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 facilities of the Free Port, there shall be no discrimination in respect of the nationality of the vessels, the ownership of the goods or on any other grounds. Article 11 The passage of all persons into and out of the Free Port area shall be subject to such regulations as the authorities of the Free Territory shall establish. These regulations, however, shall be established in such a manner as not unduly to impede the passage into and out of the Free Port of na- tionals of any State who are engaged in any legitimate pursuit in the Free Port area. Article 12 The rules and bye-laws operative in the Free Port and likewise the schedules of charges levied in the Free Port must be made public. Article 13 Coastwise shipping and coastwise trade within the Free Territory shall be carried on in accordance with regulations issued by the authorities of the Free Territory, the provisions of the present Instrument not being deemed to impose upon such authorities any restrictions in this respect. Article 14 Within the boundaries of the Free Port, measures for the protection of health and measures for combating animal and plant diseases in respect of vessels and cargoes shall be applied by the authorities of the Free Territory. Article 15 It shall be the duty of the authorities of the Free Territory to provide the Free Port with water supplies, gas, electric light and power, communi- cations, drainage facilities and other public services and also to ensure police and fire protection. Article 16 1. Freedom of transit shall, in accordance with customary international agreements, be assured by the Free Territory and the States whose terri- tories are traversed to goods transported by railroad between the Free Port and the States which it serves, without any discrimination and without customs duties or charges other than those levied for services rendered. 2. The Free Territory and the States assuming the obligations of the present Instrument through whose territory such traffic passes in transit in 1446 TREATIES [61 STAT.

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