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 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-FR .ANCE. DECEMBER 7, 30, 1935. 3339 7. Quand Ie bureau d'echange destinataire n'a pBS adresse au bureau d'echange expediteur, par Ie p'remier courrier qui swt 10. venfication, un bulletin signalant iE'S erreurs ou les irregularites ce bureau destinataire est consi- dere comme ayant re~u les colis, a moins de preuve contraire. 8. Sans prejudice de I'applica- tion des dispositions du para- graphe 5 du present article, Ie bureau d'echange qui re~oit d'un bureau correspondant un colis avarie ou insuffisamment em- balle, doitreexpedier ce colis apres l'avoir remballe, si c'est necessaire, et en conservant au- tant que possible l'emballage origi- nal. Si l'avarie est telle que Ie con- tenu du colis a pu ~tre soustrait, Ie bureau doit d'abord ouvrir d'office Ie colis et en verifier Ie contenu. Dans les deux CBS, Ie poids du colis sera verifie avant et apres Ie remballage, et indique sur l'em- ballage du colis m~me. Cette indication sera suivie de 10. men- tion "RembalIe 3 _______ " et de 10. signature des agents qui auront effectue cette refection. ARTICLE 23. DROITS DE FACTAGE, DE DEDOUA- NEMENT ET DE MAGASINAGE. 1. L'Administration du pays de destination peut percevoir sur Ie destinataire, pour 10. livraison et l'accomplissement des formaliMs en douane, une taxe ne depassant pas 20 cents or (1 franc or) par colis. Elle peut perc.evoir une taxe suppIementaire de 10 cents or (50 centimes or) pour chaque presentation du colis a l'adresse du destinataire, aprcs 10. pre- miere presentation infructueuse. Ces taxes ne sont pas annuIees en cas de reexpedition ou de renvoi des colis a l'origine. 2. Chaque Administration peut percevoir des taxes raisonnables de magasinage ou de surestarie, dans Ie cas OU Ie destinataire 7. When the exchange office of destination has not addressed to the dispatching exchange office, by the first mail followin~ the verification, Q, bulletin l?omting out errors or irregularities, the office of destination is considered as having received the parcels, unless the contrary is proved. 8W'tht .d' toth Parcels received in •• • 1 ou prelu ICe .. e ap- damaged, etc., condi. phcatIon of the prOVlSlons of tion. Section 5 of the present article, the exchange office which receives from Q, corresponding office a parcel which is damaged or in- sufficiently packed must 'redis- patch such parcel after repack- ID~, if necessary, preserving the onginal packing as far as possible. If the damage is such that the contents of the parcel may have been abstracted, the office must first officially open the parcel and verify its contents. In either case, the weight of the parcel will be verified before and after repacking, and indicated on the packing of the parcel itself. That indication will be followed by the note "RembalIe 3 _______ " (Repacked at________ ) and the signatures of the agents who have effected such repacking. ARTICLE 23. DELIVERY, CUSTOMS-CLEARANCE, AND STORAGE CHARGES. 1. The Administration of the Delivery. customs- • • clearance, and .torage country of destmatlOn may collect charges. from the addressee, for delivery and the fulfillment of customs formalities, Q, charge not exceeding 20 cents gold (1 franc gold) per parcel. It may collect a. supple- mentary charge of 10 cents gold (50 centimes gold) for each pres- entation of the parcel at the address of the addressee after the first unsuccessful presentation. These charges are not canceled in case of forwarding or return to ori~ of the J?arcel. 2. Each Admmistration may collect reasonable charges for storage or demurrage, in case that the addressee does not accept the