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 54 STAT.] UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION-MAY 23, 1939 par les soins du Bureau interna- tional qui les livre aux Adminis- trations au prix cottant. 2.- Chaque Administration a is facult6: a) de donner aux coupons-r6- ponse une perforation distinctive qui ne nuise pas a la lecture du texte et ne soit pas de nature b entraver la v6rification de ces valeurs; b) de modifier, a la main ou au moyen d'un proc6d6 d'impression, le prix de vente indique sur les coupons. 3. -Dans les d6comptes entre Administrations, la valeur des coupons-reponse est calculee A raison de 28 centimes par unite. 4.- Sauf entente contraire, les coupons echanges sont envoyes annuellement, au plus tard dans un delai de trois mois apres ex- piration de l'annee, aux Adminis- trations qui les ont 6mis, avec 1'indication globale de leur nombre et de leur valeur. 5.- Aussit6t que deux Adminis- trations se sont mises d'accord sur le nombre des coupons echanges dans leurs relations r6ciproques, elles dressent chacune et trans- mettent au Bureau international un relev6 conforme au modele C 27 ci-annex6 indiquant le solde d6bi- teur ou crediteur, si ce solde de- passe 25 francs et si un reglement spcial n'a pas 6et pr6vu entre les deux pays. A d6faut d'accord dans un d6lai de six mois, l'Ad- ministration cr6anciere etablit son decompte et 1'envoie au Bureau international. Dans le cas ou l'une des Ad- ministrations seulement fournit son releve, les indications de celui- ci font foi. Le solde est compris par le Bureau international dans un de- compte annuel et le payement a lieu dans les conditions pr6vues Al'article 175. 6.- Lorsque dans les rapports entre deux Administrations, le solde annuel ne d6passe pas 25 francs, l'Administration debitrice est exon&r6e de tout payement. - the supervision of the Interna- - tional Bureau, which furnishes them to the Administrations at cost. 2. Each Administration has the option: (a) Of giving the reply coupons Ba distinctive perforation which I does not interfere with the reading iofthetextandisnotofsucha 3 nature as to hinder verification of the coupons; (b) Of modifying, by hand or, by means of a printing process, the selling price indicated on the coupons. 3. In accounts between Ad- i ministrations, the value of reply coupons is calculated at the rate of 28 centimes per unit. 4. Barring contrary agreement, exchanged coupons are sent annu- ally, at the latest within a period - of three months after the expira- tion of the year, to the Adminis- trations which have issued them, with an indication of their total number and value. 5. As soon as two Administra- tions have come to an agreement as to the number of coupons ex- changed in their reciprocal rela- tions, they each make up and transmit to the International Bureau a statement conforming to Model C 27 hereto appended, indicating the debit or credit bal- ance, if such balance exceeds 25 francs and if special settlement has not been provided for be- tween the two countries. In the absence of an agreement within a period of six months, the creditor Administration makes up its ac- count and sends it to the Inter- national Bureau. In case that only one of the Administrations furnishes its statement, the indications of the latter are considered as valid. The balance is included by the International Bureau in an annual account and payment takes place under the conditions prescribed by Article 175. 6. When, in the relations be- tween two Administrations, the annual balance does not exceed 25 francs the debtor Administra- tion is released from all payment. 2171 Options. Value of reply cou- pons. Annual settlement. Procedure. Post, p. 2221. Antr, p. 216. Small balanam.

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