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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. ceder aux journaux et 6crits ] periodiques publi6s dans son pays i une r6duction de 50% sur le tarif general des imprim6s, tout en se ] reservant le droit de limiter cette reduction aux journaux et ecrits periodiques exp6di6s directement 1 atalogs, etc. par les 6diteurs ou leurs manda- E taires. Sont exclus de la r6duc- tion, quelle que soit la r6gularit6 de leur publication, les imprim6s , commerciaux tels que catalogues, prospectus, prix courants, etc. Bookt sheet msic, Les Administrations peuvent egalement, avec le consentement des Administrations destinataires, conceder la meme reduction, quels que soient les expediteurs, aux livres et brochures, aux papiers de musique et aux cartes geographi- ques qui ne contiennent aucune publicite ou r6clame autre quo celle qui figure sur la couverture ou les pages de garde de ces envois. Miimm charge. D'une maniere generale, les Ad- ministrations expeditrices qui ont admis en principe la reduction de 60% se reservent la faculte de fixer, pour les envois vises aux ler et 2e alin&as ci-dessus, un mini- mum de perception qui, tout en restant dans lee limites des 50% de reduction, ne soit pas inferieur d la taxe applicable aux memes objets dans leur service interne. Restriction on ar- tiles. Enclosures intended for other than ad- dressee. Commernal papers, etc. 4. -Les envois autres que les lettres recommandees sous enve- loppe close ne peuvent renfermer des pieces de monnaie, des billets de banque, des billets de monnaie ou des valeurs quelconques au porteur, du platine, de l'or ou de l'argent, manufactures ou non, des pierreries, des bijoux et autres objets precieux. 5.- Les Administrations des pays d'origine et de destination ont la facult6 de traiter, selon leur legislation interne, les lettres qui contiennent des documents ayant le caractere de correspondence actuelle et personnelle A l'adresse de personnes autres que le desti- nataire ou les personnes habitant avec ce dernier. 6.- Sauf les exceptions prevues au Reglement, les papiers d'af- faires, les imprimes, e impres- papers and periodicals published n its country a reduction of 50 per cent in the general rate for )rints, while reserving the right to limit that reduction to news- papers and periodicals sent direct by the publishers or their repre- sentatives. There are excluded from the reduction, regardless of commercial prints such as cata- ogs, prospectuses, price lists, etc. Administrations may also, with the consent of the Administrations of destination, grant the same reduction, irrespective of the send- ers, to books and pamphlets, sheet-music and maps which do not contain any publicity or ad- vertising other than that appear- ing on the covers or fly-leaves of these articles. In a general manner, the Ad- ministrations of origin which have accepted, in principle, the reduc- tion of 50 per cent, reserve the right to fix, for the articles con- templated in the 1st and 2d para- graphs above, a minimum charge which, while remaining within the limits of the reduction of 50 per cent, is not lower than the charge applicable to the same articles in their domestic service. 4. Articles other than regis- tered letters in sealed envelopes may not contain coins, bank- notes, paper money or any values payable to the bearer; manufac- tured or unmanufactured plati- num, gold or silver; precious stones, jewelry, or other precious articles. 5. The Administrations of the countries of origin and destina- tion have the option of treating, in accordance with their domestic legislation, letters which contain documents having the character of actual personal correspondence addressed to persons other than the addressee or persons residing with the latter. 6. With the exceptions pro- vided for in the Regulations, commercial papers, prints, prints
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