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 EGYPTPARCEL PO July 17, 1939 EGYPT-PARCEL POST ept. 13, 1939 sept. 13, 1939 The Customs Administration of the country of destination is au- thorized to open the parcels in order to inspect the contents. To that end, the seals or any other fastenings may be broken. Parcels opened by the Customs must be refastened and also officially resealed, except in the case of ordinary parcels which were not sealed by the senders in the first instance. 3. Each insured parcel must bear on the address side an insurance number and must bear a label with the word "Insured" or this word must be marked or stamped on the parcel. 4. For insured parcels, the amount of insured value must appear on the parcel and on the dispatch note in currency of the country of origin and in gold francs, in roman letters spelled out in full, and in arabic figures. Also, the exact weight of each parcel in pounds and ounces or in kilograms and grams must be entered by the Admin- istration of origin (a) on the address side of the parcel and (b) on the dispatch note in the place reserved for this purpose. 5. The labels or postage stamps affixed to insured parcels must be spaced so that they cannot serve to conceal injuries to the packing. Neither may they be folded over two faces of the wrapping so as to cover the edge. 6. Liquids and easily liquefiable substances must be sent in a double receptacle. Between the first (bottle, flask, box, etc.) and the second (box of metal, strong wood, strong corrugated cardboard, or strong carton of fibreboard, or receptacle of equal strength), there must be left a space to be filled with sawdust bran, or other absorbent material in sufficient quantity to absorb all the liquid in case the receptacle is broken. 7. Powders and dyes in powder form must be packed in strong boxes of tin or other metal which, after soldering, must be placed in turn in substantial outer covers in such a way as to avoid all damage to other articles. ARTICLE 3. Customs declarations and dispatch notes. 1. The sender shall prepare one customs declaration for each parcel sent from either country upon a special form provided for the pur- pose by the country of origin. The customs declaration shall give a general description of the parcel, an accurate statement in detail of its contents and value, date of mailing, gross and net weight, the sender's name and address, and the name and address of the addressee; and shall be securely attached to the parcel in the case of parcels sent to the United States of America, or to the dispatch note in the case of parcels sent to Egypt. However, as an exception to the foregoing, only one customs declaration may serve for as many as three uninsured parcels mailed simultaneously by the same sender in the United States of America to the same addressee at the same address in Egypt, and vice versa, in which case the customs declaration shall show, in addition to the particulars set forth in the preceding paragraph, the total number of parcels comprising the shipment; and shall be securely attached to one of the parcels in the case of parcels for the United States of America, or to the dispatch note in the case of parcels for Egypt. The parcels comprising the entire shipment shall be clearly marked in such case with a fractional number, the numerator of which will Customs declara- tions. 54 STAT.] 1833

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