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 February 28. 1929. March 30, 1929. 2229 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. sawdust, bran, or some other absorbent material, in sufficient quantity to absorb all the liquid con tents in the case of breakage. 9. Powders and dyes in pow- der form must be packed in lead-sealed metal containers which containers must be en- closed in substantial outer cover so as to afford the utmost pro- tection to the accompanying mail matter. IV. Prohibitions. 1. The following articles are prohibited transmission by par- cel post: (a) A letter or a communication having the nature of a letter. Nevertheless it is permitted to enclose in a parcel an open invoice, confined to the particulars which con- stitute an invoice, and also a simple copy of the address of the parcel, that of the sender being added. (b) An enclosure which bears an address different from that placed on the cover of the parcel. (c) Any live animal (except bees, which must be enclosed in boxes so as to avoid all danger to postal officers and to allow the contents to be ascertained). (d) Any article of which the ad- mission is not authorized by the Customs or other laws or regulations in force in either country. (e) Any explosive or inflammable article, and, in general, any article of which the convey- ance is dangerous. 2. When a parcel contravening any of these prohibitions is handed over by one Administra- tion to the other, the latter shall proceed in accordance with its laws and its inland regulations. 3. The two Postal Administra- tions shall furnish each other with a list of prohibited articles; but they will not thereby under- take any responsibility whatever eller et annet absorberende stoff, i tilstrekkelig mengde til A. absor- bere det flytende innhold i tilfelle av beskadlgelse. 9. Pulver og farver i pulver- form rnA. pakkes i gjenloddede metallbeholdere; disse behol- dere rnA. igjen vrere innpakket i en sA. solid ytre innpakning at denne yder den sWrst mulige beskyttelse for den ~vrige post. IV. Forbud. Powders. Prohibitions. 1. F~lgende saker kan ikke Articles specified. sendes i pakkeposten: (a) Brev eller en meddelelse Letters, etc. som har karakter av brev. Det er dog tillatt it legge inn i en pakke en Apen fak- tura, som ikke inneholder annet enn de for en faktura almindelige anf~rsler og like- ledes en blott og bar av- skrift av pakkens adresse med avsenderens ~fidresse til- f~iet. (b) Innlagte ting som brerer en drWith different ad· adresse som er forskjellig ass. fra den som star pA pak- kens omslag. (c) Levende dyr (undtatt bier, Live animals, except som rnA. Iegges i esker som bees. er innrettet slik at postfunk- sjonrerene beskyttes mot fa- re og at det er adgang til it bringe innholdet pA det rene). (d) Saker som ikke er tillatt or3.1Ission not auth· if~lge toll-lover eller toll- reglementer eller andre gjel- dende lover eller reglementer i noget av landene. (e) Eksplosive eller lett anten- Explosives. delige saker og, som regel, enhver gjenstand som det er farlig A. f~re. 2.N!\r en pakke som stfl$ter an ~rroneously trans· d· fbd mltted. mot noget av lsse or u er overlevert fra det ene postvesen til det annet, skal det sistnevnte behandle pakken overensstem- mende med sine lover og innen- rikske forskrifter. 3Dt tt k I til List of prohibited . e0possyrersa - articles to be furnished. stille hinannen gjensidig en liste over forbudte saker, men de vii ikke dermed ha overtatt no~et ansvar, hverken overfor politlet.


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 2230 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. towards the police, the Customs tollvesenet eller pakkenes avsen- authorities, or the senders of dere. CllSto::ns duties. To be collected on delivery. Exchange or parcels. Bealed sacks. Insured parcels. Billing or parcels. Parcel bills. parcels. V. Customs Duties. The parcels shall be subject in the country of destination to all customs duties and all customs regulations in force in that coun- try for the protection of its cus- toms revenues, and the customs duties properly: chargeable there- on shall be collected on delivery, in accordance with the customs regulations of the country of destination. VI. Method oj Exchange oj Parcels. 1. The parcels shall be ex- changed, in sacks duly fastened and sealed, by the Offices appointed by agreement be- tween the two Administrations, and shall be dispatched to the country of destination by the country of origin at its costs and by such means as it provides. 2. Insured parcels shall be en- closed in separate sacks from those in which ordinary parcels are contained,and the labels of sacks containing insured parcels shall be marked with such distinctive symbols as may from time to time be agreed upon. VII. Billing oj Parcels. 1. The ordinary (uninsured) parcels included in each dis- patch shall be advised on a parcel bill by the simple enLy of their total number. clTarmstroBot (talk)blllsroreach 2. Ordinary and insured par- cels shall each be entered in separate parcel bills and the insured parcels shall be listed in- dividually. The entries shall show in respect to each insured parcel the insurance number, and the office (and state or country) of origin. Returned parcels. 3. The entry on the bill of any returned parcel must be followed by the word "Returned". Numbering by dis· 4. Each dispatching office of po.tchlng omce. exchange shall number the parcel bills in the upper left-hand corner, V. ToUavgijter. Pakkene skal i bestemmelses- landet vrere underkastet aIle de tollavgifter og tollforskrifter som gjelder der i landet for A sikre dets tollinntekter; de rett- messig pAlagte tollavgifter skal kreves op ved pakkenes utleve- ring i overensstemmelse med be- stemmelseslandets tollforskrifter. VI. Fremgangsmdien ved ut- vehling av pakker. 1. Pakkene skal utveksles i tilbj3rlig ombundne og forseg- lede sekker mellem de kontorer som de to poststyrer efter avtale bestemmer; utgangslandet skal fremsende pakkene til bestem- melseslandet for sin regning og pA den mAte som det selv avgjj3r. 2. Verdipakker og almindelige pakker skal pakkes 1 sekker hver for sig; merkelappene pa sekker med verdipakker skal vrere mer- ket med sAd anne tydelige kjen- netegn som det til enhver tid er truffet avtale om. VII. Kartering av pakker. 1. De almindelige (uassurerte) pakkersom omfattes aven kartav- slutning skal f~res op i pakke- postkartet med bare angivelse av det samlede antall pakker. 2. Almindelige pakker og verdi- pakker skal opf~res i srerskilte pakkepostkarter hver for sig; verdipakkene skal opf~res enkelt- vis. For verdipakker skal anf~res verdinummer og utgangspost- stedet (og land elier stat). 3. Til anf~rslene i kartet ved- kommende en returnert pakke rnA vrere f~iet ordet "Retur." 4. Det avsendende utvekslings- kontor skal n urnmerere pakkepost- kartene ~verst i venstre hj~rne,

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 February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. 2231 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. commencing each year a fresh series for each office of exchange of destination. The last number of the year shall be shown on the parcel bill of the first dispatch of the following year. 5. The exact method of advis- ing parcels or the receptacles containing them sent by one Administration in transit through the other together with any details of procedure in con- nection with the advice of such parcels or receptacles for which provision is not made in this Convention shali be settled by mutual agreement through corre- spondence between the two Administrations. VIII. Oertificates oj Mailing. The sender will, on request at the time of mailing an ordinary (uninsured) parcel,receive a certif- icate of mailing from the p'ost office where the parcel is mailed, on a form provided for the pur- pose; and each country may fix a reasonable fee therefor, but no certificate of mailin~, other than the insurance receIpt, will be furnished the sender of insured parcels. i det man begynner hvert Ar med en ny serie for hvert mottagende utvekslingskontor. Det siste num- mer i A.ret skal anf~res i pakke- postkartet for den f~rste kartav- slutning i det f~lgende Ar. 5. Den n~iaktige fremgangs- mAte ved kartering av pakker elier pakkepostsekker m. v. som sendes av det ene postvesen i transitt gjennem det annet, tilli- kemed enhver detalj ved frem- gangsmAten vedkommende ekspe- disjonen av sAdanne pakker eller sekker m. v. for hvilke forholds- regle.r ikke er fastsatt ovenfor, skal ordnes ved gjensidig overens- komst gjennemkorrespondanse mellem de to poststyrer. VIII. Innleveringsbevis. Articles in transit. Certificates of mall· ing. PA. forlangende fAr avsenderen Furnished to sender •• • on request. ved mnlevenngen av en almin- delig {u assurer t) pakke et inn- leveringsbevis av det poststed hvor pakken innleveres i den form som er fastsatt for ~iemedet; hvert land kan fastsette en rime- lig avgift herfor. Avsenderen av en verdipakke fAr bcvidnelse for at pakken er sendt som verdi- pakke; annet innleveringsbevis vil ikke bIi u tlevert ham. IX. Responsibility not accepted jor IX. Ansvar ovt'rtas ikke jor almin- Responsibility. Ordinary Parcels. deZige pakker. Neither the sender nor the addressee of an ordinary (unin- sured) parcel shall be entitled to compensation for the loss of the parcel or for the abstraction of or damage to its contents. X. Insurance. The sender of a parcel may have the same insured by paying in addition to the posta~e such insurance fee as is prescnbed by the country of origin, and in the event of loss, rifling, or damage, indemnity shall be paid for the actual amount based on the actual value at the time and place of mailing, of the loss, rifling, or damage up to a sum not exceeding SlOOgold, when mailed in the United States of America, Hverken avsenderen av en No compensati~n fOl lmind Ii ( )kkli loss, etc., of ordmar~ a e g uassurert pa e e er parcels. adressaten er berettiget til erstat- ning for tap av pakken, elier for inngrep i elier beskadigelse a v dens innhold. X. Verdi. 1. Avsenderen av en pakke kan fA. den sendt som verdi- pakke ved A betale i tillegg til portoen den assuranseavgift som er fastsatt i utgang£l!1ndet. I tilfelle av tap, plyndring elier beskadigelse skal det betales er- statnin~ som svarer til den skade som Vll'kelig eT forvold t ved tapet, plynaringen eller beska- digelsen beregnet efter den virke- Iige verdi pA. innleveringstiden og innlevenngsstedet inntil et Insurance. Fes. Indemnity limited.


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 2232 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. Indemnity restric- tions. or the equivalent thereof, kr. 373 gold, when mailed in Norway. No insured parcel shall be indemnified for an amount above the real value of its contents. Other limits by agree- Both Administrations reserve ment. the right to arrange by mutual agreement through correspond- ence for a higher or lower limit of indemnity than that mentioned in this Convention. Coin, Jewelry, etc. Fees tor indemnity. Return receipts and inquiries. 2. Every parcel containing.coin, bullion, jewelry, or any other precious article must be insured. If a parcel containing coin, bullion, jewelry, or any other precious. article is mailed un- msured, It shall be placed under insurance by the post office which first observes the fact of its hav- ing been mailed uninsured and treated in accordance with the regulations of the C?untry placing the matter under msurance. 3. The Administration of ori- gin is entitled to fix its own fees for different limits of indemnity within the maximum provided. XI. Return Receipts and Inquiries. Advice of delivery. 1. The sender of an insured parcel may obtain an advice of delivery upon payment of such additional cha~e, if any, as the country of ongin of the parcel shall stipulate. t10uest.tor Informs- 2. A fee may be charged, at the option of the country of origin, on a request for informa- tion as to the disposal of an ordinary parcel and also of an insured parcel made after it has been posted if the sender has not already paid the special fee to obtain an advice of delivery. Complaints of irreg- A fee may also be charged at ularity. h'fh ' f teoptIOn0 tecountry0 origin, in connection with any complaint of any irregularity which prima facie was not due to the fault of the Postal Service. bel~p som ikke rnA. oversti~e kr. 373,00 _gull nA.r pakken er mnle- vert i Norge, eller $ 100 gull nA.r pakken er innlevert i Amerikas Forente Stater. Det skal ikke ydes erstatning for en verdipakke utover inn- holdets virkelige verdi. Begge poststyrer forbeholder sig rett til efter gjensidig over- enskomst gjennem korrespon- danse A. avtale en h~jere eller Javere grense for erstatning enn den som er nevnt i denne over- enskomst. 2. AIle pakker som inneholder mynt, umyntet gull eller solv, edelstener eller andre kostbare gjenstander, rnA. sendes som ver- dipakker. H vis en pakke som inneholder mynt, umyntet gull eller s~lv, edelstener eller andre kostbare gjenstander ikke er <;endt som verdipakke, skal det poststed som f~rst bemerker at pakken er sendt som almindelig pakke, behandle pakken som verdl~akke overensstemmende med vedkom- mende lands forskrifter. 3. Det avsendende postvesen har rett til A. fastsette st~rrelsen av de avgifter som det vil op- kreve for forskjellige erstatnings- satser innenfor det fp.stsatte mak- SlIDUID. XI. Mottagelsesbevis og ejter- spprsler. 1. Avsenderen av en verdi- pakke kan fA. et mottagelses- bevis mot A. betale den tilleggs- avgift som mlitte vrere fastsatt av utgangslandet. 2. Utgangslandet kan ogsA. kreve op en avgift for efter- sp~rsel efter almindelige pakker og verdipakker, dersom avsen- deren ikke allerede har betalt den srerskilte avgift for motta- gelsesbevis. U tgangslandet har ogsA. 'adgang til A. kreve op en avgift i for- bindelse med enhver klage over uregelmessighet som ikke straks kan sees A. skyldes postvesenets feil.


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 February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. 2233 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. 3. When an advice of delivery is desired, the sender or office of origin shall write or stamp on the parcel in a conspicuous man- ner, the words, "Return receipt req uested", "Advice of delivery requested", or, boldly, the letters "A. R". XII. Indemnity. 1. Except in cases of com- plete loss or damage through force majeure (causes beyond control) as that term is defined by the legal decisions or rulings of the country in the service of which the damage or 103s occurs, when an insured parcel has been lost, rifled, or damaged, the sender, or other rightful claimant, is entitled to an in- demnity corresponding to the actual amount of loss, rifling, or damage, based on the actual value at the time and place of mailing of the lost rifled, or damaged article, unless the loss, rifling, or damage has arisen from the fault or negligence of the sender or addressee or the representative of either or from the nature of the article, pro- vided that the indemnity shall not exceed the sum for which the required insurance fee was paid in the country of origin. In the absence of special agree- ment to the contrary between the countries involved (which agreement may be made through correspondence) no indemnity will be paid by either country for the loss, rifling, or damage of transit insured parcels, that is, insured parcels originating in one of the two contracting countries or a third country addressed for de- livery in some other country not a party to this Convention. 2. Neither Administration is bound to pay indemnity in case of loss or damage due to force majeure under any particular definitions of that term unless the other Administration will assume liability reciprocally under the same definitions of the term, 3. Nar mottagelsesbevis jiSn- skes, skal avsenderen eller ut- gangspoststedet pA en tydelig mAte skrive eller stemple pA pakken ordene "Mottagelses- bevis forlangt" "Utleveringsbe- vis forlangt" eller kun boksta- vene "A. R." XII. Erstatning. Marking of requests. Indemnity. 1. Undtagen i tilfelle av full- Allowance to sender. stendig tap eller beskadigelse pA grunn av force majeure (uavven- delig begivenhet), sAledes som dette begrep er definert ved de lovmessige avgjs6relser eller av reglementsbestemmelser i det land i hvis posttjeneste beskadigelsen eller tapet inntreffer, har avsen- deren eller mulig annen rettig- hetshaver, nar en verdipakke er gMt tapt, plyndret eller beska- diget, rett til en erstatning som svarer til tapets, plyndringens eller beskadlgelsens virkelige verdi, fastsatt pA grunnlag av den tapte, plyndrede eller be- Limitation. skadigede gjenstands virkelige verdi pA den tid og pA det sted hvor den blev innlevert til post- behandling, medmindre tapet, plyndringen eller beskadigelsen skyldes feil eller forss6mmelse av avsenderen eller adressaten eller den som representerer en av disse, eller skyldes innholdets natur; erstatningen skal dog ikke over- stige det bels6p for hvilket ver- diavgift er betalt i utgangslandet. . Medmindre det motsatte spe- deTarmstroBot (talk) 16:04, 18 January 2013 (UTC)U:~ ~ slelt er avtalt mellem de om- a party hereto. handlede land (hviIken avtale kan inngAs ved korrespondanse) skal der ikke betales erstatning av no~et av landene for tap, plyndnng eller beskadigelse av transiterende verdipakker, det vii si verdipakker som er utgAtt fra et av de to kontraherende land eller et tredje land og bestemt til et land som ikke er tilsluttet denne overenskomst. 2. Intet av de to postvesener je~ by foroe ma- er forpliktet til A betale erstat- . ning 1 tilfelle av tap eller be- skadigelse pA grunn av force majeure efter spesiell definisjon av dette begrep, medmindre det annet postvesen vii pAta sig gjensidig erstatningsansvar efter


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 2234 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. February 28. 1929. March 30, 1929. Parcels forwarded to a third country. Claim to be rued. altho~h either country may at its optIon and without recourse to the other country, pay indemnity for losses or damage occurring through force majeure under any definition of that term. 3. In case an insured parcel originating in one country and addressed for delivery in the other country is forwarded or returned from the country of original address to a third coun- try, the rightful claimant shall be entitled to only such indem- nity, if any, for any loss, rifling, or damage which occurs subse- quent to the redispatch of the parcel in the country of original address, as the country in which the loss, rifling, or damage oc- curred is willing or obligated to pay under any agreement in force between the countries di- rectly involved in the forwarding or return. Either country ad- hering to this Convention which improperly forwards an insured parcel to a third country, shali be responsible therefor to the extent of the liability of the country of origin to the sender within the limit of indemnity fixed py this Convention. 4. No application for indem- nity will be entertained unless a claIm or an initial inquiry, oral or written, shall be filed by claimant or his representative within a year commencing with the day foliowing the posting of the insured parcel. No oompenaation for 5. No compensation shall be Indirect loss, etc. given for loss, injury, or damage consequential upon, i. e., indi- rectly arising from, the loss, non- delivery, or misdelivery of any insured parcel transmitted under this Convention. Matter not entitled to 6N.d .t willb 'd Indemnity. • 0 m emIDy e pal for insured parcels which con- tain matter of no intrinsic value nor for perishable matter or matter prohibited transmission in the parcel-post mails exchanged between the contracting Admin- istrations, or which did not con- form to the stipulations of this Convention, or which were not samme definisjon av begrepe~; hvert land har dog adgang til uten regress hos det annet land A betale erstatning for tap elier beskadigelse som fjillge av force majeure efter hvilkensomhelst dcfinisjon av dette begrep. 3. NA .r en verdipakke utgAtt fra et av landene og adressert til det annet land, fremsendes elIer tilbakesendes fra adresse- landet til et tredje land, er rettig- hetshaveren i tilfeHe bare beret- tiget til sAdan erstatning for tap, plyndring elier beskadigelse inn- truffet efter omekspedisjonen av pakken i adresselandet som det land i hvilket tapet, plyndrinn elier beskadigelsen opstAr er vi~ eller forpliktet til A betale 1 henhold til gjeldende overens- komst meHem de land som direkte berjilres av fremsendingen elier tilbakesendingen. Hvis et av de kontraherende land feilaktig fremsender en ver- dipakke til et tredje land, er vedkommende land ansvarlig her- for sAlangt avsendeseslandets ans- var gAr overfor avsenderen, efter forskriftene i denne overenskomst. 4. Ingen sjilknad om erstat- ning vl1 bli tatt under over- veielse, medmindre krav elier efterspjilrsel, muntlig elIer skrift- lig, er fremsatt av rettighets- haveren elIer hans representant innen ett Ar, regnet fra dagen efter innleveringen av verdipak- ken. 5. Erstatning utbetales ikke for tap, verdiforringelse eller be- skadigelse som middelbart d. e. indirekte fjillger av tap, ikke utle- vering elier feilutlevenng av ver- dipakker som utveksles i hen- hold til denne overenskomst. 6. Erstatning betales ikke for verdipakker som inneholder saker uten verdi i sig selv elier for pakker inneholdende lett beder- velige saker eller saker hvis be- fordring er forbudt i pakkeposten meHem de kontraherende post- vesener. For pakker som ikke er i overensstemmelse med for- skriftene i denne overenskomst


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 February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. - 2235 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. posted in the manner prescribed, but the country responsible for the loss, rifling, or damage may pay indemnity in respect of such parcels without recourse to the other Administration. 7. Either of the Administra- tions may at its option reim- burse the rightful cla4nant in the event of complete loss, ir- reparable damage of entire con- tents, or rifling of entire con- tents, for the amount of postage or special char~es borne by an insured parcel if claimed. The insurance fees are not in any case returned. 8. No responsibility will be admitted for insured parcels which cannot be accounted for in consequence of the destruc- tion of official documents through causes beyond control. 9. In case the sender, addres- see, or owner of an insured par- cel, or his representative, shall, at any time knowingly allege the contents to be above their real value, or whenever any false, fictitious, or fraudulent evidence is knowingly and wil- fully introduced, the Admini- stration responsible for the indemnity reserves the right without any refund of fee or postage to decline to pay mdemnity or to pay such indemnity as may in its discre- tion be considered equitable in the light of the evidence pro- duced. The enforcement of this rule shall not prejudiee any legal proceedings to which such fraudulent evidence may have rendered the claimant liable. 10. When a.n insured article has been lost, rifled, or dam~ed, the Administration of ongin shall ray indemnity to the rightfu claimant as soon as possible and at the latest within a period of one year counting WIth the day following that on which the application is made, which payment shall be made on account of the Administration of destination, eller som ikke er innlevert p1 foreskreven m1te betales heller ikke erstat~; men det land som er ansvarlig for tapet, plyn- dringen eIler beskadigelsen kan dogbetale erstatning for s1danne pakker uten regress hos det annet postvesen. 7Hrt t h Reimbursement of. ve poS vesen ar, om postage etc. on loss ot det vii, adgan~ til A tilbakebetale parcels: ' den rettmessIge fordringshaver portoen eller spesielle avgifter vedkommende en helt tapt, full- stendig beskadiget elier fulistendig plyndret verdipakke, hvis det kreves. Assuranseavgiften til- bakebetales ikke i noget tille11e. 8. Erstatning betales ikke for mr:t':Jern=~tJO:: verdipakker som ikke kan efter- menta destroyed. vises som f~lge av tilintetgj~relse av offentlige dokumenter p1 grunn av force majeure. 9 Itill11 d d Reservation In case . e e avsen eren, a res- oftalse statements etc. saten, eUer eieren av en verdi- ' pakke, eUer hans fullmektig mad vidende og vilje opgir innholdet til en h~iere verdi enn den riktige, eller nAx noget uriktig, fingert eller !penbart svikaktig med vidende og vilje forsettJig er bragt inn, er det ansvarlige postvesen berettiget til uten tilbakebetaling av av- gift eIler porto A avsl! erstat- ning eIler til A betale sMan erstatning som efter dets for- Flodtbefinnende mAtte anses bil- 1ig under hensyn til det fore- liggende forhold. H!ndhevel- sen av denne regel skal ikke kunne avskjmre nogetsomhelst rettslig skritt som sMant svik- aktig forhold mAtte gj~re be- rettiget overfor den som krever erstatning. 10. NAr en verdiforsendelse Orl~mI~::te er gAtt tapt, blitt plyndret eller nity within a year. skadet, skal utg~postvesenet betale erstatning til rettighets- haveren s1 snart som mulig og senest innen et tidsrum av ett Ar regnet fra dagen efter den dag kravet er fremsatt; erstat- ningen skrJ utbetales for reg- ning av bestemmelseslandets postvesen, sAfremt dette post- vesen er ansvarlig for tapet,


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 2236 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. if that Administration is re- sponsible for the loss, rifling, or damage and has been duly notified. Deferring payments. 11. However, the Adminis- tration of origin may, in the cases indicated in the fore- going paragraph, exceptionally defer payment of indemnity for a longer period than that stipulated if, at the expiration of that period, it has not been able to determine the disposi- tion made of the article in question or the responsibility incurred. PafI!1e~t by country 12. Except in cases where pay- of ongm If country of • • IIdfd destination delays nine ment IS exceptIOna y e erre as months. provided in the foregoing para- graph, the country of origin is authorized to pay indemnity on behalf of the country of destina- tion if that country has, after being duly informed of the apJ?li- cation for indemnity, let rune months pass without settling the matter. Country reeponsible. 13. The obligation of paying the indemnity shall rest Wlth the country to which the mailing office is subordinate. That coun- try can make a claim on the eountry responsible, that is to say, against the Administration on the territory or in the service of which the loss, rifling, or dam- age took place. Repayment to coun· 14. The country responsible for try which pays. the loss, rifling or damage, and on whose account payment is made is bound to repay to the country making payment on its behalf, without delay and within not more than nine months after receiving notice of payment, the amount of indemnity paid. Reimbursement on 15. Reimbursement for indem- gold basis. nity from one country to the other Means to be used. shall be made on the gold basis. 16. Repayments are to be made free of cost to the creditor coun- try by means of either a money order or a draft, in money valid in the creditor country, or by such other means as may be mutually agreed. upon by cor- respondence. plyndrin~en eller skaden og er blitt tilbftSrlig underrettet. 11. I de iilfelle som er an- fftSrt i foregA.ende paragraf kan dog utgangslandets postvesen undtagelsesvis utsette med be- talingen av erstatning i et lengere tidsrum enn fastsatt, sMremt det ved utlftSpet av fristen ikke har vrert mulig §. fastslA. vedkommendepostfor- sendelses skjebne eller til A. avs gj~re ansvarsspftSrsmA.let. 12. Undtagen i tilfelle hvor betaling undtagelsesvis er utsatt, sA.ledes som omhandlet i fore- g§.ende par~raf, er utgangslandet berettiget til A. utbetale erstat- ning pA. vegne av bestemmel- seslandet, hvis dette land, efter A vrere tilbj1Srlig underrettet om erstatningskravet har latt hengA. ni mAneder uten A. ordne saken. 13. Forpliktelsen til A. betale erstatning pAhviIer det land hvor- under utgangspoststedet hj1Srer. Dette land kan fremsette krav overfor det ansvarlige land, det vii si, mot det postvesen pA hvis territorium eller i hvis tjeneste tapet, plyndringen eller beska- digelsen har funnet sted. 14. Det land som er ansvarlig for tapet, plyndringen ener beska- die:elsen og for hvis regning utbe- tallngen er foretatt, er forpliktet til A refundere det utbetalte erstatningsbelj1Sp til det land som har foretatt utbetalingen pA. deta vegne, uten ophold og innen et tidsrum av ikke over ni mA.neder efter mottagelsen av underret- ning om utbetalingen. 15. Refusjon av erstatI!ings- belj1Sp fra det ene land til det annet skal skje pi gull-basis. 16. Beta~en skal skje utgifta- fritt for det tilgodehavende land i deta lovlige mynt enten ved postanvisning eller veksel eller pA. den mA.te som det mAtte bli truffet gjensidi2 avtale om gjen- nem korresponaanse.


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 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. 2237 17. Until the contrary is proved, responsibility for an insured par- cel rests with the country which having received the parcel with- out making any observation and being furnished all necessary par- ticulars for inquiry is unable to show its proper disposition. 18. Responsibility for the loss, rifling, or damage of an insured parcel discovered by the receiving office of exchange at the time of opening the receptacles and duly notified to the dispatching office of exchange by bulletin of verifi- cation, shall fall upon the admin- istration to which the dispatching office of exchange is subordinate unless it is proved that the loss, rifling, or damage occurred in the service of the receiving adminis- tration. 19. The responsibility of prop- erly enclosing, packing, and seal- ing insured parcels rests upon the sender, and the postal service of neither country will assume lia- bility for loss, rifling, or damage arising from defects which may not be observed at the time of posting. XIII. Transit Parcels. 1. Each Administration guar- antees the right of transit over its territory, to or from any country with which it has parcel-post communication, of parcels originating in or ad- dressed for delivery in the ter- ritory of the other contracting Administration. 2. Each Administration shall inform the other to which countries parcels mar be sent through it as intermediary. 3. To be accepted for onward transmission, parcels sent by one of the contracting Administra- tions through the service of the other Administration must com- ply with the conditions prescribed from time to time by the inter- mediary Administration. 17 Inntil det motsatte be- Responsibility of re- .'. ceiving country unable VlSeS pAhviler ansvaret for en to show disposition. verdipakke det land som har mottatt pakken uten nogen bemerkning, og som efter A vrere blitt meddelt alie n¢d- vendige oplysninger, ikke er i stand til A eftervise pakken. ~8. Ansvaret fo~ tap, plyn- src:TarmstroBot (talk) 16:05, 18 January 2013 (UTC):: drin~ elier beskadigelse av en ered by receiving office. verdipakke som opdages av det mottagende utvekslings- kontor ved Apningen av en kartavslutning skal - nAr til- b¢rlig underretning er sendt det avsendende utvekslingskon- tor ved en tilbakemelding - falie pA det postvesen hvor- under det avsendende utveks- lingskontor h¢rer, medmindre det bevi::;es at tapet, plyndrin- gen elier skaden er opstAtt pA det mottagende postvesens om- fAde. 19 An tfrik .. Bender responsible . svare or t~ mn- for properly packing, hold i og for tilstrekkelig inn- etc. pakning og forsegling av verdi- pakker pAhviler avsenderen; de to postvesener overtar intet ansvar for tap, plyndring eller beskadigelse som er forArsaket ved mangler som ikke kunde opdages ved innleveringen. XIII. Transittpakker. Transit parcels. 1H Right of transit guM. . vert postvesen garan- anteed. terer rett til transitt over dets territorium av pakker som er utgAtt fra eller bestemt til utlevering i det annet kontra- herende land og som er bestemt til eller er utgAtt fra land med hvilke det har pakkepostut- veksling. 2, H vert postvesen skal gi Notice. det annet postvesen meddelelse om de land hvortil pakker kan sendes ved dets mellemkomst. 3FJlk Jl't 'tt Jl Conditions to be. or ~ unne g~ 1 ransl m~ oomplied with. pakker som sendes fra ett av de kontraherende postvesener gjen- nem det annet vrere i overens- stemmelse med de forskrifter 80m fra tid til annen fastsettes av det meliemliggende postvesen.


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 2238 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. f,'ebruary 28. 1929. March 30, 1929. ex=. by o1Iloa of XIV. Oheck by Ojfice oj &change. XIV. KontroU ved utvekslingskon- torene. Duty of receiving of· 1. On the receipt of a Pa~cel f1ce. Mail, the receiving office of ex- change shall check it. Theinsured parcels must be carefully com- pared with the accompanying bills. Any discrepancies or irre~ ularities noted shall be immedI- ately reported to the dispatching office of exchange by means of a bulletin of verification. If report is not made promptly, it will be assumed that the Mail and the accompanying bills were in every respect in p>:>oper order. Record of discrepan· 2. In the case of any discrepan. cles. cies or irregularities in a Mail, such record shall be kept as will permit of the furnishing of infor- mation regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investigation or claim for indem- nity which may be made. Duplicate parcel bill. 3. If a parcel bill is missing a duplicate shall be made out and 3. copy sent to the dispatching office of exchange from which the dispatch was received. Notice oi damage, 4. Insured parcels bearing evi· etc. dence of violation or damage must have the facts noted on them and be marked with the stamp of the office making the note, or a document drawJllg attention to the violation or damage must be forwarded with the parcels. 1. Det mottagende utvekslings- kontor skal kontrollere den an- komne pakkepost. Verdipakker ma omhyggelig sammenholdes med det medfS!Slgende pak..kepost- kart. Enhver uoverensstem- melse eller uregelmessighet skal S!Sieblikkelig meddeles det avsen- dende utvekslingskontor ved en tilbakemelding. Hvis tilbake- melding ikke er sendt S!Sieblikkelig, vii det bli forutsatt at kartavslut- ningen og de medfS!Slgende karter har vrert i orden i enhver hen- seende. 2. Dersom det i en kartav- slutning opdages nogen uover· ensstemmelse eller uregelmes- sighet skal der settes op protokoll, slik at det kan gis tilstrekkelig oplysninger om forholdet tilfell av senere undersS!Skelser eller krav om erstatning. 3. Hvis pakkepostkart mang- ler skal det utferdiges et duplikat, og en kopi skal sendes til det utvekslingskont.or hvorfra kartav- slutningen er mottatt. 4. Verdipakker som brerer tydelig spor av inngrep eller beskadigelse skal gis p§.tegning om forholdet og stemples av det poststed som har gitt pa- tegningen, eller sendes en skri- velse sammen med pakkene, hvori gjpres opmerksom pA. inn- grepet eller beskadigelsen. Fees. XV. Fees jor Delivery and jor XV. Avgij~er jor utbrigning og OU8tOm.~ Formalities. Demur· toUbehandling. Liggeavgifter. For .customs deliv· ery. Demurrage charges. rage Charges. 1. The Administration of the country of destination may col- lect from the addressees for de- livery and for the fulfilment of Customs formalities a charge not exceeding ten cents gold (forty ore gold) for each parcel, and &n additional delivery charge of like amount for each time a parcel is presented at the residence of the addressee after one unsuccessful presentation. 2. Each Administration may impose reasonable storage or demurrage charges in case the 1. Bestemmelseslandets post- vesen kan kreve op hos adres- saten for utbringning og toll- behandling en avgift 80m ikke mAo overstige firti S!Sre gull (ti cents gull) for hver pakke; en lignende avgift kan opkreves for h'\""er gang en pakke sS!Skes avlevert i adressatens bopel efter den fS!Srste resultatlS!Sse utlevering. 2. Hvert postvesen kan op- kreve en rimelig lageravgift eller liggeavgift i tilfelle av at


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 Ff'bruary 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORV1AY. addressee fails to accept delivery adressaten undlater a motta of any parcel within such reason- pakken innenfor et rimelig tids- able time as is prescribed by the rum som fastsettes av bestem- Administration of the country of melseslandets postvesen. Av- destination. Any such charges giften skal eftergis i tilfelle av shall be cancelled in the event of at pakken sendes tilbake til the return of the parcel to the utgangslandet.. country of origin. 2239 XVI. Redirection. XVI. Omekspedisjon. Redirection. 1. Any parcel redirected within the country of destination or delivered to an alternate address- ee at the original uffice of ad- dress shall be liable to such additional charges as may be prescribed by the Administration of that country. 2. When a parcel is redirected to either country, new postage as well as new insurance fees, in the case of insured parcels (which, when redirected, must be dis- patched in the same kind of mails as received), may, if not prepaid, be collected upon delivery and retained by the Administration making the collection. The Ad- ministration making delivery shall fix the amount of such fees and postage when not prepaid. 3. Insured parcels shall not be forwarded or returned to another country unless they are forwarded or returned as insured mail. Senders may indorse insured par- cels, " Do not forward to a third country", in which event the parcels shall not be forwarded to any other country. Unless such parcels are indorsed to indicate that the senders do not wish them forwarded to any country other than that of mailing or within the country of original address, they may be forwarded to a third country if they are forwarded as insured mail. Insured parcels may be returned to the sender in a third country, in accordance with a return address on the par- cels, if they can be returned as insured mail. In case of the loss, rifling, or damage of an insured parcel forwarded or returned to a third country, indemnity will be paid only in accordance with 57894°-31-PT 2---39 1Eh kk Charges, as pre· . n ver pa e 80m om- scribed. ekspederes innen bestemmelses- landet elIer utleveres til en ny adressat pA det oprinnelige adressepoststed skal Vlere un- dergitt de tilleggsavgifter som mAtte bli fastsatt av adresse- landets postvesen. . . 2. Nar en pakke t~!Jakesendes fdectlOn of new til et av landene og forutbetaling ikke har funnet sted, skal ny por- to og-nAr det gjelder verdi- pakker (som rna tilbakesendes i samme slags kartavslutning som de er rnottatt i)-ogsa ny assuran- seavgift opkreves vod utleverin- ~en og beholdes av det postvesen sorn fore tar opkrevningen. Det postvesen sorn leverer ut pakken fastsetter de 8vgifter og den porto som skal opkreves, nar for- utbetaling ikke har funnet sted. R t' t ' 3Vd·kk 'I 'kk es riC ·lOns, etc., on. er Ipa er SKa 1 e forwardingtoanyother eftersendes elIer tilbakesendes til country. annet land rnedmindre de efter- sendes eller tilbakesendes som verdipakker. Avsenderne kan skrive pa verdipakker: "Efter- sendes ikke til et tredje land"; pakkene skal i slike tilfelIe ikke eftersendes til noget annet land. Medmindre verdipakker er gitt pAtegning om at avsenderne ikke pnsker dem eftersendt til noget annet land enn utgangslandet ellel' innen det oprinnelige adresseland, kan de eftersendes til et tredjs land: de rnA i tilfelle eftersendes som verdipakker. Verdipakker kan tilbakesendes til avsenderen i et tredje land efter den returadresse som matte vlere pAfprt pakken under forutset- ning av at de kan sendes til vedkommende land som verdi- pakker. For ta.p, plyndring eller beskadigelse av en verdipakke som er eftersendt eller tilbake-


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 2240 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. Februhry 25, 1!)2Q. March 30, 192"9. Ante, p. 2234 . the stipulations of Article XII, section 3 of this Convention. sendt til et tredje land, he tales erstatning bare efter forskrif- tene i artikkel XII, § 3 i denne overenskomst. XVII. Postal Oharges other than XVII. AnlZ,e postale avgifter. enn those Prescribed not to be Ool- de 80m er jores7crevet op7creves lected. i7c7ce. Other charges Dot 1. The parcels to which this a!lo'Ved. Convention applies shall not be subjected to any postal charges other than those contemplated by the different articles hereof. Retention of postage, etc., collected. Recall and change of address. Nondelivery. Return to sender. 2. Each Administration shall retain to its own use the whole of the postage and fees and other charges which it collects under the provisions of the Convention. XVIII. Recall and Change oj Ad- dress. So long 8.S a parcel has not been delivered to the addressee, the sender may recall it or cause its address to be altered. The requests for return or change of address, which must conform to the rules laid down by the domestic regulations of the con- tracting Administrations, ·are to be addressed to the Central Ad- ministrations oi' to such post offices as may be mutually agreed upon by correspondence. XIX. Nondelivery. 1. In the absence of a request by the sender to the contrary, a parcel which cannot be delivered shall be returned to the sender without previous notification. q~:-.postage, etc., re- N ew post~e as well as new insur- ance fees, m the case of insured parcels (which must be returned In the same kind of mail as re- ceived), may be collected from the sender and retained by the Administration making the col- lection. all~!TarmstroBot (talk)tsfromsender 2. The sender of a parcel may request, at the time of mailing, that, if the parcel cannot be delivered as addressed, it shall be either (a) treated as abandoned, or (b) tendered for delivery at a second address in the country of 1. Paller som gar inn under denne overenskomst skal ikke kunne palegges andre postale avgifter enn de som er omhandlet i de forskjelliger artikler i denne overenskomst. 2. Hvert postvesen beholder for sin egen del det hele bel~p avporto og av~fter 80m opkreves i hen- hold tIl forskriftene i denne over- enskomst. VIII. Tilba7cejordring og a.d"e/!- sejorandring. Sa lenge en pakke ikke er blitt utlevert til adressaten, kan av- senderen forlange den sendt til- bake eller foranledige at adressen blir forandret. Krav om tilba- kesending eller adresseforandring som rna vrere i overensstemmelse med de gjeldende innenrikske regler i de kontraherende land, adresseres til centraladministras- jonen eller til de poststeder som det gjennem korrespondanse matte bli truffet gjensidig avtale om. XIX. I7c7ce utlevering. 1. Medmindre a vsenderen har gitt ordre om det motsatte, skal en pakke som ikke kan bli ut- levert sendes tilbake til avsen- deren uten forutgaende underret- ning. Ny porto og-nar det gjelder verdipakker (som rna re- turneres i samme slags kartav- slutning som de er mottatt i)- ogsa ny assuranseavgift, kan op- kreves hos avsenderen og beholdes av det postvesen som foretar opkrevningen. 2. Avsenderen av en pakke kan ved innleveringen forlange at pakken i tilfelle den ikke kan utleveres efter adressen skal enten a) behandles 80m abandon- nert, eller b) stilles til disposis- jon ior en annen adressat i


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 Fl'brunry 28, 1929. March :10, 1929. 2241 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. de3tination. No other altern&,- tive is admissible. If the sender avails himself of this facility, his request must appear on the parcel or on a Dispatch Note or Customs Declaration attached to or stuck on the pllrcel and must be in con- formity with or analogous to one of the following forms: "If not deliverable as addressed _________________ Abandon" , "If not, deliverable as addressed ____________________ (d~liver to ). 3. Except as otherwise pro- vided, undeliverable parcels will be returned tn the senders at the expiration of thirty days from the date of receipt at the post office of destination, while refused pa1- cel~ will be returned at once, the parcels in each case to be marked to show the reason for non- delivery. 4. Articles liab1e to deteriora- tion or corruption, and these only, may, however, be sold immedi- ately even on the outward or return journey, without previous notice or judicial formality for the benefit of the right party. If for any :teason a sale is impossible, the spoilt or worthless articles shall be destroyed. The sale or destruction shall be re- corded and report made to the Administration of Origin. 5. Undeliverable parcels which the sender has marked "Aban- don" may be sold at auction at the expiration of thirty days, but in case such disposition is made of insured parcels proper record will be made and the Adminis- tration of Origin notified as to the disposition made of the par- cels. The Administration of Origin shall also be notified when for any reason an insured parcel which is not delivered is not returned to the country of origin. be."temmelseslandet. N oget annet alternativ er ikke WIatt. Hvis avsenderen benytter sig av denne adgang, rna hans forlangende vrere pafjl$rt pakken eller det f~lgebrev eller den tollangivelse som er bundet eller klebet til pakkcTl, og rna vrore i overens- stemmelse mad eller lik en a v f~lgende former: "Hvis ikke pakken kan ut- l<'orm..~ leveres efteL' adressen skal den tilintet~d~res." "HVIS pakken ikke kan ut- leverea after adre.o;sen skal den u tleveres tiL _______________ " 3 Ivledmindre anderiedes er Time for returning • • undelivered parcels. bestemt tilbakesendes ubes~rge- lige pakker til avsenderen efter utl~pet av 3C dager regnet fra den dag pakken er ankommet til bestemmelseLstedet; pakker hvis mottagelse er nektet, sendes straks tilbake. Grunnen til at pakken ikke er utlevert skal i hvert tilfelle anf~res pll pakken. 4. Saker som er utsatt for a .Dirposal or artlcleB bkd· II bd b hable to de~oratlon. es-a 1geseer eerves,og are de, kan dog selges straks endog under frem- eller tilbakesendin- gen uten forutgaende underret- nillg eller rettslige formaliteter til fordel for rettighetshaveren. Hvis salg av en eller annen grunn er umulig skal de bedervede eller verdil~se gjenstander tilintet- gj~res. Om salget eller tilintet- gj~relsen skal opsettes protokoll og underretning gis til utgangs- landets poststyre. 5. Ubesorgelige ... pakker som n! .fl:.!,es avsenderen har merket "Aban- donneres" skal selges ved auk- sjon efter utl~pet av 30 dager, i tilfelle dette er skjedd med verdipakker, skal forn~den pro- tokoll opsettes og utgangslandets poststyre underrettes om hvad der ~r foretatt med pakken. Ut- gangslandets poststyre ska! ogsA underrettes, nar en ikke utlevert verdipakke av en elll3r annen grunn ikke er sendt tilbake til u tgangslandet. XX. Customs (Jharges to be XX. Ejtergivelse av toTlavgifter. Cumnmroo8J'Rl'!lf. CanceUed. Provided the formalities pre- Forutsatt at de formaliteter p~!y=~ed.0" Ie scribed by the Customs authori- som er foreskrevet av vedkom-


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 2242 PARCEL POST COHVENTIO~-NORWAY. February 28, 1929. - March 30, 1929. Retransmission. Provision for ordi- nary parcels. Insured parcels. ties concerned are fulfilled, the customs charges, properly 80- called, on parcels destroyed, sent back to the country of origin, or redirected to another country shall be cancelled both in Norway find in the United States of America. XXI. Retransmission. 1. Missent ordinary parcels shall be forwarded to their desti- nation by the most direct route at the disposal of the reforward- ing Administration. Missent insured parcels shall not be forwarded to their desti- nation unless they can be for- warded as insured mail. If they can not be forwarded as insured mail, they shall be returned to the country of origin. Paroe1s returned, etc. Whea this retransmission in- Oredits allowed. volves th~ return of the parcels to the office of origin) the re- transmitting office of exchange shall credit that office with the allowances received after having called attention to the error by means of a Verification Note. Insufficient allow- 2. In. the contrary case, and ance, etc. if the amount allowed by the dispatching office to the re- transmitting office is insufficient to cover the expenses of re- transmission which it has to de- fray, it shall recover the difference by making a suitable amendment to the parcel bill of the dispatch- ing office of exchange. The reason for this amendment shall be notified to the said office by means of a Verification note. When a parcel has been wron~ ly allowed to be dispatched ill consequence of an error o~ the part of the postal service and has for this reason to be returned to the country of origin, the pro- cedure followed shall be the same as if the parcel had to be sent back to the dispatching office in conseluence of missendin~. CU8toDlB declaration • to aooompany redirect- 3. re-drrected parce shall ed parcel. be accompanied by the Customs declaration prepared at the Of- fice of Origin. In case the parcel, for any reason whatsoever has to mende tollmyndigheter er efter- kommet, skal de egentlige toll- avgifter som hviler pa pakker som er~ilintetgjort, sendt tilbake til utgangslandet, eller omeks- pedert til et annet land, eftergis sf.vel i Norge som i Amerikas Forente Stater. XXI. Omekspedisjon. 1. Feilsendte almindelige pak- ker skal fremsendes til sitt bestem- melsesstei ad den mest direkte rute som star til radighet for det eftersendende postvesen. Feilsendte v6rdipakker skal ikke fremsendes til sitt bestem- mels6ssted, medmindre de kan fremsendes som verdipakker. H vis de ikke kan bli fremsend t sl;)m verdipakker, skal de sendes tilbake til utgangslandet. Nar denne omekspedisjon medfyirer tilbakesending ay pak- ken til utgangspoststedet, skal det omekspederende utveks- lingskontor kreditere utgangs- landet de tilkarterte bel~p efter A ha gjort opmerksom pa feilen yed en tilbakemelding. 2. I det motsatte tilielle og hvis det bel~p som er god- skrevet av det avsendende post- vesen ikke er tilstrekkelig til A - dekke utgiftene ved om- ekspedisjonen, skal det om- ekspederende u tvekslingskontc~ godskrive sig forskjellen ved A foreta forn~den beriktigelse i det avsendende utvekslingskon-' tors pakkepostkart. Grunnen til denne endring skal meddeles vedkommende utvekslingskon- tor ved en tilbakemelding. Nar en pille er blitt feilaktig mottatt til postsending som f~lge av feil fra postvesenets side og av den grunn ma sendes tilbake til utgangslandet, skal der gas frem pa samme mate som om pakken hadde vrert sendt tilbake til utgangspoststedet som fjlSlge av feilsending. 3. En omekspedert pakke skal ledsages av tollangivelsen fra utgangsst~det. Dersom pakken av en eller annen grunn mA om- pakkes eller dersom den origi-


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2243 be repacked or the original Cus- toms declaration replaced by a substitute cleclaration it is essen- tial that the name of the offico of origin of the parcel and the original serial number appear on the parcel and that the name of the office of origin of the parcel appear on the Customs declartt- tion. XXII. Receptacles. Each Administration shall provide the ba~s necessary for the dispatch of Its parcels. The bags shall be returned empty to the country of origin by the next Mail. Empty bags shsll be made up in bundles of ten (nine bags enclosed in one) and the total numbe;:' of such bags shall b(' advised on the parcel bill. XXIII. Charges. 1. The amounts to be allowed in respect to parcels sent from one Administration to the other for onward transmission to a possession of either country or to a third country shall be fixed bv the intennedi'ate Administra- tion. 2. In the case of a parcel returned or redirected in transit through one of the two Ad- ministrations to the others the in termediarv Administration may claim als'O the sum due to it for any additional territorial or sea service provided, together with any amounts due to any other Administration or Ad- ministrations concerned. 3. For every parcel, regard- less of its weight, maIled in one country and addressed for de- livery in the other, whether ordinary, or in3ured, a payment of 150 centimes gold shall be made. 4. On every parcel returned, or redirected unpaid, by one of the two Administrations to the other, the returning or retrans- mitting Administration shaH be entitled to claim a payment of 150 centimes gold. nale tollangivelse rna erstattes med en npd-tollangivelse er det n~dvendig at utgangspoststedets navn og det opi'mnelige register- nummer settes p§. pakken ,"\g utgangspost~tedets navn p§. toIl- angivelsen. XXII. Pakningsmateriell. Receptacles. Hvert postvesen skal s~rgc tlt!.ags to be provIded, for de sekker som er n~dven- dige til fremsendingen av dets pakker. Sekkene skal sendes tomme tilbake til utgangslandet med f~rste post. Tomme sek- ker skal pakkes i bunter pA. ti (ni sekker innpakket i en) og det sam]~de antall av sA- danne sekker ska! angis i pakke- postkartet. XXlII. Avgifter. Cluuge8. 1Db1 k I d IDpoaed on articles · e e¢psom sa go- mailed,0otherooun- skrives for pakker som sendes tries. fra et postvesell til et annet for videre befordrillg til et av landenes besiddelser eller til et tredje land skal fastsettes av det mellemliggende post- vesen. 2D kk d Parcels returned or · ersom en pa -e sen es redirected In tiMsit. tilbake eller omekspederes i transitt gjennem et av de to land til det annet, kan det transittydende postvesen for sin ege.n del ~odskriv~ sig lan~- eller sJS'itransltt-godtgJ~relse tll- Between .\ dmiDJs. lagt det bel~p som er debitert tratlons. det av et eller andre postve- sener. 3. For pakker som er inn- Rates. levertietavdetolandoger bestemt til utlevering i det annet land, skal det uten hen- syn til vekt og uten hensyn til om det gjelder almindelige eller verdipakker, betales en godtgjj1Srelse av 150 centimer gull pr. pakke. 4 For pakker 80m tilbake- Returned, etc., par- • cels sendes eller omekspederes fra et. av de to land til det annet, er det postvesen som tilbakesender elIer omekspederer pakken berettiget til Akreve en godtgj~relse av 150 centimer gull pro pakke.


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 2244 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NOR'VAY. Fl'bruary 28. 1929. March 30. 1929. Accounting. XXIV. Accounting. Terminal parcels 1. Terminal parcels. At the 'l 'ranslt parcels. EIaIIlination. and of each quarter the creditor country shall prepare an account of the amount due to it in respect of the parcels received in excess of those dispatched. 2. Transit parcels. Each Ad- ministration sball also prepare quarterly an account showing the sums due for parcels sent by the other Administration for on- ward transmission. 3. These accounts shall be sub- mitted to the examination of the corresponding Administration in the course of the month which follows the quarter to which they relate. Prompt verification. 4. The compilation, transmis- sion, verification and acceptance of the accounts must be effected as early as possible and the pay- ment resulting from the balance must be made at the latest before the end of the following quarter. PaymentorbaIances. 5. Payment of the balances due on these accounts between the two Administrations shall be effected by means of drafts on New York or in any other manner which may be agreed upon mutually by correspond- ence between the two Ad- ministrations, the expense at- tendant on the payment being at the charge of the indebted Administration. Mattersnotprovided XXV. Matters Not Provided for ror. • hn. tn t e Ltonventwn. Universal Postatol 1. All matters concernmg Union provisions govern. the exchange, and requests for recall or return of insured par- cels, the obtaining and disposi- tion of return receipts therefor, and the adjustment of indem- nity claiIr.s m connection there- with, not. covered by this Con- vention shall be governed by the provisions of the Universal rostaI Union Convention and the Detailed Regulations for its Execution, in so far as they are applicable and no t incon- sistent with the provisions of this Convention, and then if XXIV. Arregning. 1. Terminalpakker. Ved ut- ljiSpet av hvert kvartal skal det tilgodehavende land utferdige en avregning over det beljiSp som tilkommer det for det antall mottatte pakker som overskrider antallet av avsendte paller. 2. Transittpakker. Hvert post- styre skal ogsA utferdige hvert kvartal en avregning over dets tilgodehavende for pakker som det har mottatt i transitt fra det annet postvesen. 3. Disse avregninger skal til- stilles det annet postvesen til revisjon i ljiSpet av den mAned som fjiSlger efter dot kvartal de angAr. 4. Utferdigelse, oversendelse, gjennemgA.else og vedtagelse av avregningene mA utfjiSres sA snart som mulig og betaling av saldoen mA skje senest innen utljiSpet av det pafjiSlgende kvartal. 5. Betalingen av avregninge- nes saldo skal skje ved tratter pA New York eller pA den mAte som det matte bli truffet gjen- sidig avtale om ved korrespon- danse mellem de to poststyrer; de utgifter som fp1ger med beta- lingen skal breres av det skyldige postvesen. XXV. SpprsmOl 80m ikke er omharullet i overenskomsten. 1. AIle spprsmAl an~Aende utveksling, krav om tilbake- kallelse eller tilbakesending a v verdipakker, utferdigelse og be- handling av mottagelsesbevis og behandling av krav om er- statning som ikke er omhandlet i nrervrerende overenskomst, skal ordnes overensstemmende med forskriftene i Verdenspost- konvensjonen og dens ekspedi- sjonsreglement i den utstrek- ning 80m de er anvendelige og ikke er uforenlig med for- skriftene i denne overenskomst og dernrest, om det ikke tlr truffet


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 February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. 2245 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NOR'VAY. no other ax-raLgement has been made, the internal legislation, regulations, and rulings of the United States of America and Norway, according to the coun- try involved, shall govern. 2. The Postmaster General of the United States of America and the General Post Office of N or- way shall have authority to make from time to time by correspond- ence such changes and modifica- tions and further regulations of order and detail as may become necessary to facilitate the opera- tion of the services contemplated by this Convention as well as to provide arrangements for the registration of parcelpost pack- ages and for the exchange of parcels subject to collect-on-de- livery charges should both coun- tries. at .any time desire such serVIces. 3. The Administrations shall communicate to each other from time to time the provisions of their laws or regulations appli- cable to the conveyance of parcels by Parcel Post. XXVI. Duration oj Convention. 1. This Convention substitutes and abrogates that signed at Kristiania on the eleventh day of January and at Washington on the eleventh day of February, onE:\ thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and shall take effect and operations thereunder shall begin on a date to be mutually settled between the Administra- tions of the two countries. 2. I t shall remain in force until one of the two contracting Administrations has given notice to the other, six months in advan\..(~, of its intention to termmate it. Either Administration may temporarily suspend the insur- ance service, in whole or in part, when there are special reasons for doing so, or restrict it to certain offices; but on the condition that previous and opportune notice of such a measure is given to the other Administration, such notice annen avtale, skal gjelde den innenrikske lovgivning forskrif- Internal legislation, I . N 'A . etc., to govern. terogreger1 orgeog men- kas Forente Stater, eftersom det gjelder det ene eller det annet av landene. 2 Poststyret i Norge og Ge- Changes, etc., Ly . .. mutual correspond· neralpostmestcren 1 Amenkas ence. Forente Stater har fullmakt til i forening it vedta fro. tid til annen gjennem korrespondanse de en- dringer og tillempninger og yder- li~ere detaljforskrifter som mAtte VIse sig n~dvendige for a lette arbeidet med pakketjenesten efter denne overenskomst samt til a treffe avtale om utveksling av rekommanderte pakker og post- opkravspakker, dersom begge land ~nsker innfSi$rt sMan utveks- ling. 3. Poststvrene skal gl' ensidig .Mutual communlca- hin "- 'd . tlOn of parcel vast meddele annen fro. tl til laws, etc. annen de lovforskrifter og andre forskrifter som gjelder for pak- kepostutvekslingen. XXVI. Overenskomstens varighet. 1. Denne overenskomst trer c16:07, 18 January 2013 (UTC)~i of former istedenfor og ophever den som er Vol. 41, p. 1729. undertegnet i Kristiania den el- levte januar og i Washington den ellevte februar nitten hundre Effecti ve date. en og tyve og skal tre i kraft og dens virke begynne fro. det tids- punkt som fa<;tsettes ved gjen- sidig avtale melleIr. de to land. 2. Den skal vrere i kraft inntil Duration. et av de to kontraherende post- styrer underretter det annet seks maneder i forveien om sin hensikt om it ophSi$re med den. Ht t k 'dl Temporary suspen- ver poS vesen ail Inl er- sion of insurance serv- tidig opheve verdipakkeutveks- ice. lingen helt eller delvis, nar de1i er spesielle grunner herfor, e11er innskrenke den til visse post- steder, men pa den betingelse at det i forveien gis betimelig underretning om sadan for- holdsregel til det annet post-


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 2246 Signatures. Approval Prllllident. PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NOR'VAY. Fl'bruary 28. 1929. Murch 30, 1929. to be ~ven by the most rapid means If necessary. 3. Done in duplica.te and signed at Oslo, the 28 th day of February, 1929, and at Washington, the 30th day of March, 1929. WALTER F BROWN Postmaster Genaal oj the United States oj America. [SEAL] E.R .W. vesen; sMan underretning mt-, hvis det er n~dvendig, medde- les pA. hurti~te mA.te. 3. Utferdiget i to eksemplarer og undertegnet i Oslo, den 28 Februar 1929 og i Washington, den 30 Marts 1929. KLAUS HELSING TORP by the The foregoing Par~el Post Convention between the United States of America and Norway has been negotiated and concluded with my advice and consent, and is hereby approved and r8~tified. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. [SEAL] By the President: HENRY L STIMSON Secretary oj State. WASHINGTON, April 5, 1929. HERBERT HOOYER


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 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March G. 1!l29. April 2, 111:!9. 2247 Parcel post agreement 6etween the United States OJ Amenca and the _~M""arc:;;ch;.;:6,,-;,'1",,"?9;c-:''c- - lIT h. April 2, 1929. Gold Coast Colony. Signed at Accra, March 6, 1929, at tas wgton, April 2 1929; approved by the President, April 8, 1929. PARCEL POST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOLD COAST COLONY For the purpose of concluding arran~ements for the exchange of m~arce\thd ~gr:t parcel-post packages between the United States of America (includ- COk ,n; 0 0 mg Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Guam, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands Preamble. of the United States) and the Gold Coast Colony, the undersigned Walter F. Brown, Posi;master General of the United States of Amer- ica, and Samuel Bucknell Gosling, Postmaster Generai of the Gold Coast Colony, by virtue of authority vested in them, have agreed upon the following articles: I. LIMITS OF WEIGHT AND SIZE 1. No parcel shall ,exceed twenty-two pounds (ten kilograma) in 8tz!;~mltsorWelgbtand weight, three feet six inches (one hundred and five centimeters) in length, or six feet (:me hundred and eighty centimeters) in length and girth combined. 2. As regurds the exact calcula.tion of the weight and dimensions of parcels, the view of the dispatching office shall be accepted, save in cases of obvious error. II. POSTAGE AND FEES Posiage and fees. 1. The Administra.t .ion of origin is entitled to collect from the sender er~ollectIOIl(romsend. of each parcel such postage and fees for requests for jnformation us to the disposal of a parcel made after it has been pcsted, as may from time to time be prescribed by its regulations. 2. Except in the case of returned or redirected parcflls, the postage Prepayment. and such of the fees mentioned in the preceding Rection as are appli- cuble, must be prepaid. III. PREPARATION OF PARCELS PrepN'8tloD or par- cels. 1. The name and address of the sender und uf the uddressee must mtn require- be legibly and correctly written in every c.,ase wh~n pOdsible on the parcel itself, or on a label gummed thereto, and, in the case of parcels addressed by tag only because of their shape or sjze, must also be written on a separate slip which slip must be enclosed in the parcel, but such address slips should be enclosed in all parcels. Parcels will not be accepted when sent by or addressed to initials, unless the initials are the adopted trade name of the senders or eddressees. Addresses in ordinary pencil are not allowed, but copying ink or indelible pencil on a. surface previously dampened may be used. 2. The sender shall prepare one customs declaration for each parcel Oustomsdeclaration. sent from either country, upon a special form provided for the purpose, which customs declaration shall give a general description of the parcel, an accurate statement in detail of its contents and value, date of mail-


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 2248 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March 6, 11:129, April 2, 1929, ing, the sender's name and address, and the name and address of the addressee, and shall be securely attached to the parcel. bl ?oTarmstroBot (talk)=s1. 3. The Administratio?s accept no responsibility for the correctness of the customs declarations. Packing require- 4. Every parcE:ll shall be packed in a manner adequate for the length ments. of the journey and for the protection of the contents. Ordinary par- cels may be closed by means of wax, lead seals, or otherwise, but the country of destination shall have the right to open them (including the right to break the seals) in order to inspect the contents. Parcels which have been so opened shall be closed again and sealed parcels shall be officially resealed. Liquids, et.c. 5. Any liquid or any substance which easily liquefies must be packed in a double receptacle. Between the first receptacle (bottle, flask, pot, box, etc.,) and the serond (box of metal, strong wood, strong corru- gated cardboard or strong fibreboard or reoeptacle of equal strength) ahall be left a space which shall be filled with sfl.wdust, bran, or some other absorbent material, in sufficient quantity to absorb all the liquid contents in the case of breakage. Powders, etc. 6. Powders and dyes in powder form must be packed in lead-sealed metal containers which containers must be enclosed in substantial outer covers, so as to afford the utmost protection to the accompanying mail matter. Prohibitions. Articles specified, Letters, etc. IV. PROHIBITIONS 1. The following articles are prohibited transmission by parcel post: (a) A Jetter or a communication having the nature of a letter. Nevertheless it is permitted to enclose in a parcel an open invoice, confined to the particulars which constitute an invoice, and also a simple copy of the address of the parcel, that of the sender being added. drh different ad- (b) An enclosure which bears an address different fr(lm that placed on the cover of the parcel. Live animals. (c) Any live animal. th!r1TarmstroBot (talk)ion not au- (d) Any article of which the admission is not authorized by the Customs or other laws or regulations in force in either country. Explosives. (e) Any explosive or inflammable article, and, in general, any article of which the conveyance is dangerous. Erroneously trans· • mitted, 2. When a parcel contravening any of these prohibitions is handed over by one Administration to the other, the latter shall proceed in L't r . ' b 'ted accordance with its laws and its inland regulations. arti\lS t~ be:sl~ed. 3. The two Postal Administrations shall furnish each other with a list of prohibited articles; but they will not thereby undertake any responsibility whatever towards the police, the Customs authorities, or the senders of parcels. Custom! duties, To be collected OD delivery, ' Exchange or parcels. iealed sacks. V. CUSTOMS DUTIES The parcels shall be subject in the country of destination to all Customs duties and all customs regul9.tions in force in that country for the protection of its customs revenues, and the customs duties properl,. chargeable thereon shall be collected on delivery, in accord- ance WIth the customs regulations of the country of destination. VI. METHOD OF EXCHANGE OF PARCELS The parcels shall be exchanged, in sacks duly fastened and sealed, by the Offices appointed by agreement between the two Administra- tions, and shall be dispatched to the country of destination by the country of origin at its cost and by such means as it provides.


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 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. VII. BILLING OF PARCELS Manh 6, 19~9. April 2, 1929. 2249 Dilling of Jl8I'ceIs. 1. The entries on the parcel bills shall show in respect to each parcel Parrel b1l18. the serial number of the entry, the name of the office of origin, the name and address of the addressee, and the contents and value as shown on the customs declaration. 2. Two copies of each parcel bill shall be sent to the office of ex- In duplicate. change of the country of destination. 3. The entry on the bill of any returned parcel must be followed by Returned parcels. the word "Returned". 4. Each dispatching office of exchange shall number the parcel bills NUlpbering by dis- . h Ifhd . h f h. f patchmg office. m t e upper e t- an corner, commencmg eac year a res senes or each office of exchange of destination. The last number of the year shall be shown on the parcel bill of the first dispatch of the following year. 5. The exact method of advising parcels or the receptacles contain- ArtIcles In transit. ing them sent by one Administration in transit through the other to- gether with any details of procedure in connection with the advice of such parcels or receptacles for which provision is not made in this Agreement, shall be settled by mutual agreement through correspond- ence between the two Administrations. VIII. CERTIFICATES OF MAILING The sender may receive a certificate of mailing from the post office where the parcel is mailed, on a form provided for the purpose, in acrdance with the laws and regulations of the AdminIstration of ongm. IX. RESPONSIBILITY NOT ACCEPTED FOR ORDINARY PARCELS. Cenfftcates of mail· ing. Furnlsbed to IIt!Dder. Responsibility. No compeDSation for loss, etc., of ordinary Neither the sender nor the addressee of any parcel shall be entitled parcels. to compensation for the loss of the parcel or for the abstraction of or damage to its contents. X. TRANSIT PARCELS. 1. Each Administration guarantees the right of transit over its territory, to or from any country with which it has parcel post com- munication, of parcels originating in or addressed for delivery in the territory of the other contracting Administration. 2. Each Administration shall inform the other to which countries parcels may be sent through it &3 intermediary. 3. To be accepted for onward transmission, parcels sent by one of the contracting Administrations through the service of the other Administration must comply with the conditions prescribed from time to time by the intermediary Administration. XI. CHECK BY OFFICE OF EXCHANGE. 1. On the receipt of a Parcel Mail, the receiving Office of Exchange shall check it. Any discrepancies or irregularities noted shall be immediately reported to the dispatchin~ office of exchange by means of a bulletin of verification. If report IS not made promptly, it will be assumed that the Mail and the accompanying bills were in every respect in proper order. 2. In the case of any discrepancies or irregularities in a Mail, such record shall be kept as will permit of the furnishing of information regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investigation which may be made. Transit parrels. For otber oountrles. Notice. Conditions. Check by exchange office. Verification.


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 2250 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March ~, 1929. April 2, 19~9. Duplicateparcelbllls. 3. If a parcel bill is missing a duplicate shall be made out and a copy sent to the dispatching office of exchange from which the dispatch was received. Fees. Delivery and cus- toms. Demll1'l'8gt!. RedlreotIOD. Additional charges. XII. FEES FOR DELIVERY AND FOR CUSTOMS FORMAL- ITIES. DEMURRAGE CHARGES. 1. The Administration of the country of destination may collect from the addressees for delivery and for the fulfilment of CU3toms formalities a charge not exceeding ten cents gold for each parcel, and an additional delivery charge of like amount for each time a parcel is presented at the residence of the addressee after one unsuccessful presentation. 2. Each Administration may impose reasonable stora~e or demur- rage charges in case the addressee fails to accept delIvery of any parcel within such reasonable time as is prescribed by the Adminis- tration of the country of destination. Any such charges shall be cB.?l<:elled in the event of the return of the parcel to the country of ongm. XIII. REDIRECTION. 1. Any parcel redirected within the country of destination or delivered to an alternate addressee at the original office of address shall be liable to such additional charges as may be prescribed by the Administration of that country. e ~OllectioD on deliv- 2. When a parcel is redirected to either country, new postage may, ry if not prepaid, be collected upon delivery and retained 'by the Admin- istration making the collection. The Administration making delivery shall fix the amount of such postage when not prepaid. Other postal charges. XIV. POSTAL CHARGES OTHER THAN THOSE PRE- SCRIBED NOT TO BE COLLECTED. th':.ls not subject 1. The parcels to which this Agreement applies shall not be sub- jected to any postal charges other than those contemplated by the Rete tI f 11 different articles hereof. tions.non0 00ec- 2. Each Administration shall retain to its own use the whole of Recall and change of address. Permitted on request of sender. Nondelivery. the postage and fees and ot~r charges which it collects under the provisions of this Agreement. XV. RECALL AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS. So long as a parcel has not been delivered to the addressee, the sender may recall it or cause its address to be altered. The requests for return or change of address which must conform to the rules laid down by the domestic regulations of the contracting Administrations, are to be addressed to the central Administrations or to such post offices as may be mutually agreed upon by correspondence. XVI. NONDELIVERY. Return to sender. 1. In the absence of a request by the sender to the contrary, a parcel which can not be delivered shall be returned to the sender q= postage re- without previous notification. New :postage may be collected from . the sender and retained by the Admirustration making th(' collection. aU~ueststrom sender 2. The sender of a parcel may request, at the time of mailing, that, . if the parcel can not be delivered as addressed, it shall be either (a) treated as abandoned, or (b) tendered for delivery at a second address in the country of destination. No other alternative is admissible. If the sender avails himself of this facility, his request must appear on. the parcel or on a Dispatch Note or Customs Declaration attached


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 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March 6, 1929. April 2, 19:!\). to or stuck on the parcel and must be in conformity with or analogous to one of the following forms: "If not deliverable as addressed __________ 'Abandon'." "If not deliverable as addressed __________ 'Deliver to ______ ' ." 2251 Forms. 3. Except as otherwise provided, undeliverable parcels will be uD'fi~er~JDg returned to the senders at the expiration of thirty days from tho date of receipt at the post office of destination in the United States of America and at the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of receipt at the post office of destination in the Gold Coast Colony, while refused parcels will Le returned at once, the parcels in each case to be marked to show the reason for nondelivery. 4. Articles liable to deterioration or corruption, and these only, liJ:ITarmstroBot (talk)e~oTarmstroBot (talk):' may, however, be sold immediately even on the outward or return journey, without previous notice or judicial formality for the benefit of the right party. If for any reason a sale is impossible, the spoilt or worthless articles shall be destroyed. The sale or destruction shall be recorded and report made to the Administration of origin. 5. Undeliverable parcels which the sender has marked "Abandon" .. l~:ndor!.t marked may bo sold at auction at tho expiration of thirty days in the United Stat.es of America, and at the expiration of twenty-one days in tho Gold CORst Colony. XVII. CUSTOMS CH~RGES TO BE CANCELLED. Customs charges. Provided the formalities prescribed by the Customs authorities con- de..~t!TarmstroBot (talk)f~IfParcel eerned are fulfilled, the customs charges, properly so-called, on parcels destroyed, abandoned by the sender, sent back to the country of origin, or redirected to another country shall be cancelled both in the Gold Coast Colony and in the United States of America. XVIII. RETRANSMISSION. Misse"lt parcels shall be forwarded to their destinations by the most direct route at the disposal of the reforwarding Administration but must not be marked with the customs or other charges by the refor- warding Administration. XIX. RECEPTACLES. Retransmission. Provisions for. Receptacles. Each Administration shall provide the bags necessary for the dis- et~ags to be provlded. patch of its parcels. The bags shall be returned empty to the country . of origin by the next Mail. Empty bags shaH be made up in bundles of ten (nine bags enclosed in one) and the total number of such bags shall be advised on the parcel bill. XX. CHARGES. ChargWI. 1. The amounts to be allowed in respect to parcels sent from one Parcelsforwardect. Administration to the other for onward transmission to a possession of either country or to a third country shall be fixed by the inter- mediate Administration. 2. In the case of a parcel returned or redirected in transit through recTarmstroBot (talk)Credl- Dne of the two Administrations to the other, the intermediate Admin- . istration may claim also the sum due to it for any additional territorial or sea service provided, together with any amounts due to any other Administration or Administrations concerned. 3. For every parcel mailed in one country and addressed for de- mi~J:.- Afi. liveIX in the other which weighs not exceeding 3 pounds a payment of. 1 shilling (24 cents) shan be made by the dispatching Administration


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 2252 Accounting. PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March 6, 1929. April 2, 19:;9. to the receiving Administration, for every parcel which weighs over 3 pounds and not over 7 pounds a. payment of 1 shilling 6 pence (36 cents) shall be made, for every parcel which weighs over 7 pounds and not over 11 pounds a payment of 2 shillings (48 cents) shall be made and for every parcel which weighs over 11 pounds and not over 22 pounds a payment of 3 shillings (72 cents) shall be made. XXI. ACCOUNTING. Terminal parcels. 1. Terminal parcels. At the end of each quarter the creditor COUntry shall prepare an account of the amount due to it in respect t.o the parcels received in EXCesS of those dispatched. Transit parcels. 2. Transit parcels. Each Administration shall also prepare quarterly an account show- ing the sums due for parcels sent by the other Administration for onward transmission. Exam1Dation. 3. These accounts shall be submitted to the examination of the corresponding Administration in the course of the month which follows the quarter to which they relate. Prompt verificetion. 4. The compilation, transmission, verification and acceptance of the accounts must be effected as early as possible and the payment resulting from the balance must be made at the latest before the end of the following quarter. Payment of balanOll8. 5. Payment of the balances due on these accounts between the two Administrations shall be effected by means of drafts on New York or in any other manner which may be agreed upon mutually by cor- respondence between the two Administrations, the expense attendant on the payment being at the charge of the indebted Administration. Mattera not provided for. XXII. MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT. m~l:::ges, oo~Po:l 1. The Postmaster General of the United States of America and enoe. the Postmaster General of the Gold Coast Colony shall have author- ity jointly- to make from time to time by correspondence such changes and modifications and further regulations of order and detail as may become necessary to facilitate the operation of the services contem- plated by this Agreement as well as to provide arrangements for the registratIOn and insurance of parcel post packages and for the exchange of parcels subject to collect-on -delivery charges should both countries at any time desire anyone or all of these services. tio~ut:f :ar~'fun~:i 2.. The Adminirations sha~ communicate t~ each ot~er from time laws, etc. to time the prOVISIons of theIr laws or regulatIOns applicable to the conveyance of parcels by Parcel Post. Duration of Agree. ment. EII8!'tive date. Duration. XXIII. DURATION OF AGREEMENT. 1. This Agreement shall take effect and operations thereunder shall begin on a date to be mutually settled between the Adminis- trations of the two countries. 2. It shall remain in force until one of the two contracting Adminis- trations has given notice to the other, six months in advance, of its intention to terminate it. a. Done in duplicate and signed at Accra the 6th day of March 1929 and at Washington the 2d day of April 1929. [SEAL] S. B. GOSLING. P08tmaster General of the Gold Ooast Oolony [SEAL] WALTER F BROWN, P08tmaster General of the United State8 of America.


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 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March 6, 19211. April 2, 1929. 2253 The foregoing Parcel Post Agreement between the United States :tal by the of America and the Gold Coast Colony has been negotiated and con- . eluded with my advice and consent, and is hereby approved and ratified. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. [SEAL] HERBERT HOOVER. By the Pre8ident: HENRY L STIMSON Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, April 8, 1929.


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 2254 ARBITRATION TREATY-CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AUGUST 16, 1928. August 16, 1928. Arbitration treaty between the United States and Ozechoslovakia. Signed Arbitration wit h Czechoslovakia. Preamble. at Washington, August 16, 1928; ratification ad?JU5ed by the Senate, December 18, 1928; ratified by the President, January 4, 1929; ratified by Ozechoslovakia, February 28, 1929; ratificatio1UJ exchanged at Prague, April 11 ,1929; proclaimed, April 12, 1929. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLA11ATION. WHEREAS an Arbitration Treaty between the United States of America and the Czechoslovak Republic was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the sixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, the original of which Treaty, being in the English and Czechoslovak languages, is word for word as follows: Contracting Powers. • f U'd The PresIdent 0 the mte President Spojenych Statu Purposes declared. Plenipotentiaries. States of America and the Presi- Severoamerickych a President dent of the Czechoslovak Re- republiky Ceskoslovenske public Determined to prevent so far ~ in their power lies any inter- ruption in the peaceful relations that have always existed between the two nations; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the policy of sub- mitting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise between them; and Eager by their example not only to demonstrate their con- demnation of war as an instru- ment of national policy in their mutual relations, but also to hasten the time when the per- fection of international arrange- ments for the pacLlic settlement of international disputes shall have eliminated forever the pos- sibili ty of war among any of the Powers of the world; Have decided. to conclude a treaty of arbitration and for that purpose they have appointed as theIr respootive Plenipotentiaries The President of the United States of America: Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secre- tary of State of the United States of America; and The President of the Czecho- slovak Republic: rozhodnuti, aby zabranili, pokud jest to v jejich moei, kaZdemu pferuseni pokojnych vztahu, jez vzdy trvaly mezi ohema narody; pfejice si opet zdtirazniti svoji pffchylnost k politice, aby vsechny spory, hodici se k roz- souzeni pfed soudem, jez by mohly vzniknouti mezi nimi, byly pfedlozeny k nestrannemu roz- hodnuti; Ve snaze, aby svjm pffkladem netoliko projeVili. sve odsouzenf valky jakoZto prostfedku statni politiky ve svych vzajemnych vztazich, nybd i aby urychlili dobu, kdy zdokonalena mezi- narodni opatfeni k mirumilov- nemu vyfizovani mezinarodnich sporu vylouci navzdr moznost valky mezi kteroukoli ze sveto- vYch mocnosti; Rozhodli se uzavfiti rozhodci sInlouvu a jmenovali k tomu cHi svymi pfislusnymi plnomoc- niky. President Spojenych Statu Severoamerickfch: pana Frank B. Kellogga, stat- niho secretafe Spojenych Statd Severoamerickych; President republiky Cesko- slovenske:


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 ARBITRATION TREATY-CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AUGUST 16, 1928. 2255 Mr. Zdenek Fierlinger, Envoy Extraordinarv and Minister Plen- ipotentiary ~f the Czechoslovak Republic at Washington; Who, having communicated to one another their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I All differences relnting to inter- national matters in which the High Contracting Parties are con- cerned by virtue of a claim of right made by one against the other under treaty or otherwise, which it, has not been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which have not been adjusted as a result of reference to an appropriate com- mission of conciliation, and which are justiciable in their nature by reason of being susceptible of decision by the applieation of the principles of law or equity, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention of October 18, 1907, or to some other competent tribunal, as shall be decided in each case by special agreement, which special agree- ment shall provide for the organ- ization of such tribunal if nec- essary, define its powers, state the question or questIons at issue, and settle the terms of reference. The special agreement in each case shall be made on the part of the United States of America by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and on the part of Czechoslovakia in accordance with its constitu- tionallaws. ARTICLE II The provisions of this treaty shall not be invoked in respect of any dispute the subject matter of which (8.) is within the domestic juris- diction of either of the High Con- tractin~ Parties, (b) mvolves the interests of third Parties. (c) depends upon or involves the maintenance of the tradi- tional attitude of the United pana Zdenka Fierlingra, mimo- fadneho vyslance a spIn. ministra Ceskoslovenske republiky ve Washingtonu; ktefi, sdelivse si navzajem sve p1ne moei, shledane v fadne a naJezite forme, shodli se na Mchto Clancich: CLANEK I VsechnJn neshody tykajici se Internation~ ditJer- ., ,I' .' ence~ not adjusted by mezmaro fch za eZItosti, Je~ se diplomacy, referred by dotykaji Vysokych smluvnich ?e~anerTarmstroBot (talk) ~ stran v dusledku pravniho naroku Arbitration, ete. vzneseneho jednou proti druhe na zaklade smlOUVY nebo jinak, ktere nebylo mozno urovnati cestou diplomatickou, ktere nebyly urov- nany tim, ze byly OC ;zdany vhodne komisi smfref, a kterl; jsou ve sve podstate rozsouditelne proto, zejest pfi nich moznost rozbodnuti uplatnenim zasad prava a slusnosti, budou odevzd- any StaIemu soudu rozhodcimu zHzenemu v Haagu konvencf z 18. Hjna 1907, anebo nekteremu jine- Vol. 36, p. 2221. mu pfislusnemu tribunaIu, jak bude rozhodnuto v kaZdem pfi- pade zvlMtni umluvou, kterMto zvlMtni Umluva ustanovi, bude-li nutno, organisaci takoveho tri- bunalu, urM jeho pravomoc, sta- novi spornou otazku nebo otlLzky, a vymezi obsah zkoumani. Se strany Spojenych Stata Se- veroamerickych bude zvlMtni do- hod a v kaZdem pfipade uzavfend presidentem Spojenych Statu Se- veroamerickych dIe rady a S6 souhlasem senatu, a se strany Ceskoslovenska v souhlase s jeho ustavnimi zakony. Speolal qreement. CLANEK IT Ustanoveni tato smlouvy ne- cl 83.!:lecta bude mozno se dovolavati, pokud U • jde 0 jakykoli spor, jehoz pfedmet al spada pod domaci soudni pravomoo kterekoli z Vysokych smluvnich stran, bl dotyka sa zajmu tfetich Stran, cl jest zavislym na zachova- vani tradieniho stanoviska Spo- jenych Statu v otazkA.ch ameri- not In-


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 2:;56 ARBITRATION TREATY-CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AUGUST 16. 1928. Ratitlcation. States concerning American ques- tions, commonly described as the Monroe Doctrine, (d) depends ufon or involves the observance 0 the obligations of Czechoslovakia in accordance with the Covenant of the League of Nations. ARTICLE III The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by Czecho- slovakia in accordance with its constitutional laws. ckych, obecne zvaneho Monroeo- you dok~rinou, anebo se ho do- tyka, dj zavisl na dodrzovaru ZaVa zku Ceskoslovenska V souhlase s umluvou 0 Spolecnosti N arodu, anebo se ho dotYka. CUNEK III Tato smlouva bude ratifikovana Presidentem Spojenych Statu Severoamerickych dIe rady a se souhlasem jejich senMu a Ces- koslovenskem v souhlase s jeho ustavrumi zakony. Exchange of ratiflca· The ratifications shall be ex- Ratifikace budou vymeneny v Praze co mozno nejdfive a smlouva nabude pUsobnosti dnem vymeny ratifikaci. Po t.e zUstane v ne- pfetrzite platnosti, pokud tato neskonCf J' ednorocnl pisemnou vypovedi, anou jednou Vysokou smluvni stranou druhe strane. tions. changed at Prague as soon as possible, and the treaty shall take effect on the date of the Duration of Treaty. Si~atures. Ratifications exchanged. Proclamation. exchange of the ratifications. It shall thereafter :remain in force continuously unless and until terminated by one year's written notice given by either High Con- tracting Party to the other. In faith whereof the respec- tive Plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty in duplicate in the English and Czechoslovak lan- guages, both texts having equal force, and hereunto affixed their seals. Dvne at Washington the six- teenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight. Tomu na svedomi podepsali plnomocruci tuto smlouvu dvojmo v jazycich an~lickem a cesko- slovenskem, ph cew oba texty maji stejnou platnost, a k tomu pnpojuji sve peceti. Dano ve Washingtonu, dne §estnacteho srpna roku tisicdeve- tsetedvacetosm. [SEA.L] FRANK B KELLOGG [SEAL] ZD. FIERLINGER AND WHEREAS the said Treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governm6tits were cxchan~ed In the city of Prague on the eleventh day of April, one thousand rune hundred and twenty-nine; NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Herbert Hoover, Pres- ident of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observerl and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the city of Washington this twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty- [SEAL] nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-third. By the President: HENRY L STIMSON Secretary oj State. HERBERT HOOVEF.


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 CONCILIATION TREATY-CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AUGUST 16, 1928. 2257 Treaty of conciliation between the United States and Ozechoslovakia. Signed at Washing-ion, August 16, 1928; ratification adv-ised by the Senate, December 20, 1928,' ratified by the President, January 4, 1929; ratified by Ozechoslovakia, Fe'bruary 28, 1929; ratifications exchanged at Prague, April 11, 1929; proclaimed, April 12, 1929. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. August 16, 1928. WHEREAS a Trebty of Conciliation between the United States of c16:09, 18 January 2013 (UTC)~;~a. wit h America and the Czechoslovak Republic was concluded and signed Preamble. by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the sixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, the original of which Treaty, being in the English and Czechoslovak languages, is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and the Presi- dent of the Czechoslovak Repub- lic, being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them together and also to ad- vance the cause of general peace, have resolved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries : The President of the United States of Ame.i.ica: Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secre- tary of State of the United States of America; and The President of the Czecho- slovak Republic: Mr. Zdenek Fierlinger, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary of the Czechoslovak Republic at Washington; Who, after having communi- cated to each other their respec- tive full powers, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following ar- ticles: ARTICLE I Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States of America and the Gov- ernment of Czechoslovakia, of whatever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic President Spojenych Statu Se- Contracting Powers. veroamerickych a President repu- bliky Ceskoslovenske, pfejfce si upevniti vzajemne je pojici svazky pfatelstvi a take podporovati vseobecny mir, rozhodli se uzav- fiti k tomu ucelu smlouvu a jmenovali k t<>mu clli svjmi plnomocniky: President Spojenych Statu Se- Plenipotentiaries. veroamerickych: pana Frank B. Kellogga, stat- niho sekretafe Spojenych Statd Severoameriekyeh; President repubJiky Ceskoslo- venske: pana Zdenka Fierlingra, mimo- fadneho vyslance a spIn. minis- tra Ceskoslovenske republiky ve Washingtonu; Kten, sdelivse si navzajem sve pIne moei, shledane v spravne forme, shodli se na Mehto cHm- dch: CLANEK I Kazd.f· spor vznikl.f· mezi vladou Di~putes ~bmitted ..Y .Y for IDvestigatlOn and SpoJenych Statd Severoame- report to International riekyeh a. vladou republiky Cesko- Commissicm. slovenske, at jest jakehokoliv druhu, seIZe-Ii fadny diploma- ticky postup a neuehylf-li


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 2258 CONCILIATION TREATY-CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AUGu8'!' 16, 1928. International nlssion. Composition. Appointment. proceedings have failed and the se Vysoke smluvni strany 0 roz- High Contracting Parties do not hodnuti k pfislusnemu tribunalu, have recourse to adjudication by bude odevzdan k vysetferu a a competent tribunal, be sub- podani zpravy Stale mezinarodni mitted for investigation and re- komisi, ustavene jak pfedepsano port to a permanent International v nasledujidm Clarum; a jsou za Commission constituted in the jedno, ze nevyhlasl valku ani manner prescribed in the next nezahaji nepfatelstvi po dobu succeeding Article; and they agree takoveho vysetrovani a dokud not to declp,re war or begin hos- nebude podana zprava. tilities during such investigation and before the report is sub- mitted. ARTICLE II CLANEK II Com- The International Commission shall be composed of five mem- bers, to be appointed as follows: One meillber shall be chosen from each (lountry, by the Gov- ernment thereof; one member shall be chosen by each Govern- ment from some third country; the fifth member shall be chosen by common agreement between the two Governments, it being understood that he shall not be a. citizen of either country. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportions. The International Commission shall be appointed within six months after the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and vacancies shall he filled a.ccord- ing to the manner of the original appointment. ARTICLE III Mezinarodni komise se bude skladati z 5 Hemi, ktefi se usta. - novi takto: jeden elen se zvoli z kazdeho statu jeho viadou; jednoho elena zvoli kaMa z obou vlad z nektere tfeti zeme; paty elen bude zvolen spoleenou doho- dou mezi obema vladami, pH eemz se rozumf, ze tyz nebude pfislusn5kem zadneho z obou statti. N aklady na komisi za- plati obe vlady stejnYm dilem. Mezinarodni komise bude jme- novana do 6 mesicft po vymene ratifikacl teto smlouvy a u- prazdnena mista y ni budou ob- sazena stejnym zpdsobem, jako pftvodni jmenovam1. CLANEK III Immediate reference In case the High Contracting to the InternationalP. h11h fild d Jestlize VysokYm smluvnim stranam se nepodaff urovnati 8por diplomatickou cestou, a kdyz se neuchyli 0 rozhodnuti k pffs- lusnemu tribunaIu, odevzdaji spor ihned Mezinarodni komisi k vyse- trenl tI. podani zpravy. Mezi- narodni komise mMe vsak k tomu eili 0 sve ujma jednomysl- nym rozhodllutim nabldnouti 8Ve sluzby a v takovem pffpade zpravi 0 tom oba vlady a pozada o jejich spolupraci pH vysetfovanl Commission. artles 8 a aveaeto8. - just a dispute by diplomatic methods, and they c:> not have recourse to adjUdication by a competent tribunal, they shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Com- mission may, however, spontane- ously by unanimous agreement offer its services to that effect, and in such case it shall notify both Governments and request their cooperation in the investi- gation. Facilities to be fur- The High Contracting Parties Dished. agree to furnish the Permanent Vysoke smluvni strany jsou za jedno, ze, poskytnou Stale