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 2182 Unpayable crders. money Responsibility. . Aftte, p. 2173. PARCEL POST CONVENTION-FINLAND. Beptember 1, IGSJ. September 23, 1932. and the list shILll be marked "Collect-on-Delivery" or "Rem- bour8ement ". ARTIOLE 82. UnpaYMle Mone,!! Order8. 1. The C. O. D. money orders which hpve not been paid to the {>ayee for any reason shall be subject to the disposition of the Admimstra- tion of the country of origin of the parcels to which they relate. 2. When it appears that the C. O. D. service was used in further- ance of a scheme to d.efraud, payment of the money orders in ques- tion will be withheld, if practicable, and the orders disposed of in accordance with the equities of each case under the rules and regu- lations of the country of origin of the C. O. D. parcels involved. 3. As for other formalities, C. O. D. money orders shall be sub- ject to the provisions governing the money order exchange between the two countries. ARTICLE 33. Reapon8ibilitYlor O. O. D. P([fJ'els. 1. In case an insured C. O. D. parcel has been lost, rifled or dam- aged, the postal Administrations. are responsible as for al1 insured parcel, in conformity with the provisions in Article 12. 2. When a C. O. D. parcel has been delivered to the addressee but the charges have not been remitted, the sender or other rightful claimant is entitled to an indemnity corresponding to the C. O. D. amount not remitted, provided that he has made his claim in due time and unless the delIvery without collecting the charges has arisen from the fault or negligence of the sender or from the transmission of the contents in parcel post mails being prohibited. This stipUlation also applies to the case when a lower amount than the full C. O. D. chILrge IS collected from the addressee. The indemnity provided for in this section may not in any case exceed the C. O. D. amount. 3. As to the fixing of the responsibility and the payment of the indemnity the same stipUlations shall be applied as are provided for insured parcels not sent C. O. D. 4. When a C. O. D. parcel for which indemnity has been paid is recovered, the postmaster at the deliverying office will deliver the parcel and collect the charges, hold such amount and request instruc- tions from the Administration to which his office is subordinate. If the addressee, however, refuses to accept a recovered parcel and 'pay the charges, the postmaster will hold it and likewise seek instructIOns as to its disposition. In the latter case the Administration respon- sible for the indemnity shall determine the di:::;pcsition to be made of the parcel involved. ARTICLE 34. Marking of o. O. D. Parcel8. JtertJDg, etc., par- 1. Each C. O. D. parcel ·and the relative customs declaration must bear, on the address side, the conspicuous impression of a stamr or label reading" COLLECT-ON-DELIVERY" or "C. O. D .' or "REMBOUR8EMENT ", and in close proximity to these words there must appear the number given the parcel which shall be the