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16、IHS-,-,-LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To: President of the Council From: Chairman, Worldwide Air Transport Conference I have the honour to submit the Report on the work of the Worldwide Air Transport Conference, held at ICA0 Headquarters in Montreal from 24 to 28 March 2003. Ahovaleamoemapa Faletau Chairman
17、 Worldwide Air Transport Conference Montreal, 28 March 2003 Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAONot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal . (i) Table of Contents .
18、(iii) Introduction 1 Agenda Item 1: Preview . 6 Agenda Item 1.1: Background to and experience of liberalization Agenda Item 1.2: Safety and security aspects of liberalization . 12 7 Agenda Item 2: Examination of key regulatory issues in liberalization 15 Agenda Item 2.1: Air Carrier ownership and co
19、ntrol . 16 Agenda Item 2.2: Market access : 24 Agenda Item 2.3: Fair competition and safeguards 34 Agenda Item 2.4: Consumer interests . 41 Agenda Item 2.5: Product distribution 44 Agenda Item 2.6: Dispute resolution . 47 AgendaItem2.7: Transparency . 50 . 53 Agenda Item 3.1: Review of template air
20、services agreement (TASA) Agenda Item 4.1: Mechanisms to facilitate further liberalization . 55 Agenda Item 4.2: Declaration of global principles for international air transport . 58 Appendix A: Openingaddresses . 64 Appendix B: List of participants . 68 Appendix C: Listofworkingpapers 84 (iii) Copy
21、right International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAONot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION Site and duration of the Conference 1. The Fifth Worldwide Air Transport Conference: Challenges and Op
22、portunities of Liberalization (ATConf/S) was convened in the Assembly Hall of the Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal on 24 March 2003. Dr. Assad Kotaite, President of the Council, opened the Conference, which was also addressed by Ms. A. McGinley, Chairm
23、an of the Air Transport Committee. Mr. R.C. Costa Pereira, the Secretary General, welcomed the participants and introduced the Conference Secretariat. Addresses made at the opening meeting appear at Appendix A. The Conference completed its work on 28 March 2003. Agenda 2. presented in ATConf/S-WP/l:
24、 The Conference adopted the following agenda which had been approved by the Council and 1. PREVIEW 1.1 Background to and experience of liberalization: Basic concept and approaches; issues in regulation and commercialization of air carriers, airports and air navigation service providers; benefits and
25、 drawbacks; influence of broader regulatory environment including trade, fiscal, competition, social and labour policies. 1.2 Safety and security aspects of liberalization: Safety and security implications of commercialization, outsourcing and transnational commercial arrangements. 2. EXAMINATION OF
26、 KEY REGULATORY ISSUES IN LIBERALIZATION 2.1 Air carrier ownership and control: Alternative criteria for designation and authorization; inward (foreign) investment; right of establishment; nationality of aircraft. 2.2 Market access: Traffic rights (primarily beyond Third and Fourth Freedoms but incl
27、uding, for example, routing and operational flexibility); capacity/frequency; airport access and slot allocation; airline alliances, codesharing and franchising; leasing; specific aspects relating to air cargo and express services and to intermodal transport. 2.3 Fair competition and safeguards: Saf
28、eguards against anti-competitive practices (such as in pricing, capacity provision, sales and marketing); application of competition laws/policies (including implications for multilateral cooperative arrangements amongst air carriers); sustainability of air carriers and assurance of service (includi
29、ng provision of State aid); preferential measures for, and effective participation of, developing countries. 2.4 Consumer interests: Consumer rights and obligations (including conditions of carriage); .measures to safeguard consumer interests. Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Prov
30、ided by IHS under license with ICAONot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-2 Introduction 2.5 Product distribution: Commercial presence; electronic business to customer (B2C) commerce (including computer reservation systems and the Internet). 2.6 Dispute re
31、solution: Alternative dispute settlement mechanisms and their inter-relationship (in the context of bilateral, regional or multilateral arrangements). 2.7 Transparency: Registration of agreements/arrangements (including obligations under Article 83 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation)
32、and access to information. 3. REVIEW OF TEMPLATE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT 3.1 Comprehensive template air services agreement containing alternative approaches for discretionary use by States (selectively or in full) in a bilateral, regional or multilateral context. 4. CONSIDERATION OF GLOBAL FRAMEWORK
33、FOR ONGOING LIBERALIZATION 4.1 Mechanisms to facilitate further liberalization: Role and future work programme of ICAO; relations with other international organizations (multilateral and regional, governmental and non-governmental). 4.2 Declaration of global principles for international air transpor
34、t: Adoption of a declaration based on a draft text prepared in advance, but taking into account discussions on all above Agenda items. Structure and rules of procedure 3. The Conference met as a single body and held 10 meetings. Formal consideration of the agenda was preceded on Saturday, 22 March a
35、nd Sunday, 23 March by a seminar focussing on some key issues to be addressed by the Conference in an informal setting, with the Conference per se commencing on Monday, 24 March. 4. The rules of procedure were the Standing Rules of Procedure for Meetings in the Air Transport Field (Doc 8683-AT/721).
36、 Rule 26, which calls for the preparation of summary minutes, had been suspended by the Council. Attendance 5. The following 145 Contracting States of ICAO were represented at the Conference: Afghanistan Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Barbad
37、os Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAONot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Introduction 3 Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi
38、Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chad Chili China Colombia Costa Rica Cte dIvoire Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala G
39、uinea Haiti Honduras Hung ar y Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Egypt Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia
40、 Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Monteneg
41、ro Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Thailand The Former Yugoslav Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania United States Ur u g u a y Uzbekistan Ven
42、ezuela Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe Republic of Macedonia Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAONot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-4 Introduction 6. The following 26 Observer Delegations attended the Con
43、ference: Palestine African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) Airports Council International (ACI) Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) European Organisation for the Safety of Ai
44、r Navigation (EUROCONTROL) European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) European Community (EC) Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) International Air Carrier Association (IACA) International Air Transport Association (IATA) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Federation of Air Line Pi
45、lots Associations (PALPA) International Labour Office (ILO) International Law Association (ILA) International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Lakin American Association of Air and Space Law (ALADA) Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Develop
46、ment (OECD) The Intemational Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (WAEMU) World Bank World Tourism Organization (WTO-OMT) World Trade Organization (WTO-OMC) 7. A list of participants in the Conference appears at Appendix B. Officers of the Conference 8. The follow
47、ing officers were elected: Chairman of the Conference: First Vice-chairman: Second Vice-chairman: Secretariat Mr. A. Faletau (Tonga) Mr. G. Donadille (Argentina) Mr. N. Kavadas (Greece) 9. Mr. M. Elamiri, Director of the Air Transport Bureau, served as Secretary of the Conference, and Mr. J.D. Gunth
48、er, Chief, Economic Policy Section, served as Deputy Secretary. Assistant Secretaries were Mr. Y.Z. Wang, Mrs. M. Boulos, Mr. T. Hasegawa and Mr. C.H. Dudley. Conference Administration and Liaison for the Air Transport Bureau was carried out by Mr. R.I.R. Abeyratne, Conference Bulletin by Mr. L. Fon
49、seca, documentation coordination and general supervision by Mrs. A. Fuchs-Ledingham, Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAONot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Introduction 5 credentials coordination by Mr. 2. Anwar, Web page coordinatio
