Algeria has officially commenced the proceedings to cancel the bilateral agreement regarding air services established with the United Arab Emirates. The move signals a shift in the regulatory framework that has governed civil aviation and transport relations between the two nations for over a decade.
The agreement in question was originally signed in Abu Dhabi on May 13, 2013. Following the signing, the accord was formally integrated into Algerian law and ratified pursuant to a Presidential Decree issued on December 30, 2014. Since its ratification, this document has served as the primary legal instrument facilitating and regulating air traffic and commercial flight operations between the two countries.
The process of termination is being executed in strict accordance with the legal mechanisms outlined within the treaty itself. Specifically, the Algerian government is acting under the provisions of Article 22 of the agreement. This article stipulates the procedural requirements for withdrawal, mandating that the initiating party must provide formal notification of the cancellation to the Emirati contracting party.
By invoking Article 22, Algeria is exercising its contractual right to withdraw from the deal. The notification serves as the official diplomatic step required to dissolve the binding terms of the 2013 convention. As the process moves forward, the legal basis for air services between Algiers and Abu Dhabi will effectively revert to the status held prior to the 2014 ratification.
