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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. tion de l'emploi, pour l'affranchis- sement, de timbres-poste fraudu- leux ou d'empreintes contrefaites de machines A affranchir ou de presses d'imprimerie: a) lorsque la pr6sence, sur un envoi quelconque, d'un timbre- poste frauduleux (contrefait ou ayant de6j servi), ou d'empreintes contrefaites de machines & affran- chir ou de presses d'imprimerie est constatee au depart, la figurine n'est alteree d'aucune facon et l'envoi, accompagne d'un avis pat, p.2208. conforme au modele C 14 ci-annexe, eat adress6 sous enveloppe recom- mandee d'office an bureau des- tinataire. Un exemplairedecetavis est transmis, pour information, aux Administrations des pays d'o- rigine et de destination; b) 1'envoi n'est remis au destina- taire, convoqu6 pour constater la contravention, que s'il paie le port da, fait connattre le nom et l'a- dresse de l'expediteur et met A la disposition de la poste, apres avoir pris connaissance du contenu, soit I'envoi entier s'il est inseparable du corps du d6lit, soit la partie de l'envoi (enveloppe, bande, portion de lettre, etc.) qui contient la sus- cription et l'empreinte ou le timbre signale comme frauduleux. Le r6sultat de la convocation eat con- state par un proces-verbal con- Report of prooeed- forme au modle C 15 ci-annexe, signs par 1'agent des postes et par Pod, p.220. le destinataire. Le refus eventuel de ce dernier eat constatW sur ce document. Le proces-verbal est transmis, avec pieces A l'appui, sous recom- mandation d'office, A l'Adminis- tration du pays d'origine, qui y donne la suite que comporte sa legislation. Les Administrations dont la legislation ne permet pas la pro- c6dure prevue sous lea lettres a) et b) ci-desss doivent en informer le Bureau international aux fins de notification aux autres Adminis- trations. use, for the prepayment of post- age, of fraudulent postage stamps or counterfeit impressions of stamping machines or printed indicia: (a) When the presence on any article of a fraudulent stamp (counterfeit or already used) or of counterfeit impressions of stamping machines or printed indicia is detected upon dispatch, the stamp or impression is not altered in any way, and the article, accompanied by a form agreeing with Model C 14 hereto appended, is addressed under official regis- tered cover to the office of des- tination. A copy of that form is transmitted to the Administra- tions of the countries of origin and destination, for their informa- tion. (b) The article is not delivered to the addressee, who is sum- moned to establish the violation, unless he pays the postage due, makes known the name and ad- dress of the sender, and places at the disposal of the post office, after having taken note of the contents, either the entire article, if it is inseparable from the evi- dence of the violation, or the part of the article (envelope, wrapper, part of letter, etc.) which contains the address and the impression or stamp pointed out as fraudu- lent. The result of the summons is set forth in a report of proceed- ings conforming to Model C 15 hereto appended, signed by the postal agent and the addressee. If the latter refuses, the fact is stated in that document. The report is transmitted, with supporting papers, under official registration, to the Administra- tion of the country of origin, which takes the necessary action thereon in accordance with its legislation. Administrations whose legisla- tion does not permit the procedure contemplated under letters (a) and (b) above shall give notice of the fact to the International Bureau for the information of the other Administrations. Transmittal to country of origin. 2146

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