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63 STAT.] DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES-JULY 19, 1949 2617X party to whom the rights have been granted by Article 1 to desig- nate an airline or airlines for the route concerned has authorized an airline for such route, and con- tracting party granting the rights shall, subject to Article 6 hereof, be bound to give the appropriate operating permission to the airline or airlines concerned; provided that the airlines so designated may be required to qualify before the competent aeronautical authori- ties of the contracting party grant- ing the rights under the laws and regulations normally applied by these autohorities before being per- mitted to engage in the operations contemplated by this agreement; and provided that in areas of hos- tilities or of military occupation, or in areas affected thereby, such inauguration shall be subject to the approval of the competent military authorities. ARTICLE 3 In order to prevent discrimina- tory practices and to assure equal- ity of treatment, both contracting parties agree that: a) Each of the contracting par- ties may impose or permit to be imposed just and reasonable charges for the use of public airports and other facilities under its control. Each of the contracting parties agrees, however, that these charges shall not be higher than would be paid for the use of such airports and facilities by its national air- la parte contratante a la cual, de acuerdo con el Articulo 1, se hayan otorgado los derechos con el fin de que designe una linea a6rea o lineas aereas para la ruta de que se trate, haya autorizado una linea aerea para que opere en dicha ruta. La parte contratante que otorgue los derechos estara, sin perjuicio de lo que se expresa en el articulo 6 de este acuerdo, comprometida a dar el correspondiente permiso de funcionamiento a la linea aerea o a las lineas a6reas interesadas, siempre que a las lineas aereas asi designadas se les requiera, antes de que se les permita comenzar las operaciones contempladas en este acuerdo, someterse a una califica- ci6n ante las autoridades aero- nauticas competentes de la parte contratante que otorgue los dere- chos, calificaci6n hecha de acuerdo con las leyes y reglamentos que aplican normalmente estas autori- dades, y siempre que en las areas de hostilidades o de ocupaci6n militar, o en las areas afectadas por estas, esa inauguraci6n est6 sujeta a la aprobaci6n de las auto- ridades militares competentes. ARTICULO 3 A fin de prevenir practicas dis- criminatorias y de asegurar la igualdad de tratamiento, ambas partes contratantes acuerdan lo siguiente: a) Cada una de las partes con- tratantes puede establecer, o per- mitir que se establezean, grava- menes justos y razonables por el uso de los aeropuertos piblicos y otras facilidades bajo su control. Cada una de las partes contra- tantes conviene, sin embargo, que estos gravamenes no seran mas altos que los que pagarian, por el Prevention of dis- criminatory practlow, etc. Charges for use of facilities.