Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft Signatories


Materials of any shape (e.B sheets, plates, profiles, strips, rods, tubes, tubes or other shapes), unless they have been cut and/or shaped for installation in civil aircraft or ground-based training aircraft* (e.B. an article whose part number is that of a civil aircraft manufacturer), 8.2. In addition, with respect to the previous obligations of States for large civil aircraft as described in Article 2, a comprehensive list of the obligations of the Parties to this Agreement that have already been disbursed or incurred shall be provided separately, including information on the nature of the repayment obligation and the expected repayment period. Annual disbursements and repayments related to these amounts provided for on an aggregate basis shall also be notified to the other Party for each government providing such support. In addition, a Party shall notify the other Party to this Agreement of any changes that make the terms of such support obligations more favourable to the beneficiary, including: changes in the repayment period, non-repayment of support or reduction of planned repayments. The WTO`s work on trade in civil aircraft will be conducted by the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft and its Technical Subcommittee. The current president is. “All repairs to civil aircraft shall be subject to duty-free or duty-free treatment in accordance with Article 2.1.2 of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (the term `repairs` includes maintenance, conversion, modification and upgrade.)” (a) 20 % of the total payments calculated in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 2. the above amounts shall be payable on the basis of the delivery of a number of aircraft corresponding to 40 % of the planned deliveries; The first sentence reads: “The signatories agree that the purchase of the products covered by the agreement should only be made on the basis of competitive price, quality and delivery.” This means that signatories will not intervene to obtain preferential treatment for certain companies and will not affect the choice of suppliers in a situation where suppliers from different signatories compete with each other.

Where it can be demonstrated that the results of research and development have been made available to the major civil aircraft manufacturers of the Parties on a non-discriminatory basis, the benefits derived from those technologies shall be excluded from the calculation referred to in Article 5.2. However, identifiable benefits may arise when large civil aircraft manufacturers are responsible for or have timely access to the conduct or results of such research. (c) All other parts, components and sub-assemblies of civil aircraft, recognizing the need to provide for international procedures for notification, consultation, monitoring and dispute settlement in order to ensure the equitable, expeditious and effective application of the provisions of this Convention and to maintain the balance of rights and obligations between them; Desiring to establish an international framework for the conduct of trade in civil aircraft, 4.1. Governments shall support the development of a new programme for large civil aircraft only if a critical assessment based on conservative assumptions has shown that all costs within the meaning of Article 6(2) of the Aircraft Agreement are reasonably expected within 17 years of the date of the first payment of such support; including the repayment of government assistance in the manner set out below. Brief information on the Plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft Links with Civil Aircraft part of the WTO Guide Understanding the WTO. 9.1. Where, as a result of an unforeseen exceptional situation, jeopardizes the persistence of a significant part of the production of civil aircraft in one of the Parties (1) and the maintenance of the financial viability of the enterprise or division of an enterprise responsible for the manufacture of such civil aircraft, that Party may temporarily depart from the disciplines set out in this Agreement. State support for ongoing programmes for large civil aircraft promised before the date of entry into force of this Agreement shall not be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified below.

The conditions for granting such support shall not be modified in such a way as to make it more favourable to the beneficiaries; however, a de minimis amendment shall not be considered incompatible with this provision. Emphasizing that the only factors to be taken into account in purchasing decisions are price, quality and delivery conditions, the Signatories agree that Article 4.3. does not allow compensation imposed by the State. In addition, they do not require that other factors, such as . B subcontracting, become a condition or consideration for the sale. In particular, a signatory may not require a supplier to provide compensation, certain types or quantities of business opportunities or other types of industrial damage. Browse or download the text of the Plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft from the Legal Texts Portal 10.4. When investigating trade claims concerning products covered by this Agreement, initiated on the basis of private petitions under national commercial law, the Parties shall, in accordance with their law, take into account assurances of compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. 8.3. In addition, with a view to future programmes for large civil aircraft, the Parties shall, at the time of the Government`s commitment, provide the following specific information on development support to each Government providing such assistance: 2.2 Each Signatory: (a) adopt or adapt an end-use system of the Customs administration to meet its obligations under Article 2.1; (b) ensure that its end-use system provides for duty-free or duty-free treatment comparable to that granted by other signatories and does not constitute a barrier to trade; (c) inform the other signatories of its procedures for managing the end-use system.

(a) Parties shall submit annually information on new government-funded research and development activities carried out or undertaken in the previous year and on ongoing aeronautical research and development projects, including details by programme of projects involving major civil aircraft manufacturers. This includes information on the field of activity and the amount of public funding for these projects; 5.2 The Signatories shall not apply quantitative restrictions, export licences or similar requirements to restrict the export of civil aircraft to other Signatories for commercial or competitive reasons in a manner inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the GATT. (2) This restriction does not apply to the purchase of supplies by the Ministry of Defence from a country with which it has entered into a mutual agreement, as provided for in the regulations of the Ministry. Earth. – general economic programmes and policies, such as import policies. B to change bilateral trade imbalances, policies towards foreign workers or debt restructuring; 1.2 For the purposes of this Agreement, “civil aircraft” means (a) all aircraft other than military aircraft and (b) all other products referred to in Article 1.1. .