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 1536 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. cannot conceal injuries to the cover. Moreover, the labels and post- age stamps, if any, shall not be folded over two sides of the cover so as to hide the edge. ARTICLE 12. Sealing of parcels. Ordinary parcels may be sealed at the option of the senders, or careful tying is sufficient as a mode of closing. Every insured parcel shall be sealed by means of wax or by lead or other seals, the seals being sufficient in number to render it im- possible to tamper with the contents without leaving an obvious trace of violation. Either Administration may require a special design or mark of the sender on the sealing of insured parcels mailed in its service, as a means of protection. The Customs Administration of the country of destination is authorized to open the parcels. To that end, the seals or other fastenings may be broken. Parcels opened by the Customs must be refastened and also officially resealed. The senders of insured parcels shall be strongly recommended to furnish the relative dispatch note, whenever possible, with an exact reproduction of the seal referred to above. ARTICLE 13. Indication of weight of insured parcels. The exact weight in grams or in pounds and ounces of each in- sured parcel shall be entered by the Administration of origin: (a) On the address side of the parcel. (b) On the dispatch note, in the place reserved for this purpose. ARTICLE 14. Place of posting. Each parcel and the relative dispatch note as well shall bear the name of the office and the date of posting. ARrImLE 15. Retransmission. The Administration retransmitting a missent parcel shall not levy customs or other non-postal charges upon it. When an Administration returns such a parcel to the country from which it has been directly received, it shall refund the credits received and report the error by means of a verification note. In other cases, and if the amount credited to it is insufficient to cover the expenses of retransmission which it has to defray, the retransmitting Administration shall allow to the Administration to which it forwards the parcel the credits due for onward con- veyance; it shall then recover the amount of the deficiency by claim- ing it from the office of exchange from which the missent parcel was directly received. The reason for this claim shall be notified to the latter by means of a verification note.

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