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CHAPTER 8

TRADE IN SERVICES

Article 8.1: Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

(a) aircraft repair and maintenance services means such
activities when undertaken on an aircraft or a part thereof
while it is withdrawn from service and does not include so-
called line maintenance;

(b) commercial presence means any type of business or
professional establishment, including through:

(i) the constitution, acquisition, or maintenance of a
juridical person; or

(ii) the creation or maintenance of a branch or a
representative office,

within the territory of a Party for the purpose of supplying a
service;

(c) computer reservation system services means services
provided by computerised systems that contain information
about air carriers’ schedules, availability, fares, and fare
rules, through which reservations can be made or tickets
may be issued;

(d) juridical person means any entity duly constituted or
otherwise organised under applicable law, whether for
profit or otherwise, and whether privately-owned or
government-owned, including any corporation, trust,
partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, or
association;

(e) juridical person of a Party means a juridical person which
is either:

(i) constituted or otherwise organised under the law of
that Party, and is engaged in substantive business
operations in the territory of that Party or any other
Party; or

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