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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. ARTICLE 41. Droit de d6douanement. Les envois soumis au contr6le douanier dans le pays de destina- tion peuvent etre frappes de ce chef, au titre postal, d'un droit de dedouanement de 40 centimes au maximum par envoi. ARTICLE 42. ARTICLE 41 Customs-clearancefee Articles submitted to customs inspection in the country of destination may be charged on that account, by the postal serv- ice, with a customs-clearance fee of 40 centimes at most per article. ARTICLE 42 Droits de douane et autres droits Customs duties and other non- non postaux. postal charges Les Administrations sont auto- risees A percevoir, sur les destina- taires des envois, les droits de douane et tous autres droits non postaux eventuels. ARTICLE 43. Envois francs de droits. 1. -Dans les relations entre les pays qui se sont declares d'accord A cet 6gard, les exp6diteurs peu- vent prendre Aleur charge, moyen- nant declaration pr6alable au bu- reau de d6part, la totalit6 des droits postaux et non postaux dont les envois sont grev6s Ala livraison. Surety. Dans ce cas, les expediteurs doivent s'engager a payer les sommes qui pourraient etre r6cla- mees parle bureau destinataire et, le cas dcheant, verser des arrhes suffisantes. Commiaaon fee. L'Administration destinataire est autorisee A percevoir un droit de commission qui ne peut d6pas- ser 40 centimes par envoi. Ce droit est ind6pendant de celui qui est prevu a l'article 41. Limitaton. 2. -Toute Administration a le droit de limiter le service des envois francs de droits aux objets recommandes. ARTICLE 44. The Administrations are au- thorized to collect from the addressees of mail articles the customs duties and all other non- postal charges which may be due. ARTICLE 43 Prepayment of customs duty, etc. 1. In relations between coun- tries which have come to an agree- ment to that effect, senders may, by means of a previous declara- tion at the office of mailing, assume payment of the whole of the postal and non-postal charges with which the articles are assessed on delivery. In such a case, senders must promise to pay such amounts as may be claimed by the office of destination, and, if need be, post sufficient surety. The Administration of destina- tion is authorized to collect a commission fee which may not exceed 40 centimes per article. This fee is independent of the one provided for by Article 41. 2. Any Administration has the right to limit this prepayment service to registered articles. ARTICLE 44 Annulation des droits de douane Cancelation of customs duty and et autres droits non postaux. other non-postal charges Les Administrations s'engagent a intervenir aupres des services intresses de leur pays pour que les droits de douane et autres droits non postaux soient annules sur les envois renvoy&s au pays d'origine, detruits pour cause d'a- The Administrations undertake to make representations to the interested services of their coun- tries with a view to having the customs duties and other non- postal charges annulled on articles returned to the country of origin, Customs-clearance fee. Customs duties, etc. Payment of charges by sender. Cancelatlon of non-postal charges 2070

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