Similarly, paragraph 3 protects an international
interest against being primed by an NCRI
given priority by a declaration deposited by the
Contracting State after establishment of such
international interest, unless, in accordance
with paragraph 4, at the time of ratification,
acceptance, approval of, or accession to the
Aircraft Protocol the State reserved the right
to make such post facto changes in priority.
Even paragraph 4 is consistent with the general
Article 39 principle of transparency.