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 EGYPT-PARCEL POST tJuly17 1939 Sept. 13, 1939 ARTICLE XIII. Repayment of compensation. 1. The Administration responsible for the loss, rifling, or damage, and on whose account the payment is effected, is bound to repay the amount of the indemnity to the country which has effected payment. This reimbursement must take place without delay, and at the latest within the period of nine months after notification of payment. 2. These repayments to the creditor country must be made with- out expense for that Office, by money order or draft, in money valid in the creditor country, or in any other way to be agreed upon mutually by correspondence. ARTICLE XIV. Certificate of mailing. Receipts. The sender will, on request at the time of mailing an ordinary (un- insured) parcel, receive a certificate of mailing from the post office where the parcel is mailed on a form provided for the purpose; and each country may fix a reasonable fee therefor. The sender of an insured parcel receives without charge, at the time of posting, a receipt for his parcel. ARTICLE XV. Return receipts and inquiries. 1. The sender of an insured parcel may obtain an advice of delivery upon payment of such additional charge, if any, as the country of origin of the parcel shall stipulate and under the conditions laid down in the Regulations. 2. A fee may be charged at the option of the country of origin on a request for information as to the disposal of an ordinary parcel and also for an insured parcel made after it has been posted if the sender has not already paid the special fee to obtain an advice of delivery. 3. A fee may also be charged at the option of the country of origin in connection with any complaint of any irregularity which prima facie was not due to the fault of the Postal Service. Repayment of com. pensation. Certificate of mail- ing. Receipt. Advice of delivery. Inquiries. Complaints. ARTICLE XVI. Recall and change of address. So long as a parcel has not been delivered to the addressee, the Recallandchangeof sender may recall it or cause its address to be changed. The Postal add Administration of the country of origin may collect and retain for this service the charge fixed by its regulations. The requests for recall or change of address of parcels to be delivered in the United States of America shall be addressed to the Central Administration at Wash- ington; those relating to parcels for delivery in Egypt shall be ad- dressed to the claims Office, Postal Administration, Cairo. ARTICLE XVII. Customs charges. The parcels are subject to all customs laws and regulations in force Collecton from ad- in the country of destination. The duties collectible on that account r are collected from the addressee on delivery of the parcel in accord- ance with the customs regulations of the country of destination. 54 STAT.]

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