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 1848 Information to be furnished. Fixing of equiva- lents. Make-up of parcels. Packing. Special packing. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. ARTICLE 3. Information to be furnished. 1. Each Administration shall communicate to the other Adminis- tration all necessary information on points of detail in connection with the exchange of parcels between the two Administrations and also :- (a) The names of the countries to which it can forward parcels handed over to it. (b) The routes available for transmission of the said parcels from the point of entry into its territory or into its service. (c) The total amount to be credited to it by the other Administra- tion for each destination. (d) The number of customs declarations which must accompany each parcel. (e) Any other necessary information. 2. Each Administration shall make known to the other the names of the countries to which it intends to send parcels in transit through the other. ARmcLE 4. Fixing of equivalents. In fixing the charges for parcels, either Administration shall be at liberty to adopt such approximate equivalents as may be convenient in its own currency. ARTICLEp 5. Make-up of parcels. Every parcel shall-- (a) Bear the exact name and address of the sender and of the ad- dressee in Roman characters. Addresses in pencil shall not be allowed except that parcels bearing addresses written with indelible pencil on a previously dampened surface shall be accepted. The address shall be written on the parcel itself or on a label so firmly attached to it that it cannot become detached. The sender of a parcel shall be advised to enclose in the parcel a copy of the address together with a note of his own address. Parcels on which the name of the sender or of the addressee is indi- cated merely by initials are not admitted, unless the initials are the adopted trade name of the sender or addressee which is generally understood. (b) Be packed in a manner adequate for the length of the journey and for the protection of the contents. Articles liable to injure postal employees or to damage other parcels shall be so packed as to prevent any risk. Ordinary parcels may be sealed at the option of the sender, or care- ful tying is sufficient as a mode of closing. ARTICLE 6. Special packing. 1. Liquids and substances which easily liquefy shall be packed in two receptacles. Between the first receptacle (bottle, flask, pot, box, etc.) and the second (box of metal or of stout wood, strong carton of fibreboard, or receptacle of equal strength) shall be left a space which shall be filled with sawdust, bran, or some other absorbent material in sufficient quantity to absorb all the liquid contents in the case of breakage.

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