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 UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. June 28,1929. 2529 valeurs a recouvrer et des abon- nements aux journaux et ecrits pcriodiques, font l'objet d'Ar- rangements entre Pays de l'Union. Ces Arrangements sont obliga- toires seulement pour les Pays qui y ont adhere. L'adhesion a un ou plusieurs de ces Arre.ngements est soumise aux dispositions de l'article precedent. ARTICLE 4. Reglements d'execution. Les Administrations de l'Union an'etent d'un commun accord, dans des Reglements d'execution, les mesures d'ordre et de detail necessaires a l'exect:tion de la Convention et des Arrangements. ARTICLE 5. Traites et arrangements speciaux. Unions restreintes. I.-Les Pays de l'Union ont Ie droit de maintenir et de conclure des traites, ainsi que de main- tenir et d'etablir des Unions res- treintes, en vue de la reduction des taxes ou de toute autre amelioration des relations pos- tales. 2.- De leur cote, les Adminis- trations sont autorisees a prendre entre elIes les arrangements neces- saires au sujet des questions qui n'interessent pas l'ensemble de l'Union, so us reserve de ne pas y introduire des dispositions moins favorables que celles prevues par les Actes de l'Union. Elies peu- vent, notamment, en ce qui con- cerne les objets de correspon- dance, s'entendre entre eUes pour l'adoption de taxes reduites dans un rayon limitrophe. ARTICLE 6. Legislation interieure. Les stipulations de la Conven- tion et des Arrangements de l'Union ne portent pas atteinte a la legislation de chaque Pays dans tout ce qui n'est pas expresse- ment prevu par ces Aetes. subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, form the subject of Agreements between countries of the Union. These Agreements are binding only upon the countries which have adhered to them. Adhesion to one or more of these Agreements is subject to the provisions of the preceding Article. ARTICLE 4 Regulations oj Execution Effect. ProYisions r.oveming. The Administrations of the. :!':X(lcutory regula- Union draw up, by mutual agree- hons. ment, in the Regulations of Exe- PO&t, p. 2579. cution, the measures of order and detail necessary for the execution of thf, Convention and the Agree- ments. ARTIC!..E 5 Special trec,ties and agreements. Restricted Unions 1. The countries of the Union Spe('iaJ trtl8ties, etc. have the right to maintain and conclude treaties, as well as to maintain and establish restricted Unions, with a view to the reduction of postage rates or to any other improvement of postal relations. 2. Moreover, the Administra- . Restricted and fron.. . h.d k h tier zones. tolOnsareautonze tornaete necessary agreements among themselves relative to questions which do not interest the whole of the Union, provided that they do not introduce any provisions less favorable than those laid down by the Acts of the Union. They may, in particular, with regard to articles of correspond- ence, make agreements among themselves for the adoption of reduced postage rates within a frontier zone. ARTICLE 6 Domestic legislation The provisions of the Con- Domestic legislation . dA f h unaffected. ventlOn an greements 0 t e Union do not affect the legislation of any country concerning any- thing which is not expressly provided for by those Acts.