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 285 FRANCE-CUSTOMS, SYRIA AND THE LEBANON-FEB. 18, 1937 A) Articles intended to be used in conducting religious worship in churches, temples, mosques, synagogues and other special houses of prayer: Gifts sent by sovereigns and chiefs of states. Crucifixes, reliquaries of all kinds, ornamented or not ornamented. Chalices, ostensories, ciboria, basins, ewers, censers, incense boats, altar-cruets, trays and other utensils, of gold, silver or vermeil. Candelabra, chandeliers, flower vases, whether ornamented or plain, artificial flowers, canopies, veils, cloth materials for the altar, hangings and materials, of silk or cotton, for ornamentation, braids and fringes of silk or silver, croziers of all kinds, altar pieces, whether ornamented or plain. Sacerdotal or other clothing, made up or not, intended exclusively for the religious service. Carpets, wool, velvet, or embroidered with gold or silver. Chandeliers (lustres) and lamps of silver, vermeil, metal or glass, gold and silver leaf, colors and paints intended for ornamentation, stained or unstained glass windows, candles, crude wax for making candles, incense, rosaries, gold and silver medals, pictures, statues and statuettes. Organs and harmoniums, liturgical music, missals, prayer or song- books and, in general, all books intended for conducting worship. The articles listed above cannot profit from the exemption from customs duties except when imported in the name of religious com- munities or evangelical missions. B) Articles and products imported by religious communities and evangelical missionsfor the support of their members: Articles of apparel: ready-made clothing and dress accessories (excluding furs and other luxurious furnishings), headdress, shoes, leather and hides, woolen or cotton hosiery, cotton underclothing, silk, woolen or cotton ribbons, cords, threads and woven goods. Articles and products for maintenance: bedding; articles of glass, faience, porcelain or enameled iron, for the table or toilet; table knives, forks and spoons, of ordinary metal; kitchen utensils; house- keeping articles; gardening tools; vegetable and flower seeds, ordinary soap. Food products: wheat flour, sugar, rice, coffee, tea, chicory, starch, spices, dry vegetables, potatoes, greases and fats, butter, oils, ali- mentary pastes and canned foods, cheese, table wine. Office supplies: paper, pencils, pens and penholders, ink, ordinary inkwells, envelopes of paper. The value of the goods which are admissible annually free of duty cannot exceed 7,000 Libano-Syrian piasters per person.

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