In Article 1 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944 (the Chicago Convention), the Contracting States recognise that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory. It is within the framework of such sovereignty that the Member States of the Union, subject to applicable international conventions, exercise the powers of a public authority when controlling air traffic.
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