Montreal on 1 March 1991, insofar as the Parties are parties to these conventions, as well as
all other conventions and protocols relating to civil aviation security of which the Parties are
parties.
3.
The Parties shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each other to
address any threat to the security of civil aviation, including the prevention of acts of
unlawful seizure of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, of
their passengers and crew, airports and air navigation facilities, and any other threat to the
security of civil aviation.
4.
The Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in conformity with the international
aviation security standards and appropriate recommended practices established by the ICAO.
They shall require that operators of aircraft of their registries, operators of aircraft who have
their principal place of business or permanent residence in their territory, and the operators of
airports in their territory, act, at least, in conformity with such aviation security provisions.
5.
Each Party shall ensure that effective measures are taken within its territory to protect
civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference, including, but not limited to, screening of
passengers and their cabin baggage, screening of hold baggage, screening and security
controls for persons other than passengers, including crew, and their items carried, screening
and security controls for cargo, mail, in-flight and airport supplies, and access control to
airside and security restricted areas. Those measures shall be adjusted to meet increases in the
threat to the security of civil aviation. Each Party agrees that the security provisions required
by the other Party relating to the admission to, operating within, or departure from its
territory of aircraft must be observed.
6.
With full regard and mutual respect for each other's sovereignty, a Party may adopt
security measures for entry into its territory, as well as emergency measures, in order to meet
a specific security threat, which should be communicated to the other Party without delay.
Each Party shall give positive consideration to any request from the other Party for
reasonable special security measures, and the first Party shall take into account the security
measures already applied by the other Party and any views that the other Party may offer as
well as the possible adverse effects on air transport between the Parties. Except where not
reasonably possible in case of emergency, each Party will inform the other Party in advance
of any special security measures it intends to introduce which could have a significant
financial or operational impact on the air transport services provided under this Agreement.
Either Party may request a meeting of the Joint Committee, on an urgent basis if appropriate,
to discuss such security measures, as provided for in Article 22 of this Agreement.
7.
Each Party recognises, however, that nothing in this Article limits the ability of a
Party to refuse entry into its territory of any flight or flights that it deems to present a threat to
its security.
8.
When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft or other
unlawful acts against the safety of aircraft, passengers, crew, airports or air navigation
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