Article
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For the purpose of the present Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: —
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(a)
the term “the 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 Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof;
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(b)
the term “aeronautical authorities” means, in the case of the Republic of Ghana, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation and any person or body authorised to perform any functions at present exercised by the said Minister or similar functions, and in the case of the Netherlands any person or agency designated as such by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
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(c)
the term “designated airline” means an airline which one Contracting Party shall have designated, by written notification to the other Contracting Party, in accordance with Article 3 of the present Agreement, for the operation of air services on the routes specified in such notification;
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(d)
the term “territory” in relation to a State means the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto under the sovereignty, suzerainty, protection or trusteeship of that State;
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(e)
the terms “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.