Article 1 Exemptions

Pursuant to Article 81(3) of the Treaty and subject to the provisions of this Regulation, it is hereby declared that Article 81(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to agreements between undertakings in the air transport sector, decisions by associations of such undertakings and concerted practices between such undertakings which have as their purpose one or more of the following:

1. (a)

   the holding of consultations on slot allocation and airport scheduling in so far as they concern air services the point of origin and/or point of destination of which is located in the Community;

2. (b)

   the holding of consultations on tariffs for the carriage of passengers, with their baggage, on scheduled air services between points in the Community or between points in the Community, on the one hand, and points in Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, on the other;

3. (c)

   the holding of consultations on tariffs for the carriage of passengers, with their baggage, on scheduled air services between points in the Community, on the one hand, and points in Australia or the United States of America, on the other;

4. (d)

   the holding of consultations on tariffs for the carriage of passengers, with their baggage, on scheduled air services between points in the Community, on the one hand, and points in third countries other than those referred to in points (b) and (c), on the other.