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 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-MACAO. May 21, 1927. 1uly 29, 19',17. 2447 entire contents or rifling of entire contents for the amount of postage or special charges borne by a registered or insured parcel, if claimed. The To' tration or insurance fees are not in any case returned. 8 'bili't will b dmitt d f. tered ' d Itorlttinaldoeuments • 0 responsl yea e or regIs or rnsure drotroyed, no responsi- parcels which can not be accounted for in consequence of the destruc- bilit1 admitted. tion of official documents through causes bayond control. 9I th d add f · ted' Reservation In case , ncase esener, ressee, or owner 0 a regIs er or In- ot false statements, etc. sured parcel, or his reproesentative, 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 wilfully introduced, the Administration resfonsible for the indemnity re- serves the right without any r6fund 0 fee or postage to decline to pay indemnity or to pay such indenmity as may in its discretion be considered equitable in the light of the evidence produced, The enforcement of this rule shall not prejudice any legal proceedings to which such fraudulent evidence may have rendered the claimant liable. d 10. Whden h a AregId·s.te,red o,r insufre~ ~rtichlealhl as be!lndlost,. rifled, or ig~dTarmstroBot (talk)r::TarmstroBot (talk) 00:32, 7 January 2012 (UTC) amage,te mrnlstratlOn 0 ongm spay rn emmty to the within a year, rightful claimant as soon as possible and at the latest within a period of one year counting with the day following that on which the applica- tion is made, which payment shall be made on account of the Ad- ministration of destination, if that Administration is responsible for the loss, rifling, or damage, and has been duly notified, 11. However, the Administration of origin may, in the cases Deferring payments. indicated in the foregoing section, exceptionally defer payment of indemnity for a lonser period than that stipulated if, at the expira- tion of that period, It has not been able to determine the dispOSItion made of the article in question or the responsibility incurred. 12. Except in cases where payment is exceptionally deferred as tPa~gIe'!tf by cotuntryt 'dd'hf. . h f'" h'd0Ortn1COunry0 prOVI e III t e oregomg section, t e country 0 ongm 18 aut OrlSe destination delays nine to pay indemnity on behalf of the country of destination if that monthB. country has, after being duly informed of the application for indem- nity, let nine months pass without settling the matter. 13. The obligation of paying the indenmity shall rest with the Country responsible. country to which the mailfug office is subordinate. That country can make a claim on the country responsible, that is to say, against the Administration on the territory or in the service of which the loss, reifling,_ or damage took place. 14. The country respollsible for the lossl rifling or damage and on tr::00:32, 7 January 2012 (UTC);~ coun· whose account payment is made is bound to repay to the country makin~ payment on its behalf, without delay and within not more than nrne months after receiving notice of payment, the amount of indenmity paid. . 15. Reimbursements for indemnity from one country to the other KO~ebr;;~:sement on shall be made on the gold basis. . 16. Repayments are to be made free of cost to the creditor country Means to be used. 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 bl1 correspondence. 17 til th t. d 'bili't f. ted Responsibility ot re- . n e con rary IS prove ,responsl y or a regxs re or celving country unnble insured parcel rests with the country which havins received the to show disposition. parcel without making any observation and being furmshed all neces- sary particulars for inquiry is unable to show its proper disposition. 18. Responsibility for loss, rifling, or damage of a registered or s~:lbTarmstroBot (talk)¥'TarmstroBot (talk)"':i~: ins:ured parcel discovered by the receiving office of exchange at the com ered by rcceivilllt time of opening the receptacles and duly notified to the despatching 0 ceo office of exchange by bulletin of verification, shall fall upon the Administration to which the despatching office of exchange is sub-

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