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 2068 PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONVENTION. Novnmcsnn. 14, 1924. Annex. [ANNEX] 0;li Sanitsry PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CODE ~g·*,¢*°*°;§):1°'°°· Anrrcmts or mn Ssmranr Couvnurrou or Wsssmorou wrrrcn san ·ro Cox- ' ' ` muon m Foacs: nr Crrsrrnn XI $:,’f“3§fQ?g,§?°°“ thAr·‘ticleiXét'I`he prrglmpt and faithful execution of the preceding provisions is of e very impo nce. The notifications only have a real value if each government is warned in time of cases of plagug gioletga or yiaillow fevéeghandboftzuspicious cases of thosfegiseasles supervemng m 1_ _ rri ry. canno en e o ron y recommen to t e various governments to make obligatory the declaratgn of cases of plague, cmgera or yelloivzlferger, audi of giving information of all unusual mortality of rats an mice ec y n ‘ . 2 $§f’§*5i;‘,{“,,§‘,,,Pfi°“‘ Article  It is uncigstood that neighboring countries reserve to themselves ' the right to make special arrangements with a view of organizing a service of direct information between the c 'efs of administration upon the frontiers. ¤=‘;{°*'•¤‘“'° *¤    In tlgfe egg c£;l;;>l:rafand pllggluégrere gs 310 regsontsto forbggd the _` _ _ gan'ec ‘ comerc ' an—eojec speci in vu 35. P ms Nos. 1 otggtge préeceding; article if they are so packed that they cannot have expo ec ion rn ransi. In like manner, when merchandise or objects are so transported that, in transit, they cannot come in contact with soiled objects, their transit across an in- fecgedtitlegétorial area should not be an obstacle to their entry into the country i 0 es on. bd·*’“°‘°' ¤°* 9**** Article XIV. The entry of merchandise and obgects specified in Nos. 1 and 2 v;,;_;;, P, we of Article XII should not be prohibited, if it can e shown to the authorities of thepountrgf <;fhdesti§¤ation that they were shipped at least five days before the beginning e epi emrc. _ mdnf-*;f_“§f,°t§“°' ”*° Article XV. The method and place of disinfection, as well as the measures to vu, as, p, mh, be employedi or the destruction o rats, and mosquitoes, are to be fixed by author- ity of the country of destination, upon arrival at said destination. These opera- liégags shouleilgledpiyformed in such a manner as to cause the least possible injury e mere e. y · It devorlves upon each country to determine questions relative to the payment of damtzges resulting from disinfection, or from the destruction of rats or mosqui es. ‘ If taxes are levied by a sanitary _authority, either directly or through the agency of any comgany or agent, to insure measures for the destruction of rats and mosquitoes on oard ships, the amount of these taxes ought to be fixed by a tariH published in advance, and the result of these measures should not be a source of ~§ofit for either state or sanitary authorities. I·°“z'· °°”'°'l’°”d" Article VI. Letters and correspondence, printed matter, books, newspapers, %;_“;,_m¤g_ business papers, etc., (postal parcels not included), are not to be submitted to any restriction or disinfection. In case of yellow fever postal parcels are not to be subjected to any restrictions or disinfection. _ I _' _ permanntya ronierso inpo . _ _ vu 35 P ms 6 lwliigh it is pelrmissible to prescribe with rewect to them are speci- rn ic e . Nevertheless, when merchandise, arriving by sea in bulk (vrac) or in defective packages, is contaminated by pest·stricken rats during the passage, and is in- capab e of being disinfected, the destructionof the germs may be assured by putting said merchandise in a warehouse for a period to be decided by the sanitary authorities of the port of arrival. _ _ It is to be understood that the application of this last measure should not entail delay grpon any vizsel nor extraordinary expenses resulting from the wan o ware ousesrnpo. $=,'“&_“l§';0°,,8°“”· fA{·lticle XVIII. When b°r:3e;·-chzntdiie  been tdiiinfecteclid by the aplplication ' ' ' o t e measures prescri ic e or pu mpora ° y in ware ouses in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 17, the owner, or his representa- tive, has the right to demand from the sanitary authority which has ordered such disinfection or storage, a certificate setting forth the measures taken. m“ °' "° °°' Article XXV. The sanitary authorities of the port must deliver to the captain, vous; p, mor. the owner, or his agent, whenever a demand for it is made, a certificate setting foalth tilxtlgre measureshfozhthe destructnol;1 of gigs haveolaeen efiicacrous an in ca g ereasonsw y ese measures ave nappr . lmlgnt Mg- Article XXX. Special measures may be gxrescribed in regard to crowded v°L pm · grips, notably emigrant ships, or any other s 'p presenting bad hygienic condi- ons..
 * 4;*:;:,:* di" “" Article  Meichandise, awng by land or by sea, should not be detained

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