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 ranonn rosr oomrEN*r1oN—ron4Nn. 1641. must bis arganged in sucliisal way as to permit customs or postal agents to veri y the contents e. _ 2. The sender is obliged yto indicate on the back of the despatch uv1;§YiS1°° M °°°d° note (this concerns only Poland) and on the arcel itself (this concegrns bgtlli countries), ow the parcel should be disposed of in case o non- e very. For that purpose he makes one of the followin notations: (a) “In case of non—delivery at the address indgcated, abandon." or M (b) ‘;,In case of non-delivery at the address indicated, deliver to Parcels which are not so marked will be returned in accordance with the provisions of Article XII hereafter. _ 3. The sender must make up, for each arcel, a customs declara- m‘;,'§,?°‘;}§,,§f““““ tion in du licate, on a s ecial form furnislied for that purpose. The said declaration shall give a general description of the parcel, an exact statement of its contents, the value of the individual o jects, the date of mailing, the signature and address of the sender and the ` name of the addressee, and the lace of destination. The Postal Administrations dlecline all responsibility as to the exactness of the customs declarations. The sender shall- aste the said declarations to the parcel itself, or afii§)tl1e1n1)to it (Llhited States) or else attach them to the despatch note 0 an. ` 4. Each parcel is subject in the country of destination to all °°““°"°°°"“‘”*¥““· customs charges and regulations in force in that country. The customs duties and the other char es regularly due are collected gpon delivery, in accordance with tile regulations of the country of estimation. Anrxouz V. 1. It is permitted by the dpresent convention to send in parcel post tsgnmidug mmm t° packages: merchandise an all articles which are accepted for conveyance by anfy means of transdportation in the domestic service of the country o origin and of e country of destination Articles speciall prohibite by Section 2 of the present Article are excepted. The lgostal Administrations of the United States and Poland notify each other of the domestic provisions prohibiting the sending of certain artic es. 2. Parcels containing the following articles are excluded from P'°m’*°°°"°°°°" transmission: a) letters or communications having the character of personal correspondence. It is permitted, however, to inclose in a. parcel an open invoice in its simplest form, as well as a single copy of the despatch note and the address of the sender; b) publiccittions which violate the copyright laws in force in the country of estination; 0) tickets, advertisements, or circulars relative to lotteries; d) all articles obscene and contrary to good morals; e) live animals, except bees in boxes suitably prepared; _ f) dead animals, except insects and reptiles thoroughly dried; g) fruits andbvsgeézables which decompose eas' y and products whic exhale a a o or; h) poisons, and explosive or iniiammable materials; _ _. i) articles whichhmay in anyfvglay damzalge other articles, or wh1ch resent dan er to the ersons o e ost a ents. P 3. All meichandise Iidmitted to dgs atchgby the present conven— .a,,1l"°°°°"°"°°°"" tion, mailed in one of the countries and addressed to the other, may not be held or examined, except as far as it may be necessary for the collection of the customs duties. It shall be forwarded by the most rapid means to its destination and shall be subject in its transmission