1.   The Parties shall take all appropriate measures, whether general or particular, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations arising out of this Agreement and shall abstain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of this Agreement.

2.   The implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of any Party stemming from its participation in international organisations and/or international agreements, in particular the Convention and the Transit Agreement.

3.   In applying the measures of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Parties shall, within the scope of this Agreement:

1.   The Parties shall cooperate through all possible means to ensure the progressive incorporation in Ukraine's legislation of the requirements and standards of the European Union acts listed in Annex I to this Agreement, as well as the implementation by Ukraine of these provisions via:

2.   Ukraine shall adopt the necessary measures to incorporate into the Ukrainian legal system and implement the requirements and standards of the European Union acts listed in Annex I to this Agreement in accordance with the transitional arrangements specified in Article 33 and the related Annex III to this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall inform each other on their respective authorities responsible in the area of safety oversight, airworthiness, air carriers licensing, airport matters, aviation security, air traffic management, accident and incident investigation, establishment of air navigation and airport charges without delay through the Joint Committee.

1.   While entering, within or leaving the territory of one Party, the laws and regulations applicable within that territory relating to the admission to or departure from its territory of aircraft engaged in air transport, or to the operation and navigation of aircraft shall be complied with by the other Party's air carriers.

2.   While entering, within or leaving the territory of one Party, the laws and regulations applicable within that territory relating to the admission to or departure from its territory of passengers, crew or cargo on aircraft (including regulations relating to entry, clearance, immigration, passports, customs and quarantine or, in the case of mail, postal regulations) shall be complied with by, or on behalf of, such passengers, crew or cargo of the other Party's air carriers.

1.   Subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, the Parties shall act in conformity with their respective legislation concerning the requirements and standards relating to aviation safety specified in Annex I, Part C, to this Agreement under the conditions set out in this Article.

2.   While continuing to carry out functions and tasks of the State of design, manufacture, registration and operator, as provided by the Convention, Ukraine shall incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall cooperate to ensure the effective implementation by Ukraine of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. For this purpose, Ukraine shall be involved in the work of EASA as an observer from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, as provided for in Annex VI to this Agreement.

4.   To ensure operating of agreed services under points (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Article 16(1) of this Agreement, each Party shall recognise as valid certificates of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licences issued or validated by the other Party and still in force, provided that the requirements for such certificates or licences at least equal to the minimum standards that may be established pursuant to the Convention.

5.   The recognition by the EU Member States of certificates issued by Ukraine referred to in Annex IV, Section 1, to this Agreement shall be decided in accordance with the provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

6.   The Parties shall cooperate towards the convergence of certification systems in the areas of initial and continuing airworthiness.

7.   The Parties shall ensure that aircraft registered in one Party suspected of non-compliance with international aviation safety standards established pursuant to the Convention and landing at airports open to international air traffic in the territory of the other Party shall be subject to ramp inspections by the competent authorities of that other Party, on board and around the aircraft, to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment.

8.   The Parties shall exchange information, including on any findings, identified during ramp inspections carried out in accordance with paragraph 7 of this Article through the relevant means.

9.   The competent authorities of a Party may request consultations with the competent authorities of the other Party at any time concerning the safety standards maintained by the other Party, including in areas other than those covered by the acts referred to in Annex I to this Agreement, or on findings, identified during the ramp inspections. Such consultations shall take place within 30 days of that request.

10.   Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to limit the authority of a Party to take all appropriate and immediate measures whenever it ascertains that an aircraft, a product or an operation may:

11.   Where a Party takes action under paragraph 10 of this Article, it shall promptly inform the competent authorities of the other Party of taking such action, providing reasons for its action.

12.   Where measures taken in application of paragraph 10 of this Article are not discontinued even though the basis for taking them has ceased to exist, either Party may refer the matter to the Joint Committee.

13.   Any amendments to national law with respect to the status of the competent authorities of Ukraine or any competent authority of the EU Member States shall be notified, without delay, by the Party concerned to the other Parties.

1.   Ukraine shall incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the provisions contained in the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Document 30, Part II, in accordance with the transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement. In the context of the assessments provided for in Article 33(2) of this Agreement, European Commission inspectors may participate as observers in the inspections carried out by the Ukrainian competent authorities in airports located in the territory of Ukraine, according to a mechanism agreed by the two Parties. This Agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of Ukraine and the EU Member States under Annex 17 to the Convention.

2.   The assurance of safety for civil aircraft, their passengers and crew being a fundamental pre-condition for the operation of international air services, the Parties reaffirm their obligations to each other to provide for the security of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference, and in particular their obligations under the Convention, the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 September 1963, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971, the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 24 February 1988 and the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for purpose of Detection, signed at Montreal on 1 March 1991, insofar as both Parties are parties to these conventions, as well as all other conventions and protocols relating to civil aviation security of which both Parties are parties.

3.   The Parties shall provide upon request all necessary assistance to each other to prevent acts of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, 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 aviation security Standards and, so far as they are applied by them, the Recommended Practices established by the ICAO and designated as Annexes to the Convention, to the extent that such security provisions are applicable to the Parties. Both Parties shall require that operators of aircraft of their registry, operators who have their principal place of business or permanent residence in their territory, and the operators of airports in their territory, act 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 and security controls for cargo and mail prior to boarding or loading of aircraft, as well as security controls for in-flight supplies and airport supplies and access control and screening of persons other than passengers upon entering to security restricted areas. Those measures shall be adjusted as necessary, to address vulnerabilities and threats in civil aviation. Each Party agrees that their air carriers may be required to observe the aviation security provisions referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article required by the other Party, for entry into, departure from or while within the territory of that other Party.

6.   Each Party shall also give positive consideration to any request from the other Party for reasonable special security measures to meet a particular threat. 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 to discuss such security measures, as provided for in Article 29 of this Agreement.

7.   When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure of civil aircraft or other unlawful acts against the safety of such aircraft, their passengers and crew, airports or air navigation facilities occurs, the Parties shall assist each other by facilitating communications and other appropriate measures intended to terminate rapidly and safely such incident or threat.

8.   Each Party shall take all measures it finds practicable to ensure that an aircraft subjected to an act of unlawful seizure or other acts of unlawful interference which is on the ground in its territory is detained on the ground unless its departure is necessitated by the overriding duty to protect human life. Wherever practicable, such measures shall be taken on the basis of mutual consultations.

9.   When a Party has reasonable grounds to believe that the other Party has departed from the aviation security provisions of this Article, that Party shall request immediate consultations with the other Party.

10.   Without prejudice to Article 19 of this Agreement, failure to reach a satisfactory agreement within 15 days from the date of such request shall constitute grounds to withhold, revoke, limit or impose conditions on the operating authorisation of one or more air carriers of such other Party.

11.   When required by an immediate and extraordinary threat, a Party may take interim action prior to the expiry of 15 days.

12.   Any action taken in accordance with the paragraph 10 or 11 of this Article shall be discontinued upon compliance by the other Party with the full provisions of this Article.

1.   Subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, the Parties shall act in conformity with their respective legislation concerning the requirements and standards relating to air traffic management specified in Annex I, Part B, to this Agreement under the conditions set out in this Article.

2.   Ukraine shall incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in accordance with the transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall cooperate in the field of air traffic management to ensure the effective implementation by Ukraine of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, as well as with a view to extending the Single European Sky to Ukraine in order to enhance current safety standards and overall efficiency of general air traffic operations in Europe, to optimise air traffic control capacities, to minimise delays and to increase environmental efficiency.

4.   To this purpose, Ukraine shall be involved as an observer in the Single Sky Committee from the date of entry into force of this Agreement and Ukrainian competent entities and/or authorities shall be associated on a non-discriminatory basis, through appropriate coordination regarding SESAR in accordance with the relevant legislation.

5.   The Joint Committee shall be responsible for monitoring and facilitating cooperation in the field of air traffic management.

6.   With a view to facilitating the application of the Single European Sky legislation:

7.   This Agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of Ukraine under the Convention, as well as regional air navigation agreements in force and approved by the ICAO Council. After the entry into force of this Agreement, any subsequent regional agreement should comply with its provisions.

8.   With a view to maintaining a high level of safety in order to maximise the capacity of airspace and efficiency of air traffic management and subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, Ukraine shall organise the airspace under its responsibility in line with the EU requirements concerning the establishment of functional airspace blocks (FABs), as referred to in Annex I, Part B, to this Agreement.

The Parties shall cooperate to consider the possible integration of the airspace under Ukraine's responsibility into a FAB, in line with EU legislation and taking into consideration the operational benefits of such integration.

9.   The recognition by the EU Member States of the relevant certificates issued by Ukraine referred to in Annex IV, Section 2, to this Agreement shall be decided in accordance with Annex III to this Agreement.

1.   The Parties recognise the importance of protecting the environment when developing and implementing aviation policy. The Parties acknowledge that effective global, regional, national and/or local action is needed to minimise civil aviation's impact on the environment.

2.   Subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, the Parties shall act in conformity with their respective legislation concerning the requirements and standards relating to the environment specified in Annex I, Part D, to this Agreement under the conditions set out in this Article.

3.   Ukraine shall incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, in accordance with the transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

4.   The Parties shall cooperate to ensure the effective implementation by Ukraine of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, while recognising the importance of working together, and within the framework of multilateral discussions, to consider the effects of aviation on the environment, and to ensure that any mitigating measures are fully consistent with the objectives of this Agreement.

5.   Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the authority of the competent authorities of a Party to take all appropriate measures to prevent or otherwise address the environmental impacts of air transport provided that such measures are applied without distinction as to nationality and do not contradict rights and obligations of the Parties under international law.

1.   Subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, the Parties shall act in conformity with their respective legislation concerning the requirements and standards relating to consumer protection specified in Annex I, Part F, to this Agreement.

2.   Ukraine shall incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall cooperate to ensure the effective implementation by Ukraine of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

4.   The Parties shall also cooperate to ensure the protection of consumers' rights ensuing from this Agreement.

1.   The Parties shall aim at enhancing industrial cooperation, and in particular by means of:

2.   This Agreement shall be without prejudice to existing technical and industrial standards in Ukraine for the manufacturing of aircraft and their components that are not covered by Annex I to this Agreement.

3.   The Joint Committee shall monitor and facilitate industrial cooperation.

1.   Subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, the Parties shall act in conformity with their respective legislation concerning the requirements and standards relating to computerised reservation systems specified in Annex I, Part G, to this Agreement. The Parties shall guarantee free access by one Party's computerised reservation systems to the other Party's market.

2.   Ukraine shall incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall cooperate to ensure the implementation by Ukraine of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

1.   Subject to the transitional provisions set out in Annex III to this Agreement, the Parties shall act in conformity with their respective legislation concerning the requirements and standards relating to social aspects specified in Annex I, Part E, to this Agreement.

2.   Ukraine shall adopt the necessary measures to incorporate in its legislation and effectively implement the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with transitional provisions stipulated in Annex III to this Agreement.

3.   The Parties shall cooperate to ensure the implementation by Ukraine of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating the requirements and standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

1.   This Agreement shall be without prejudice to the right of each Party, subject to compliance with the principle of non-discrimination and the provisions of this Article and of Article 4 of this Agreement, to unilaterally adopt new legislation or amend its existing legislation in the field of air transport or an associated area mentioned in Annex I to this Agreement.

2.   When one Party considers adopting new legislation within the scope of this Agreement or an amendment to its legislation it shall inform the other Party. Upon the request of either Party, the Joint Committee shall within two months thereafter hold an exchange of views on the implications of such new legislation or amendment for the proper functioning of this Agreement.

3.   The Joint Committee shall:

1.   Each Party shall grant to the other Party in accordance with Annexes II and III to this Agreement the following rights for the conduct of international air transport by the air carriers of the other Party:

2.   Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on the air carriers of Ukraine the right to take on board, in the territory of any EU Member State, passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail carried for compensation and destined for another point in the territory of that Member State.

1.   On receipt of an application for operating authorisation or technical permission from an air carrier of one Party, the competent authorities of the other Party shall recognise any fitness or nationality determination made by the competent authorities of the first Party with respect to that air carrier as if such determination had been made by its own competent authorities and not inquire further into such matters, except as provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.

2.   If, after receipt of an application for operating authorisation or technical permission from an air carrier, or after the grant of such operating authorisation or technical permission, the competent authorities of the receiving Party have a specific reason for concern that, despite the determination made by the competent authorities of the other Party the conditions prescribed in Article 17 of this Agreement for the grant of appropriate operating authorisations or technical permissions have not been met, then they are to promptly advise those authorities, giving substantive reasons for their concern. In that event, either Party may seek consultations, which may include representatives of the relevant competent authorities and/or additional information relevant to this concern and such requests are to be met as soon as practicable. If the matter remains unresolved, either Party may bring the matter to the Joint Committee.

1.   The competent authorities of either Party may refuse, revoke, suspend or limit the operating authorisations or technical permissions or otherwise suspend or limit the operations of an air carrier of another Party where:

2.   Unless immediate action is essential to prevent further non-compliance with point (c) or (d) of paragraph 1 of this Article, the rights established by this Article shall be exercised only after consultation with the competent authorities of the other Party.

3.   Neither Party shall use its rights established by this Article to refuse, revoke, suspend or limit operating authorisations or technical permissions of any air carriers of a Party on the grounds that majority ownership and/or effective control of that air carrier is vested in one or more Parties to the ECAA Agreement or their nationals, provided that such Party or Parties to the ECAA Agreement offer reciprocal treatment and apply the terms and conditions of the ECAA Agreement.

1.   Notwithstanding Articles 17 and 19 of this Agreement, the majority ownership or the effective control of an air carrier of Ukraine by the EU Member States and/or their nationals, or of an air carrier of the European Union by Ukraine and/or its nationals, shall be permitted by virtue of a prior decision of the Joint Committee.

2.   That decision shall specify the conditions associated with the operation of the agreed services under this Agreement and with the services between third countries and the Parties. Article 29(8) of this Agreement shall not apply to this type of decision.

1.   Without prejudice to more favourable provisions in existing agreements and within the scope of this Agreement, the Parties shall abolish quantitative restrictions and measures having an equivalent effect on the transfer of equipment, supplies, spare parts and other devices when they are necessary for an air carrier to continue to provide air transport services under the conditions foreseen by this Agreement.

2.   The obligation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not preclude the Parties from prohibiting or imposing restrictions on such transfers justified on the grounds of public policy or public security, of the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants, or of the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.

1.   On arriving in the territory of one Party, aircraft operated in international air transport by the air carriers of the other Party, their regular equipment, fuel, lubricants, consumable technical supplies, ground equipment, spare parts (including engines), aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items as food, beverages and liquor, tobacco and other products destined for sale to or use by passengers in limited quantities during flight) and other items intended for or used solely in connection with the operation or servicing of aircraft engaged in international air transport shall be exempt, on the basis of reciprocity, under its relevant applicable legislation, from all import restrictions, property taxes and capital levies, customs duties, excise duties and similar fees and charges that are:

2.   The following shall also be exempt, on the basis of reciprocity, under relevant applicable legislation of a Party, from the taxes, levies, duties, fees and charges referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, with the exception of charges based on the cost of the service provided:

3.   Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from imposing taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory on a non-discriminatory basis for use in an aircraft of an air carrier that operates between two points in its territory.

4.   Equipment and supplies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be required to be kept under the supervision or control of the appropriate authorities and not to be transferred without payment of relevant customs duties and taxes.

5.   The exemptions provided for by this Article shall also be available where the air carriers of one Party have contracted with another air carrier which similarly enjoys such exemptions from the other Party for the loan or transfer in the territory of the other Party of the items specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.

6.   Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent either Party from imposing taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on goods sold other than for consumption on board to passengers during a sector of an air service between two points within its territory at which embarkation or disembarkation is permitted.

7.   Baggage and cargo in direct transit across the territory of a Party shall be exempt from taxes, customs duties, fees and other similar charges that are not based on the cost of the service provided.

8.   The regular airborne equipment, as well as the material and supplies normally retained on board the aircraft of an air carrier of either Party, may be unloaded in the territory of the other Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that territory. In such case, they may be placed under the supervision of the said authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs regulations.

9.   The stipulations of this Agreement shall not affect the field of VAT, with the exception of turnover tax on imports. The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the provisions of any convention between a Member State and Ukraine for the avoidance of double taxation on income and on capital that may be in force at the relevant time.

1.   Each Party shall ensure that user charges that may be imposed by its competent charging authorities or bodies on the air carriers of the other Party for the use of air navigation and air traffic control, airport, aviation security and related facilities and services are just, reasonable, not unjustly discriminatory, and equitably apportioned among categories of users. Without prejudice to Article 9 of this Agreement, these charges may reflect, but shall not exceed, the full cost to the competent charging authorities or bodies of providing the appropriate airport and aviation security facilities and services at that airport or within that airport's system. These charges may include a reasonable return on assets, after depreciation. Facilities and services for which user charges are made shall be provided on an efficient and economic basis. In any event, these charges shall be imposed on the air carriers of the other Party on terms not less favourable than the most favourable terms available to any other air carrier at the time the charges are assessed. User charges shall be established by the competent charging authorities or bodies of the Parties in national or foreign currency.

2.   Each Party shall encourage or require consultations in accordance with the existing applicable legislation, between the competent charging authorities or bodies in its territory and the air carriers and/or their representative bodies using the services and facilities, and shall ensure that the competent charging authorities or bodies and the air carriers or their representative bodies exchange such information as may be necessary to permit an accurate review of the reasonableness of the user charges in accordance with the principles of paragraph 1 of this Article. Each Party shall ensure that the competent charging authorities or bodies provide users with reasonable notice of any proposal for changes in user charges in order to enable those authorities to consider the views expressed by the users before changes are made.

1.   The Parties shall permit the air carriers to freely establish prices on the basis of free and fair competition.

2.   The Parties shall not require prices to be filed or notified.

3.   If the competent authorities of either Party believe that any price is inconsistent with the considerations set out in this Article, they shall send appropriate notice to the competent authorities of the other Party concerned and may request consultations with these authorities. Consultations between the competent authorities may be held on matters such as prices which may be unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory or subsidised. Such consultations shall be held not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the request.

1.   Within the scope of this Agreement, Title IV of the Association Agreement or any successor agreement between the European Union, its Member States and Ukraine shall apply, except where more specific rules on competition and State aid for the aviation sector are included in this Agreement.

2.   The Parties acknowledge that it is their joint objective to have a fair and competitive environment for the operation of air services. The Parties recognise that fair competitive practices by air carriers are most likely to occur where these air carriers operate on a fully commercial basis and are not subsidised.

3.   State aid which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain companies or undertakings or certain aviation products or services, is incompatible with the proper functioning of this Agreement, insofar as it may affect trade between the Parties in the aviation sector.

4.   As regards State aid, any practices contrary to this Article shall be assessed on the basis of criteria arising from the application of the competition rules applicable in the European Union and in particular the ones specified in Annex VII to this Agreement.

5.   If one Party finds that conditions exist in the territory of the other Party, in particular due to a subsidy, which would adversely affect the fair and equal opportunity of its air carriers to compete, it may submit observations to the other Party. Furthermore, it may request a meeting of the Joint Committee, as provided for in Article 29 of this Agreement. From the receipt of such a request, consultations shall start within 30 days. Failure to reach a satisfactory agreement within 30 days from the start of consultations shall constitute grounds for the Party that requested the consultations to take action to refuse, revoke, suspend or limit the authorisations of the air carrier(s) concerned, in accordance with Article 19 of this Agreement.

6.   The actions, referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article, shall be appropriate, proportionate and restricted with regard to scope and duration to what is strictly necessary. They shall be exclusively directed towards the air carrier or air carriers benefiting from a subsidy or the conditions referred to in this Article, and shall be without prejudice to the right of either Party to take action under Article 31 of this Agreement.

7.   Each Party, upon notification to the other Party, may approach responsible government entities in the territory of the other Party including entities at the State, provincial or local level to discuss matters relating to this Article.

8.   Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or jeopardise the power of the competition authorities of the Parties in that all matters relating to the enforcement of competition law fall under their exclusive competence. Any action taken pursuant to this Article shall be without prejudice to actions taken by these authorities, which shall be fully independent from actions taken pursuant to this Article.

9.   This Article shall apply without prejudice to the Parties' laws and regulations regarding public service obligations in the territories of the Parties.

10.   The Parties shall exchange information taking into account the limitations imposed by the requirements of professional and business confidentiality.

1.   Each Party shall provide the other Party with statistics that are required by domestic laws and regulations and, upon request, other available statistical information as may be reasonably required for the purpose of reviewing the operation of the air services.

2.   The Parties shall cooperate in the framework of the Joint Committee to facilitate the exchange of statistical information between them for the purpose of monitoring the development of air services under this Agreement.

1.   The Parties shall take all appropriate measures, whether general or specific, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations arising out of this Agreement and shall refrain from any measures which would jeopardise attainment of the objectives of this Agreement.

2.   Each Party shall be responsible, in its own territory, for the proper enforcement of this Agreement. Ukraine shall be responsible as well for the implementation of its legislation adopted with the aim of incorporating into its legal system the requirements and standards of the European Union acts relating to civil aviation referred to in Annex I to this Agreement.

3.   Each Party shall give the other Party all necessary information and assistance in relation to investigations on possible infringements of provisions of this Agreement which the other Party carries out under its respective competences as provided for in this Agreement.

4.   Whenever the Parties act under the powers granted to them by this Agreement on matters which are of substantial interest to the other Party and which concern the authorities or companies or undertakings of the other Party, the competent authorities of the other Party shall be fully informed and given the opportunity to comment before a final decision is taken.

5.   Insofar as the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the acts specified in Annex I to this Agreement are identical in substance to corresponding rules of the EU Treaties and to acts adopted pursuant to the EU Treaties, those provisions shall, in their implementation and application, be interpreted in conformity with the relevant rulings and decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as "the Court of Justice", and the European Commission respectively.

1.   A Joint Committee composed of representatives of the Parties is hereby established and shall be responsible for the administration of this Agreement and shall ensure its proper implementation. For this purpose it shall make recommendations and take decisions where expressly provided for by this Agreement.

2.   The decisions of the Joint Committee shall be adopted by consensus and be binding upon the Parties. They shall be put into effect by the Parties, in accordance with their internal procedures. The Parties will inform each other of the finalisation of such procedures and the date of entry into force of the decisions. Whenever a decision taken by the Joint Committee contains a requirement for action to be taken by a Party, that Party shall take the necessary measures and inform the Joint Committee thereof.

3.   The Joint Committee shall adopt, by a decision, its rules of procedure.

4.   The Joint Committee shall meet as and when necessary at the request of a Party.

5.   A Party may also request a meeting of the Joint Committee to seek to resolve any question relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement. Such a meeting shall take place at the earliest possible date, but not later than two months from the date of receipt of the request, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.

6.   For the purpose of the proper implementation of this Agreement, the Parties shall exchange information and, at the request of either Party, shall hold consultations within the Joint Committee.

7.   If, in the view of one of the Parties, a decision of the Joint Committee is not properly implemented by the other Party, the former Party may request that the issue be discussed by the Joint Committee. If the Joint Committee cannot solve the issue within two months of its referral, the requesting Party may take appropriate safeguard measures under Article 31 of this Agreement.

8.   Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article, if the Joint Committee does not take a decision on an issue which has been referred to it within six months of the date of referral, the Parties may take appropriate temporary safeguard measures under Article 31 of this Agreement.

9.   In accordance with Article 20 of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine questions relating to bilateral investments of majority ownership, or changes in the effective control of air carriers of the Parties.

10.   The Joint Committee shall also develop cooperation between the Parties by:

1.   If any dispute arises between the Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement, they shall in the first place endeavour to settle it through formal consultations within the Joint Committee in accordance with Article 29(5) of this Agreement. In cases where the Joint Committee takes decisions under this procedure concerning the interpretation or application of requirements and standards referred to in Annex I to this Agreement, such decisions shall respect the rulings of the Court of Justice relating to the interpretation of the pertinent requirements and standards, as well as the decisions of the European Commission which are taken under the terms of the corresponding requirements and standards.

2.   Either Party may refer any dispute relating to the application or interpretation of this Agreement which it has not been possible to resolve in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article to an arbitration panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the following procedure:

3.   At the request of a Party the arbitration panel may order the other Party to implement interim relief measures pending the panel's final decision.

4.   Any provisional decision or final decision of the arbitration panel shall be binding upon the Parties. The arbitration panel shall seek to adopt any provisional decision or final decision by consensus. Where consensus is not possible, it shall adopt its decisions by majority voting.

5.   If one of the Parties does not act in conformity with a decision of the arbitration panel taken under the terms of this Article within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notification of the aforementioned decision, the other Party may, for as long as this failure endures, limit, suspend or revoke the rights or privileges which it had granted under the terms of this Agreement from the Party at fault.

1.   Without prejudice to Articles 7 and 8 of this Agreement and to the safety and security assessments mentioned in Annex III to this Agreement, a Party may take appropriate safeguard measures if it considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Agreement. Safeguard measures shall be restricted with regard to their scope and duration to what is strictly necessary in order to remedy the situation or maintain the balance of this Agreement. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement.

2.   A Party which is considering taking safeguard measures shall without delay notify the other Party through the Joint Committee and shall provide all relevant information.

3.   The Parties shall immediately enter into consultations in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution.

4.   Without prejudice to Articles 7 and 8 of this Agreement, the Party concerned may not take safeguard measures until one month has elapsed after the date of notification under paragraph 2 of this Article, unless the consultation procedure under paragraph 3 of this Article has been concluded before the expiry of the stated time limit.

5.   The Party concerned shall, without delay, notify the measures taken to the Joint Committee and shall provide all relevant information.

6.   Any action taken under the terms of this Article shall be suspended, as soon as the Party at fault satisfies the provisions of this Agreement.

1.   Annex III to this Agreement establishes the transitional arrangements and corresponding transitional periods applying between the Parties.

2.   The gradual transition of Ukraine to the effective implementation of the requirements and standards of the European Union acts relating to civil aviation referred to in Annex I to this Agreement and the fulfilment of the conditions under Annex III to this Agreement shall be subject to assessments, which shall be carried out by the European Commission in cooperation with Ukraine and, as regards aviation safety standardisation inspections carried out by the EASA, in accordance with the requirements and standards specified in Annex I, Part C, to this Agreement.

When Ukraine is satisfied that the relevant legislative requirements and standards are incorporated in the Ukrainian legislation and implemented, it shall inform the European Commission that an assessment should be carried out.

3.   If the European Commission determines that Ukraine fulfils the relevant requirements and standards, it shall submit the matter to the Joint Committee for it to take a decision that Ukraine qualifies for passing to the next transitional period or complies with all these requirements.

4.   If the European Commission determines that Ukraine does not fulfil the relevant requirements and standards, it shall so report to the Joint Committee. The European Commission shall thereafter recommend to Ukraine specific improvements and determine, in consultation with Ukraine, an implementing period within which the relevant deficiencies can reasonably be addressed. Before the end of the implementing period, a second and, if necessary, further assessments shall be made whether the recommended improvements have effectively and satisfactorily been implemented.

5.   If the European Commission determines that the relevant deficiencies have been addressed, it shall submit the matter to the Joint Committee to decide accordingly and as stipulated in paragraph 3 of this Article.

1.   The provisions of this Agreement shall prevail over the relevant provisions of the bilateral air transport agreements and/or arrangements between the Parties.

2.   Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, the provisions concerning ownership, traffic rights, capacity, frequencies, type or change of aircraft, code-sharing and pricing of a bilateral agreement or arrangement between Ukraine and the European Union or an EU Member State, shall apply between the Parties if such bilateral agreement and/or arrangement is more favourable, in terms of freedom for the air carriers concerned, or otherwise more favourable and provided that there is no discrimination between EU Member States and their nationals. The same applies for provisions that are not covered by this Agreement.

3.   If the Parties become parties to a multilateral agreement or endorse a decision adopted by the ICAO or another international organisation that addresses matters covered by this Agreement, they shall consult in the Joint Committee to determine whether this Agreement should be revised to take into account such developments.

1.   The Joint Committee may, upon the proposal of one Party and in accordance with this Article, decide by consensus to modify the Annexes to this Agreement as provided for in point (a) of Article 15(3) of this Agreement.

2.   Amendments to the Annexes to this Agreement shall enter into force after completion by the Parties of the necessary internal procedures.

3.   At the request of any Party and in accordance with the relevant procedures, taking into account possible recommendations by the Joint Committee, this Agreement shall be reviewed in the light of the application of its provisions, in order to consider any necessary future development. Any resulting amendment of this Agreement shall enter into force as provided for in Article 38 of this Agreement.

1.   This Agreement shall be subject to ratification or approval by the signatories in accordance with their own procedures.

2.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month after the date of the last note of the exchange of diplomatic notes between the Parties confirming that all necessary procedures for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed. For the purpose of this exchange, Ukraine shall deliver to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union its diplomatic note to the European Union and its Member States and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union shall deliver to Ukraine the diplomatic note from the European Union and its Member States. The diplomatic note from the European Union and its Member States shall contain communications from each Member State confirming that its necessary procedures for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed.

3.   Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the Parties agree to provisionally apply this Agreement, in accordance with their internal procedures or national legislation, as applicable, from the first day of the month following the date of the latest note by which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the relevant national procedures to provisionally apply or as the case may be to conclude this Agreement.

4.   The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall act as the depositary of this Agreement.