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Exchange of Notes between the Government of Canada and the Government of Jamaica constituting an Agreement amending the Agreement on Air Transport signed at Nassau on October 18, 1985 [1987] CATSer 31 (16 December 1987)

E100246 - CTS 1987 No. 39

EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ON AIR TRANSPORT SIGNED AT NASSAU ON OCTOBER 18, 1985

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The Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry

CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION

KINGSTON, December 16, 1987

No. 089

The Right Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Industry
Kingston

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between Canada and Jamaica on Air Transport, signed at Nassau on October 18, 1985 and to subsequent discussions between representatives of our two Governments concerning an amendment of the Agreement.

Further to those discussions, I have the honour to propose that the Agreement be amended according to the Annexes attached hereto.

If this proposal is acceptable to the Government of Jamaica, I have the honour further to propose that this Note and the Annexes, which are authentic in the English and French languages, and your reply to that effect, shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments amending the Agreement on Air Transport of October 18, 1985 which shall enter into force on the date of your reply.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Kathryn E. McCallion

High Commissioner

ANNEX

SCHEDULE OF ROUTES

Section I

The following routes may be operated by the airline or airlines designated by the Government of Jamaica:

NOTES:

1. Any intermediate point may be omitted on any flight. Points may be served in any order providing all services commence or terminate in Jamaica.

2. On route 3, fifth freedom rights shall be available at any one point in the USA named by Jamaica, excluding Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Reno, Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami and Washington DC. In-transit rights may be exercised at two additional intermediate points in the USA, to be named by Jamaica without restriction, for the purpose of comingling traffic between Jamaica and the USA with traffic between Jamaica and Canada.

3. Points named by Jamaica may be changed every 6 months on 60 days notice to the aeronautical authorities of Canada.

4. Services to Montreal, Toronto and/or the point west of Ontario may be combined on the same flight. On any flight which combines service at Montreal with service at Toronto, fifth freedom rights may be exercised only at the points specified on route 1. On any flight which combines service at Toronto, or at both Toronto and Montreal, with service at a point in Western Canada, fifth freedom rights may be exercised only at the Cayman Islands and/or Philadelphia. On any flight which combines service at Montreal with service at a point west of Ontario but does not include service at Toronto, fifth freedom rights may be exercised only at one intermediate point in the USA not excluded on route 3.

5. In-transit rights only shall be available on services between points in the Bahama Islands and Canada for the purpose of comingling traffic between Jamaica and the Bahama Islands with traffic between Jamaica and Canada.

6. In-transit rights only shall be available on services between Baltimore and Toronto for the purpose of comingling traffic between Jamaica and Baltimore with traffic between Jamaica and Toronto.

The following routes may be operated by the airline or airlines designated by the Government of Canada:

NOTES:

1. Any intermediate or beyond point may be omitted on any flight. Points may be served in any order provided services originate or terminate in Canada.

2. Beyond points named by Canada may be changed every six months on sixty days notice to the aeronautical authorities of Jamaica.

3. In-transit rights only shall be available between Cuba and destinations in Jamaica for the purpose of comingling traffic between Canada and Jamaica with traffic between Canada and Cuba.

4. In-transit rights and stopover rights only shall be available between the Bahama Islands and destinations in Jamaica for the purpose of comingling traffic between Canada and Jamaica with traffic between Canada and the Bahama Islands.

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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry to the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica

December 16, 1987

137/505/50

Her Excellency Miss Kathryn E. McCallion
Canadian High Commissioner
Canadian High Commission
Kingston

Excellency,

I have the honour to refer to your Note of today’s date, the text of which reads as follows:

(See Note No. 089 from Canada of December 16, 1987)

I have the honour to inform you that the proposals contained in your Note and the Annexes attached thereto, the texts of which are herewith enclosed are acceptable to the Government of Jamaica and to confirm that your Note and this reply shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments amending the Agreement on Air Transport of October 18, 1985 which shall enter into force on the date of this reply.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

Hugh Lawson Shearer

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry