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 2236 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-NORWAY. February 28, 1929. March 30, 1929. if that Administration is re- sponsible for the loss, rifling, or damage and has been duly notified. Deferring payments. 11. However, the Adminis- tration of origin may, in the cases indicated in the fore- going paragraph, exceptionally defer payment of indemnity for a longer period than that stipulated if, at the expiration of that period, it has not been able to determine the disposi- tion made of the article in question or the responsibility incurred. PafI!1e~t by country 12. Except in cases where pay- of ongm If country of • • IIdfd destination delays nine ment IS exceptIOna y e erre as months. provided in the foregoing para- graph, the country of origin is authorized to pay indemnity on behalf of the country of destina- tion if that country has, after being duly informed of the apJ?li- cation for indemnity, let rune months pass without settling the matter. Country reeponsible. 13. The obligation of paying the indemnity shall rest Wlth the country to which the mailing office is subordinate. That coun- try can make a claim on the eountry responsible, that is to say, against the Administration on the territory or in the service of which the loss, rifling, or dam- age took place. Repayment to coun· 14. The country responsible for try which pays. the loss, rifling or damage, and on whose account payment is made is bound to repay to the country making payment on its behalf, without delay and within not more than nine months after receiving notice of payment, the amount of indemnity paid. Reimbursement on 15. Reimbursement for indem- gold basis. nity from one country to the other Means to be used. shall be made on the gold basis. 16. Repayments are to be made free of cost to the creditor coun- try 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 by cor- respondence. plyndrin~en eller skaden og er blitt tilbftSrlig underrettet. 11. I de iilfelle som er an- fftSrt i foregA.ende paragraf kan dog utgangslandets postvesen undtagelsesvis utsette med be- talingen av erstatning i et lengere tidsrum enn fastsatt, sMremt det ved utlftSpet av fristen ikke har vrert mulig §. fastslA. vedkommendepostfor- sendelses skjebne eller til A. avs gj~re ansvarsspftSrsmA.let. 12. Undtagen i tilfelle hvor betaling undtagelsesvis er utsatt, sA.ledes som omhandlet i fore- g§.ende par~raf, er utgangslandet berettiget til A. utbetale erstat- ning pA. vegne av bestemmel- seslandet, hvis dette land, efter A vrere tilbj1Srlig underrettet om erstatningskravet har latt hengA. ni mAneder uten A. ordne saken. 13. Forpliktelsen til A. betale erstatning pAhviIer det land hvor- under utgangspoststedet hj1Srer. Dette land kan fremsette krav overfor det ansvarlige land, det vii si, mot det postvesen pA hvis territorium eller i hvis tjeneste tapet, plyndringen eller beska- digelsen har funnet sted. 14. Det land som er ansvarlig for tapet, plyndringen ener beska- die:elsen og for hvis regning utbe- tallngen er foretatt, er forpliktet til A refundere det utbetalte erstatningsbelj1Sp til det land som har foretatt utbetalingen pA. deta vegne, uten ophold og innen et tidsrum av ikke over ni mA.neder efter mottagelsen av underret- ning om utbetalingen. 15. Refusjon av erstatI!ings- belj1Sp fra det ene land til det annet skal skje pi gull-basis. 16. Beta~en skal skje utgifta- fritt for det tilgodehavende land i deta lovlige mynt enten ved postanvisning eller veksel eller pA. den mA.te som det mAtte bli truffet gjensidi2 avtale om gjen- nem korresponaanse.