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 61 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-PARCEL POST SERVICE-SEPT. 25, 1946 2. The indemnity will be calculated according to the current price of merchandise of the same kind at the place where and the time when the parcel was accepted for mailing. 3. For insured parcels exchanged between those Administrations which agree to establish this type of service, the indemnity may not exceed the insured value. 4. In order that responsibility of the Administrations may be properly determined, the exchange offices of destination, whenever they note irregularities calling for the preparation of a report, must describe the conditions under which the parcels were received, especially as regards the condition of the fastenings and containers, which shall be sent to the Administration of origin, accompanied by a copy of the re- port and the bulletin of verification issued in this connection, the covers and wrappers of the parcels in question and all other elements of proof. ARTICLE 9 Parcels pending delivery 1. The period for which parcels must be held at the disposal of the interested parties at the office of destination is fixed at thirty days. This period, which is counted from the day following the mailing of the notice of arrival, may, at the request of the addressee, be in- creased to three months if, in addition, the sender has made a state- ment to such effect in accordance with paragraph (d) of Section 2, and when the Administration of destination does not object to it. 2. The senders, by virtue of the provisions contained in the pre- ceding Section, will be obliged to indicate on the dispatch note or customs declaration, as well as on the cover of the parcel, what dis- posal is to be made of the same in case of non-delivery, limiting themselves to one of the following instructions: (a) That the parcel be returned to origin; (b) That the parcel be delivered to another addressee; (c) That it be considered as abandoned; (d) That it be held at the disposal of the addressee, up to three months, under the conditions of Section 1. When no instructions have been given and the parcel remains un- delivered, it will be returned immediately to the office of origin. ARTICLE 10 Fraudulent declarations 1. In cases where it is proved that the senders of the parcels, by themselves or by agreement with the addressees, falsely declare the quality, weight, or measure of the contents, or in any other manner attempt to defraud the fiscal interests of the country of destination by avoiding payment of import duties, concealing articles or declar- ing them in such a manner as to show evident intention of nullifying or reducing the amount of such duties, the Administration concerned is authorized to dispose of those articles in accordance with its do- mestic legislation, and neither the sender nor the addressee will have any right to delivery, return or indemnity. 3537 Insured parcels. Reports by ex- change offices. Period for holding parcels. Disposal in case of non-delivery. Disposition of articles.

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