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 UNIVERSAL POSTAL COXVEXTIOX. MARCH 20,1934. 2829 Si celui-ci refuse de vers('r cette somme, l'envoi peut etre livre, sauf I'exception prevue ci-apres, contre payement de la somme inferieure, mais sous reserve qu'un payement compIementaire sera effectlle, s'il y a lieu, des reception des renseignements qui seront foumis par l'Administration ex- peciitrice. Si Ie destinataire n'ac- cepte pas cette condition, i1 est sursis a la livraison de l'envoi. Dans tous les cas, une demande de renseignements est transmise immediatement a l'Administra- tion expeditrirc qui doit y re- pondre, dans Ie plus court delai possible, en precisant Ie montant exact du remboursement et en appliquant, Ie cas echcant, les prescriptions de l'artide 135, § 2, ci-apres. Lorsque Ie destinntaire est de passage ou doit s'ahsenter, Ie payement de la f;omme la plus elevee est toujours exigc. En cas de refus, l'envoi n'est livre qu'a Is reception de la reponse a la demsnde de renseignements. ARTICLE 134 Dilai de payement. Le montant du remboursement doit etre paye dans un delai de sept jours a compter du lende- main de I'srrivee de l'envoi au bureaudestinstaire. Cedelai peut etre porte a un mois au maximum lorsque Is legislation interne du pays de destination l'exige. A l'expiration du delai de garde, l'objet est renvoye au bureau d'origine. L'expediteur peut tou- tefois demander, par une annota- tion, Ie retour immediat de l'objet au cas oil Ie destinataire ne paye- rait pas Ie montant du rem bourse- ment lors de la premiere presen- tation. Le renvoi immediat a egalement lieu si de destinataire, 10rs de la presentation, s formelle- ment refuse tout payement. If the latter refuses to pay that Refusal to pay. sum, the article may be delivered, except as provided below, upon payment of the lower sum, but with the understanding that an additional payment is to be made, if necessary, upon recei{>t of the information to be furmshed by the Administration of origin. If the addressee does not accept that condition, delivery of the article is postponed. In all cases, a request for infor- mation is sent immediately to the Administration of origin, which shall reply thereto as soon as possible, stating the precise amount to be collected, and applying, if occasion arises, the provisions of Article 135, Section 2, hereafter. "11en the addressee is traveling When addressee or must be away, payment of the away. higher sum is always re<I,uired. In case of refusal, the article is not delivered until reply is re- ceived to the request for infor- mation. ARTICLE 134 Period }or payment The amount to be collected Time for payi:.~ I11b ·d· hi . amount of order. S 10, epalWItnapenodof seven days, counting from the day following the arrival of the article at the office of destination. That period may be extended to one month a t most when the domestic legislation of the country of desti- nation so requires. At the expi- ration of the period of retention, the article is returned to the office of origin. The sender may, how- J:I!IUrJl It) sender. ever, by an annotation, request the immediate return of the article in case that the addressee does not pay the amount of the C. o. D. charge when the article is first ten- dered for delivery. Immediate re- turnis also effected if the addressee, on presentation, has formally refused to make any payment.