropriate authority to operate on the routes and segments concerned; Meet the requirements normally applied to such arrangements; and Must, in respect of any ticket sold by it, make it clear to the purchaser at the point of sale which airline or airlines the purchaser is entering into a contractual relationship. 21 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025199 3. Counting of Code-shared Services- Each code-sharing frequency operated by the designated airlines of either country will count as one (i) frequency, whereas, the code-sharing services of the marketing carrier will not be counted as a frequency. 4. The Contracting Parties agree to take the necessary action to ensure that consumers are fully informed and protected with respect to code shared flights operating to/from their territory and that as a minimum, passengers be provided with necessary information in the following ways: a. b. Orally and, if possible , in writing at the time of booking ; In writing form, on the ticket itself and/or (if not possible), on the itinerary document accompanying the ticket or on any other document replacing the ticket, such as a written confirmation, including information on whom to contact in case of a problem and a clear indication of which airline is responsible in case of damage or accident; and c. Orally again, by the airline's ground staff at all stages of the journey. 5. Commercial Arrangements All code-share arrangements shall have the prior approval of the appropriate Aeronautical Authorities before implementation. Signed commercial agreements in this regard shall be filed with both Aeronautical Authorities prior to the introduction of any code-share services and shall be subject to review. NON-NATIONAL PERSONNEL AND ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES - 17 Verify source ↗
Non-National Personnel And Access To Local Services
AI-assisted research summary: Designated airlines may bring needed foreign staff into the other Contracting Party, and the Contracting Parties must help issue the related employment and visa documents.
ARTICLE 17 Non-National Personnel And Access To Local Services ARTICLE 17 1. The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall be allowed to bring into their technical staff of any and representatives and managerial, operational and nationality as required in connection with the operation of agreed services. territory of the other Contracting Party to maintain the in 22 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025200 2. Such representatives and staff requirements mentioned above may, at the option of the designated airline, be satisfied by its own personnel of any nationality or by using the services of any other airline, organization or company operating in the territory of the other Contacting Party and authorized to perform such services for other airlines. 3. The representatives and staff shall be subject to the laws and regulations in force of the other Contracting Party, and consistent with such laws and regulations: a. Each Contracting Party shall, with the minimum procedural delay, grant the necessary employment authorizations, visitor visas or other similar documents to the representatives and staff referred to in paragraph 1 of this article; and b. Both Contracting Parties shall facilitate and expedite the requirement of employment authorizations for personnel performing certain temporary duties exceeding ninety (90) days. - 18 Verify source ↗
Sales And Marketing Of Air Service Products
AI-assisted research summary: Designated airlines may sell and market air service products in the other Contracting Party’s territory, use agents, charge in local or freely convertible currency, and pay local expenses in local or freely convertible currency.
ARTICLE 18 Sales And Marketing Of Air Service Products ARTICLE 18 SALES AND MARKETING OF AIR SERVICE PRODUCTS 1. The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall have the right in the territory of the other Contracting Party offices for the purpose of selling and marketing international air services as well as for the ancillary products and facilities required for the provision or air transport. 2. The designated airline of each Contracting Party shall, either directly and at its discretion, through agents, have the right to engage in the sale of air transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in the territory of the other Contracting Party. 3. The designated airline of the Contracting Party shall have the right to sell, and any person shall be free to purchase, such transportation and its ancillary products and facilities in local currency or in any other freely convertible currency. 4. The designated airlines of each Contracting Party shall have the right to pay for local expenses in the territory of the Contracting Party in local currency or any freely convertible currencies. - 19 Verify source ↗
Ground Handling
AI-assisted research summary: Each designated airline may provide its own ground handling services or outsource them, fully or partly, to authorized suppliers.
ARTICLE 19 Ground Handling ARTICLE 19 GROUND HANDLING Each designated airline shall have the right to provide their own ground handling services in the territory of the other Contracting Party or otherwise to contract these 23 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025201 services out, in full or in part, at its option, with any of the suppliers authorized for the provision of such services. Where or as long as the laws and regulations applicable to ground handling in the territory of one Contracting party do not allow self-handling or limit the freedom to contract these services out , each designated airline shall be treated on a non-discriminatory basis as regards their access to ground handling services provided by a supplier or suppliers. - 20 Verify source ↗
Tariffs
AI-assisted research summary: Contracting Parties must let designated airlines set air-service tariffs on commercial grounds, with only limited intervention allowed.
ARTICLE 20 Tariffs ARTICLE 20 TARIFFS (1) Each Contracting Party shall allow tariffs for air services to be established by each designated airline based upon commercial considerations in the market place. Neither Contracting Party shall require its airlines to consult other airlines about the tariffs they charge or propose to charge for services covered by this Agreement. (2) Each Contracting Party may require notification or filing of any tariff to be charged by its own designated airline. Neither Contracting Party shall require notification or filing of any tariffs to be charged by the designated airline of the other Contracting Party. Tariffs may remain in effect unless subsequently disapproved under paragraphs 5 below. (3) Each contracting party shall allow prices for air transport to be established by each designated airline based upon commercial consideration in the market place. Intervention by the Contracting Parties shall be limited to- a) b) prevention of unreasonable discriminatory prices or practices; the protection of consumers from tariffs that are excessive due to the abuse of market power; c) protection of airline from prices those are artificially low due to direct or indirect government subsidy or support; and 24 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025202 d) the prevention of tariffs whose application constitutes anti-competitive behaviour which has or is likely to have or is explicitly intended to have the effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition or excluding a competitor from the route. (4) Each Contracting Party may unilaterally disallow any tariff filed or charged by its own designated airline. However, such intervention shall be made only if it appears to the aeronautical authority of that Contracting Party that a tariff charged or proposed to be charged meets either of the criteria set out in paragraph 3 above. Neither Contracting Party shall take unilateral action to prevent the coming into effect or continuation of a tariff charged or proposed to be charged by the airline of the other Contracting Party. If one Contracting Party believes that any such tariff is inconsistent with the considerations set out in paragraph 3 above, it may request consultations and notify the other Contracting Party of the reasons for its dissatisfaction. These consultations shall be held not later than 14 days after receipt of the request. Without mutual agreement the tariff shall not take effect or shall be withdrawn . - 21 Verify source ↗
Customs Duties And Other Charges
AI-assisted research summary: Certain aircraft items used on agreed international services are exempt from customs, excise, and similar charges, subject to conditions and customs control.
ARTICLE 21 Customs Duties And Other Charges ARTICLE 21 CUSTOMS DUTIES AND OTHER CHARGES (1) Aircraft operated on agreed services by a designated airline of a Contracting Party, as well as their regular equipment, supplies of fuel, lubricants (including hydraulic fluids), consumable technical supplies, spare parts, aircraft stores including food , beverages, liquor, tobacco and other products for sale to or use by passengers, in limited quantities, during the flight, and other items intended for or used solely in connection with the aviation operation or servicing , which are on board such aircraft, shall, on entering into the territory of the other Contracting Party, be exempt from customs duties, excise duties and charges: Provided that such equipment, supplies and stores remain on board the aircraft until they are re-exported or consumed during flight on the agreed service. 25 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025203 (2) There shall also be exemption from the same national or local duties, fees and charges, with the exception of charges based on the cost of the service provided, in respect of- (a) aircraft stores taken on board in the territory of a Contracting Party, within the limits that may be fixed by the appropriate authorities of the said Contracting Party, and intended for use on board the aircraft operated on an international service by a designated airline of the other Contracting Party; (b) spare parts (including engines) and regular equipment imported into the territory of a Contracting Party for the maintenance or repair of aircraft operating agreed services by the designated airline of the other Contracting Party; (c) fuels and lubricants (including hydraulic fluids) destined for the designated airline of a Contracting Party to supply aircraft operating agreed services, even when these supplies are to be used on any part of a journey performed over the territory of the other Contracting Party in which they have been taken on board; and (d) baggage and cargo in direct transit. (3) The items referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of sub-Article (2), may be required to be kept under customs supervision or control. (4) The regular equipment, as well as spare parts, aircraft stores, supplies of fuel, lubricants (including hydraulic fluids) and other items referred to in sub-Article (1) normally retained on board an aircraft operated by a designated airline of a Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that territory. In such 26 ✓ Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025204 case, the said items may be placed under the supervision of those customs authorities until they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the domestic law of that Contracting Party. (5) The exemptions provided for in this Article shall be available in situations where a designated airline of a Contracting Party has entered into arrangements with another airline or airlines for the loan or transfer in the territory of the other Contracting Party of the items referred to in sub-Articles (1) and (2): Provided that such other airline similarly enjoys such exemptions from the other Contracting Party. - 22 Verify source ↗
Taxation
AI-assisted research summary: This article says profits from operating a designated airline’s aircraft in international traffic are taxable only in the territory where that airline’s place of effective management is located, and a special double-taxation agreement takes priority if one exists.
ARTICLE 22 Taxation ARTICLE 22 TAXATION (1) Profits from the operation of the aircraft of a designated airline in international traffic shall be taxable only in the territory of the Contracting party in which the place of effective management of that airline is situated . (2) Capital represented by the aircraft of the international traffic by a designated airline and by movable property pertaining to the operation of such aircraft shall be taxable only if the territory of the Contracting Party in which the place of effective management on the airline is situated. (3) Where a special agreement for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital exist between the Contracting Parties, the provision of the latter shall prevail. - 23 Verify source ↗
User Charges
AI-assisted research summary: Contracting Parties should keep airline user charges just, reasonable, and economically based, avoid charging foreign designated airlines more than their own in similar services, and encourage consultations on charges.
ARTICLE 23 User Charges ARTICLE 23 USER CHARGES (4) Each Contracting Party shall endeavour to ensure that user charges imposed or permitted to be imposed by its competent authorities on a designated airline of the other Contracting Party are just and reasonable . These charges shall be based on sound economic principles. 27 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025205 (5) Neither Contracting Party shall impose or permit to be imposed on the designated airline of the other Contracting Party user charges higher than those imposed on its own designated airline operating similar international air services using similar aircraft and associated facilities and services. (6) Each Contracting Party shall encourage consultations between its responsible charging bodies and the designated airline using the facilities and services. Where practicable, such consultations should be through the appropriate representative airline organisation . (7) Reasonable advance notice shall, whenever possible, be given to the designated airline of any proposals for changes to charges referred to in this Article, together with relevant supporting information and data, to enable it to express and have its views taken into account before any changes are made. - 24 Verify source ↗
Transfer Of Funds/Earnings
AI-assisted research summary: Each Contracting Party must let the other party’s designated airline freely transfer its excess receipts over expenditure, subject to domestic law.
ARTICLE 24 Transfer Of Funds/Earnings ARTICLE 24 TRANSFER OF FUNDS/EARNINGS (1) Subject to its applicable domestic law, each Contracting Party grants to the designated airline of the other Contracting Party the right of free transfer of the excess of receipts over expenditure earned by such designated airline in the territory of such Contracting Party in connection with the carriage of passengers, baggage, cargo and mail , as well as from any other activities related to air transport that may be permitted under domestic law. Such transfers shall be effected at the rate of exchange in accordance with the domestic law applicable in the respective countries governing current payments, but where there is no official exchange rate such transfers shall be effected at the prevailing foreign exchange market rate for current payments. (2) In the event that the form of payment between the Contracting Parties is governed by a special agreement, such an agreement shall apply. 28 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025206 - 25 Verify source ↗
Leasing
AI-assisted research summary: Contracting Parties may block leased aircraft that do not meet safety and security rules, and designated airlines may use dry or wet leased aircraft if those requirements are met.
ARTICLE 25 Leasing ARTICLE 25 LEASING 1. Each Contracting Party may prevent the use of leased aircraft for air services under this Agreement which does not comply with article 6 (Aviation Safety) and article 7 (Aviation Security) of this agreement. 2. Subject to paragraph 1, the designated airlines of each Contracting party may operate under this Agreement by using dry/wet leased aircraft which meets applicable safety and security requirements. - 26 Verify source ↗
lntermodal Services
AI-assisted research summary: Designated airlines may use modes of transport without restriction when connected with international passenger and cargo air services.
ARTICLE 26 lntermodal Services ARTICLE 26 INTERMODAL SERVICES Each designated airline shall be permitted to use modes of transport without restriction in conjunction with the international passengers and cargo air services. - 27 Verify source ↗
lntermodal Services
AI-assisted research summary: The Aeronautical Authorities of both Contracting parties must exchange information as needed.
ARTICLE 27 lntermodal Services ARTICLE 27 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION The Aeronautical Authorities of both Contracting parties shall exchange information as needed in order to achieve close cooperation and agreement in all matters to the application of this agreement. - 28 Verify source ↗
Consultations
AI-assisted research summary: Any Contracting Party may request consultations at any time on this Agreement.
ARTICLE 28 Consultations ARTICLE 28 CONSULTATIONS (1) Any Contracting Party may, at any time request consultations on the implementation, interpretation, application, amendment of, or compliance with this Agreement. (2) Such consultations, which may be through discussion or correspondence, shall begin within a period of sixty (60) days of the date of receipt of such a 29 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025207 request, unless otherwise agreed by both Contracting Parties. - 29 Verify source ↗
Settlement Of Disputes
AI-assisted research summary: If a dispute arises, the Contracting Parties should first try negotiation, may agree to mediation, and if needed must submit the dispute to a three-arbitrator tribunal.
ARTICLE 29 Settlement Of Disputes ARTICLE 29 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES (1) If any dispute arises between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall in the first place endeavour to settle such dispute by negotiation. (2) If the Contracting Parties fail to reach a settlement by negotiation, they may agree to refer the dispute to some competent and independent person or body for mediation . (3) If settlement is not reached in accordance with sub-Article (1) or (2) the dispute shall, at the request of either Contracting Party, be submitted for decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators. (4) Each Contracting Party shall appoint one arbitrator and the third arbitrator, to be jointly appointed by the two arbitrators so appointed, shall act as President of the tribunal. (5) Each Contracting Party shall appoint its arbitrator within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of a notice by either Contracting Party from the other, through the diplomatic channel, requesting arbitration of the dispute by such a tribunal and the third arbitrator, who shall be a national of a third State, shall be appointed within a further period of sixty (60) days. (6) If either Contracting Party fails to appoint 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 may be: Provided that the President is not a national of 30 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025208 either Contracting Party, in which case the Vice President of the Council may be so requested . In such a case, the arbitrator or arbitrators appointed by the said President or Vice President, as the case may be, shall not be nationals or permanent residents of the respective States of the Contracting Parties. (7) The tribunal shall determine the limits of its jurisdiction in accordance with this Agreement and shall establish its own procedure. (8) Subject to the final decision of the tribunal, the Contracting Parties shall bear in equal proportion the interim costs of arbitration . (9) The Contracting Parties shall comply with any provisional ruling and the final decision of the tribunal. (10) If, and for as long as, a Contracting Party fails to comply with a decision contemplated in sub-Article (6), the other Contracting Party may limit, suspend or revoke any rights or privileges which it has granted in terms of this Agreement to the Contracting Party in default. - 30 Verify source ↗
Amendment Of Agreement
AI-assisted research summary: This article sets out how the Agreement and its Annex may be amended.
ARTICLE 30 Amendment Of Agreement ARTICLE 30 AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT (1) If either of the Contracting Parties considers it desirable to amend any provision of this Agreement, such amendment shall be agreed upon in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 and shall be effected by an Exchange of Notes, through the diplomatic channel , and shall come into effect on the date on which each Contracting Party has notified the other of its compliance with the constitutional requirements necessary for the implementation of the relevant amendment. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-Article (1 ), amendments to the Annex to this Agreement may be agreed upon directly by the aeronautical authority of 31 V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025209 the Contracting Parties. Such amendments shall apply from the date they have been agreed upon and enter into force when confirmed by both Contracting Parties through the diplomatic channel. (3) This Agreement shall , mutatis mutandis, be deemed to have been amended by those provisions of any international convention or multilateral agreement that may become binding on both Contracting Parties. - 31 Verify source ↗
Multilateral Conventions
AI-assisted research summary: If both Contracting Parties join a multilateral agreement covering the same matters, they must consult on whether this agreement should be revised.
ARTICLE 31 Multilateral Conventions ARTICLE 31 MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS If both Contracting Parties become parties to a multilateral agreement that addresses matters covered by this agreement, they shall consult to determine whether this agreement should be revised to take into account the multilateral agreement. - 32 Verify source ↗
Registration Of Agreement And Amendments
AI-assisted research summary: The Contracting Parties must submit the agreement and any later amendments to the International Civil Aviation Organisation for registration.
ARTICLE 32 Registration Of Agreement And Amendments 2 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025180 ARTICLE 32 REGISTRATION OF AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS The Contracting Parties shall submit this Agreement and any subsequent amendments thereto to the International Civil Aviation Organisation for registration. - 33 Verify source ↗
Termination Of Agreement
AI-assisted research summary: Either Contracting Party may end the Agreement by written notice through the diplomatic channel, and must also send that notice to the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
ARTICLE 33 Termination Of Agreement ARTICLE 33 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT (1) Either Contracting Party may at any time from the entry into force of this Agreement give notice in writing through the diplomatic channel to the other Contracting Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be communicated simultaneously to the International Civil Aviation Organisation . 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 agreement before the expiry of this period . 32 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025210 (2) In default of acknowledgement of receipt of a notice of termination by the other Contracting Party, the notice shall be deemed to have been received fourteen (14) days after the date on which the International Civil Aviation Organisation acknowledged receipt thereof unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by agreement before the expiry of this period. - 34 Verify source ↗
Entry Into Force
AI-assisted research summary: The agreement enters into force when both Contracting Parties have notified each other in writing through diplomatic channels that they have met their constitutional requirements.
ARTICLE 34 Entry Into Force 3 V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025181 PREAMBLE The Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (hereinafter jointly referred to as the "Contracting Parties" and in the singular as a "Contracting Party"); BEING parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944; BEING parties to the Yamoussoukro Decision relating to the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Declaration concerning the liberalisation of Access to Air Transportation markets in Africa on 14 November 1999 as endorsed by the African Union (AU) Heads of States in July 2000; and DESIRING to promote an international aviation system based on the competition among airlines in the marketplace and to facilitate the expansion of international air services opportunities; Recognizing that effective international and competitive international air services enhance trade, the welfare of consumers, and economic growth; DESIRING to make it possible for airlines to offer the travelling and shipping public a variety of service options at prices that are not discriminatory and do not represent abuse of dominant position and wishing to encourage individual airlines to develop and implement innovative and competitive prices; ACKNOWLEDGING the importance of air transportation as a means of creating and preserving friendship, understanding and co-operation between the peoples of the two countries; and DESIRING to ensure the highest degree of safety and security in the international air services and reaffirming their grave concern about acts or threats against the 4 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025182 security of aircraft, which jeopardize the safety of persons or property adversely affect the operation of air services and undermine public confidence in the safety of civil aviation . HEREBY AGREE as follows: ARTICLE 34 ENTRY INTO FORCE This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which both Contracting Parties have notified each other in writing through diplomatic channels, of their compliance with the constitutional requirements necessary for the implementation thereof. The date of entry into force shall be the date of the last notification. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed and sealed this Agreement in two originals in the English language, all texts being equally authentic. DONE at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on this 4th day of December, 2023 FORT E GOVERNMENT OF THE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE Kl DOM OF ESWATINI REPUBLIC OF RWANDA Mr. Thulani Edmund Principal Secretary Ms Winnie NGAMIJE Deputy Director General Ministry of Public Works & Transport Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority 33 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025211 ROUTE SCHEDULE • For the designated airline(s) of the Republic of Rwanda Point(s) of Origin Intermediate Point(s) in the Point(s) Beyond Point(s) Kingdom of Eswatini Points in the Any points Any points Any points Republic of Rwanda For the designated airline(s) of the Kingdom of Eswatini Point(s) of Origin Intermediate Point(s) in the Point(s) Beyond Point(s) Republic of Rwanda Points in the Any points Any points Any points Kingdom of Eswatini Notes 1. Any point on the above routes may, at the option of the airline concerned , be omitted on any or all flights : Provided that any service either begins or terminates in the territory of the country designating the airline. 2. The designated airlines may exercise unrestricted 5th freedom traffic rights at intra-African points in accordance with the Yamoussoukro Decision. Furthermore, the designated airlines will be entitled to exercise 5th freedom traffic rights at intermediate and beyond points outside Africa as well. 34 V Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025212 Bibonywe kugira ngo bishyirwe ku mugereka w’Iteka rya Perezida nº 022/01 ryo ku wa 17/12/2025 ryemeza burundu Amasezerano hagati ya Guverinoma ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda na Guverinoma y’Ubwami bwa Eswatini yerekeranye no gutwara abantu n’ibintu mu kirere, yakorewe i Riyadh, muri Arabiya Sawudite, ku wa 04 Ukuboza 2023 Seen to be annexed to Presidential Order nº 022/01 of 17/12/2025 ratifying the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini, done at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 04 December 2023 l’Accord bilatéral sur l’Arrêté Vu pour être annexé à Présidentiel nº 022/01 du 17/12/2025 ratifiant les services aériens entre le Gouvernement de la République du Rwanda et le Gouvernement du Royaume d’Eswatini, fait à Riyad, en Arabie Saoudite, le 04 décembre 2023 Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025213 Kigali, 17/12/2025 (sé) KAGAME Paul Perezida wa Repubulika President of the Republic Président de la République (sé) Dr NSENGIYUMVA Justin Minisitiri w’Intebe Prime Minister Premier Ministre Bibonywe kandi bishyizweho Ikirango cya Repubulika: Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic: Vu et scellé du Sceau de la République: (sé) Dr UGIRASHEBUJA Emmanuel Minisitiri w’Ubutabera akaba n’Intumwa Nkuru ya Leta Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ministre de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux Official Gazette n° Special of 18/12/2025214
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BILATERAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, DONE AT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON 04 DECEMBER 2023
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