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 1006 AonEnMENr.noYrT. Novmmmz 10, 1884. Amicus VI. Importation in- By way of exception to the stipulations of article III, the importation into Egypt to Egypt of arms of arms used in war (including fire-arms and side-arms) and munitions of war shall and munitions of not be permitted. waruot permitted. Exceptions. The above restriction does not apply to weapons used in hunting or for ornament or amusement, nor does it apply to gunpowder used in hunting; the importation of these articles shall form the subject of special regulations to be adopted by the Egyptian Government. Armen: VII. Imported and Goods imported into Egypt und re-exported within a period not exceeding six rwexpoytgd goods months, shall be considered as goods in transit, and shall pay, as such, only a. transit to bg ummd 35 duty of one per cent., compute on their value in the port of discharge. After such goods in t;·;msig_ period of six months, they shall be subject to the full import duty. If the re-exportation takes place from the port of discharge, after :1. simple transshipment, or after the oods have been discharged and kept on land, under surveillance, as provided by the customs regulations, for a period not exceeding one month, such goods shall be liable to no duty; but the transit duty shall be payable, it, after having been discharged and temporarily deposited either in the warehouses of the custom-house, or in private ware ouses, whether floating or not, the goods are re- Gxporwd, atler having been the object of a commercial operation. Amicnm VIII. _ D!'¤Wb¤¤k OH If goods, after the import duty has been levied upon them in Egypt, are sent to ¤XP01’li6d S00d!- discharge, they shall be treated as goods in transit, and the Egyptian custom-house shall return to the exporter the ditference between the duty paid and the transit duty mentioned in article VII. In order to obtain the drawback, the exporter must furnish proof that the import duty has been paid on the re-exported goods. Axrncm IX. ImP91`t¤·t10¤ of The productions of the soil and industry of Egypt when sent to Greece, shall pay EgYP¤¤¤P1`0d¤<>t¤ an export duty of one per cent. nd valorem, computed on the value of the goods in mm G1`¤€¢6· the port of exportation. For greater facility, these productions shall, as far as pomible, be periodically taritfed, by mutual agreement, by the representatives of tho merchants engaged in the export trade and the Egyptian customs authorities. Arrrrcuc X. Efects of con- Articles and personal eB`ccts belonging to Consuls-General and Consnls not engaged sular officers ex- in other than consular business, not performing other duties, not engaged in commerempt: from exami- cial or mauutheturing business, and not owning or controlling real estate in Egypt, ~ nation and pay- shall be exempt from any examination, both when imported and exported, and l1 0- ment of duties. wise from the payment of duties. Airrrcms XI. MRHWGSKSOY ¤f¤¤'· Within thirty-six hours at most after the arrival of a vessel in an Egyptian roadgv to be _P¤‘€¤¤¤f€d stead or port, the captain or the agent of the owners shall deposit at the custom·house §¤¤*¤ 00PM? <l¤P0¤· two copies of the manifest of cargo, certified by him to agree with the original. In 1***1 M ¢¤¤¥0¤¤· like manner, captains shall, before their departure from an Egyptian port, present at h0¤S¢- the custom-house a copy of the manifest of the goods on board of their vessels. The original manifest, either on arrival or departure, shall be presented at the same time wit the copies, in order to be eompured with them. If a vesse stops in an Egyptian port: for zu reason that appears suspicions to the custom-house, the latter may require the presentation of the manifest, and may immediately make any search that it may deem necessary; the order of search shall, in that case, be addressed to the Greek consular officer, as provided in article V. Fine for false Any surplus of deficit that may be shown by the comparison of the manifest with manifest. the cargo shall furnish ground for the imposition of the fines provided for by the customs regulation which shull be issued by the Egyptian Government. Anncrn XII. De clar ation Any custom-house operation in Egypt, either on arrival or departure, must be presggned by owner ceded by a declaration signed by the owner of the goods or his representative. o goods or his The custom-house may, moreover, in case of dispute, require the presentation of all representative re- the documents that are to accompany any shipment of goods, such as invoices, letton, quired in custom- etc. house operations.
 * ¤1P0!'¢¤d ¤·¤d N- other countries before the expiration of the term of six months from the dey of their