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 CONV ENTION—UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. JUNE 1, 1878. 739 Tout envoi recommandé est pas- Every registered article is liable, Charges. sible, a la charge de Penvoyeur: at the charge of the sender- 1° Du prix d’affranchissement lst. To the ordinary prepaid rate ordinaire de l’envoi, selon sa na- of postage upon the article, accordture; ing to its nature; 2° D’un droit iixc de recomman- 2d. To a Hxed registration fee of dation de 25 centimes au maximum 25 centimes at the maximum in the dans les Etats europeens, ct de 50 European States, and of 50 cencentimes au maximum dans les times at the maximum in the other autres pays, y compris la déliv- countries including the issueto the rance d’un bulletin de depot a l’ex- sender of? a bulletin of posting. pediteur. L’envoyeur d’un obj et recom- The sender of a registered article A¤k¤<>W1¤dz¤¤<>¤*¤ mande peut cbtenir un avis de re- may obtain an acknowledgment of f°°· ception de cet objet, en payant delivery of such article by paying d’avance un droit Exe de 25 cen- in advance a txcd fee of 25 ceniimes au maximum. times at the maximum. En cas de perte d’un envoi recom- In case of the loss of a registered Indemnity fo r mandé, et sauf le cas de force article, and except in case of force 1<>¤¤· majeure, il est du une indemnite de majeure, there is to be paid an in- 50 francs a1’expediteur, ou, sur la demnity of 50 francs to the sender, dcmande de celui-ci, au destina- or, at his request, to the addressee, taire, par Padministration sur le by the Administration upon whose territoire ou dans le service niari- territory or in whose maritime servtime de laquelle la perte a eu lieu, ice the loss has occinired; that is to c’est-a-dire ou la trace de 1’objet a say, where the trace of the article disparu. · has ceased. Par mesure de transition, il est As atemporary measure, the Ad- Temporary oxpermis aux administrations des ministrations of the countries be- <>¤P¤i<>¤¤· pays hors d’Europe, dont la legis- yond Europe, whose legislation is lation est actuellement contraire at present opposed to the principle au principc de la responsabilité, of responsibility, are permitted to d’ajourner Papplication de la clause postpone the application of the prequi precede jusqu’au jour on elles ceding clause until the time when auront pu obtenir du pouvoir legis- they shall have obtained from the latif Pautorisation d’y souscrire. legislative power authority to sub- J usqu’a ce moment, les autres ad- scribe to it. Up to that time, the ministrations de l’Union ne sont other Administrations of the Union pas astreintes a payer une indem- are not bound to pay an indemnity nite pour la perte, dans leurs ser- for the loss, in their respective vices respectifs, d’envois recom- services, of registered articles admandes a destination ou provenant dressed to or originating in the said desdits pays. countries. S’il est impossible de decouvrir If it is impossibletodiscovcr the Assignment gf le service dans lequel la perte a eu service in which the loss has occur- liability. lieu, Pindemnite est supportée, par red, the indemnity is bornein equal moitie, par les deux offices corre- proportions between the two correspondants. sponding offices. ‘ Le payement de cette indemnité Payment of this indemnity is Prompt pay- est effectue dans le plus bref délai made with the least possible delay, 1¤<>¤i=- possible, et, au plus tard, dans le and, at the latest, within a year delai d’un an a partir du jour de dating from the day of application. la reclamation. Toute reclamation dhndemnité Every claim for an indemnity is Time fcymukang cst prescrite, si elle n’a pas été for- excluded if it has not been made claim. mulee dans le délai d’un an at partir within one year from the date on de la remise a la poste de l’objet which the registered article was recommande. posted. ARTICLE 7. Anrionn 7. Ceux des pays de l’Union qui Those countries of the Union l0r;r¤>¤<=y equivn’ont pas le iranc pour unite mone- which have not the franc for their “ °“ “‘