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2802 Withholding or rev- ocation of certificate or permit. Pba, p. 2804 . Registration. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Article 7 Substantial ownership and effective control of airlines of each con- tracting party authorized under this Agreement shall be vested in nationals of that contracting party. Each contracting party reserves the right to withhold or revoke the certificate or permit of any airline of the other contracting party in case of failure of such airline to comply with the laws of the State over which it operates, as described in Article 6 hereof, or otherwise to fulfill the conditions under which the rights are granted in accordance with this Agreement and its Annex. Article 8 This Agreement and all contracts connected therewith shall be registered with the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organiza- tion, or its successor. Article 9 Disputes Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or in its Annex, any dispute between the contracting parties relating to the interpreta- tion or application of this Agreement or its Annex which cannot be settled through consultation shall be referred, for an advisory report, to the Interim Council of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (in accordance with the provisions of Article III, Sec- tion 6(8) of the Interim Agreement on International Civil Aviation 69 stat. 1M1. signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944) or its successor. Article 10 "Aeronautical au. thorities." "Designated air- line." "Territory." 61 Stat. , Pt. 2, p.1181. 61 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 12D7. For the purposes of this Agreement and its Annex, unless the con- text otherwise requires: (a) The term "aeronautical authorities" shall mean, in the case of the United States of America, the Civil Aeronautics Board and any person or body authorized to perform the functions presently exer- cised by the Board or similar functions, and, in the case of the Republic of China, the Minister of Communications for the time being, and any person or body authorized to perform any functions presently exer- cised by the said Minister or similar functions. (b) The term "designated airline" shall mean the air transport enterprises which the aeronautical authorities of one of the contract- ing parties have notified in writing to the aeronautical authorities of the other contracting party as the airlines designated by it in accord- ance with paragraph (a) of Article 2 of this Agreement for the routes specified in such notification. (c) The term "territory" shall have the meaning assigned to it by Article 2 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944. (d) The definitions contained in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Article 96 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944 shall apply.