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(AFE), l a Ringway Trading Estate, Shadowmoss Road, Manchester M22 5LHTelephone: +44 161 499 0023; Facsimile: +44 161 499 0298; E-mail: enquiries@afeonline.com;World Wide Web: http:Nwww.afeonline.comCatalogue of ICAO Publicationsand Audio-visual Training AidsIssued annually, the Catalogue lists all publications and audio-visual training aidscurrently available.Monthly supplements announce new publications and audio-visual training aids,amendments, supplements, reprints, etc.Available free from the Document Sales Unit, ICAO.TABLE OF CONTENTSPagePART IINTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART I1.LISTOFDELEGATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7MINUTES OF THE PLENARY MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCE AND OF THECOMMISSION OF THE WHOLE.FIRST PLENARY MEETING. 9 February 1988 . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15..Opening of the Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Adoption of the Rules of Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18AdoptionoftheAgenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Establishment of the Credentials Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.SECOND PLENARY MEETING. 9 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 23Preliminary Report of the Credentials Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23.Election of the President of.the Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27THIRD PLENARY MEETING. 10 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29FOURTH PLENARY MEETING. 10 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 10 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Organization of Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 11 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . .41Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.Point No: 1. ~urisdiction ~xtradition'.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Point No . 2 . Preventive measuresPoint No . 3. Participation of States in the new instrument if they are not parties to the.Montreal Convention of 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Point No. 4; Implications of inclusion in the Protocol of "aircraft not in service at the airport" . . . . .A2..Paragraph 1 bis of Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44..Inclusion of "threats". . .... . .. .. .J1 :THIRD MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 1 1 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . 47Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Point No . 1. Jurisdiction imd Extradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Point No . 2 . Preventive measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . 48Point No . 3. Participation of States in the new instrument if they are not parties to theMontreal Convention of 1971 . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . 48Point No . 4 . Implications of inclusion in the Protocol of "aircraft not in service at the airport" : . . . . 48.Paragraph 1 bis of Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.Inclusion of "threats".Point No .l . Jurisdiction and Extradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Point No; 2 . Preventive measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . 51Point No . 3. Participation of States in the new instrument if they are not parties to the..Montreal Convention of 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.Point.No. 4 . Implications of inclusion in the Protoco1 of "aircraft not-in service at the airport" ; .:... 52Paragraph 1 bis of Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . 52;?FIFTH PLENARY MEETING. 11 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.Election of the Vice-presidents of the Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55FOURTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 12 February 19.88 . . 1.;'. .. . . . 57.Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Form of the new instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . , . - . . . . . . .57.Jurisdiction and extradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . .57Preventivemeasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.Participation by States not parties to the Montreal Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . : . . . .. . . . . . 58Aircraft not in service at the airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59..Paragraphlbis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59FIFTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE, 12 February 1988 . . . . . . : ....... 61Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Form of the new instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61..Jurisdiction and extradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Preventive measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61...Participation by States not parties to the Montreal Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Aircraft not in service at the airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .;... . 62Paragraphlbis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 ...(iii)..SIXTH PLENARY MEETING. 12 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.Establishment of a Drafting Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65General Statement by the Delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65SIXTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 15 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . 69SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 15 February 1988 . . . . . . . . 75EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 16 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . 81Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Article111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81...Preventive measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84NINTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 16 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . 87Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Preventive measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TENTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 17 February 198 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 93Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 18 February 1988 . . . . . . . 99Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 18 February 1988 . . . . . . . 103Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 19 February 1988 . . . . 105Consideration of the Draft Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105SEVENTH PLENARY MEETING. 19 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111Report of the Credentials Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 19 February 198 8 . . . 1 13FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE WHOLE. 22 February 1988 . . . . . 117EIGHTH PLENARY MEETING. 22 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123NINTH PLENARY MEETING. 23 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125TENTH PLENARY MEETING. 24 February 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135Signature of the Final Act and of the Protocol of the Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.PART I11PlWPARATORY MATERIALReport of the Legal Committee. 26th Session (Montreal. 28 April to 13 May 1987)(Doc9502-LCl186) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART IVDOCUMENTATION OF THE CONFERENCEVIA Doc No . IProvisional Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191VIA Doc No . 2Provisional Rules of Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VIA Doc No . 3Draft Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Comments of the Niger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207VIA Doc No . 5Comments of the International Air Transport Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209VIA Doc No . 6.Comments of Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . 211VIA Doc No . 6(Addendum)Comments of Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215VIA Doc No . 7Comments of Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217VIA Doc No . 8.Comments of Ecuador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'221VIA Doc No . 9Comments of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations . . . . . 223VIA Doc No . 10.Comments of Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225VIA Doc No . 11Comments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229VIA Doc No . 12Comments of Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231VIA Doc No . 13.Comments of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235VIA Doc No . 14Comments of France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239VIA Doc No . 14(Addendum)Comments of France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1VIA Doc No . 15Comments of Chad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243VIA Doc No .. 16Comments of the Fideration Aeronautique Internationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245VIA Doc No . 17Comments of the Islamic Republic of Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247VIA Doc No . 18Comments of Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VIA Doc No . 19Comments of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253VIA Doc No . 19(Addendum)Comments of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255VIA Doc No . 20Comments of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259VIA Doc No . 2 1Comments of Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261VIA Doc No . 22Comments of the Airport Associations Coordinating Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263VIA Doc No . 23Comments of Uruguay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265VIA Doc No . 24Comments of the United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267VIA Doc No . 25Comments of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269VIA Doc No . 26(Presented by the Delegation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) . . . . . 275VIA Doc No . 27Comments of the United Republic of Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277VIA Doc No . 28Text prepared by the Drafting Committee - Title of the Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . 281VIA D& NO. 29Article I11 of the Draft Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283VIA Doc No . 30Alternative Text for the First Two Preambular Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285VIA Doc No . 3 1Draft Final Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287VIA Doc No . 32Resolution of the International Conference on Air Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289VIA Doc No . 33Text prepared by the Drafting Committee - Article I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291VIA Doc No . 34Report of the Credentials Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293VIA Doc No . 35Draft Final Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295VIA Doc No . 36Draft Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299