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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. oblique stripe two centimeters wide on each side, whose color corre- sponds with the contents of the sack. 7. Sacks containing mixed ordinary correspondence (letters, post cards and other articles) shall bear the white label. 8. The use of vermillion red, white and light blue labels is obliga- tory; on the other hand, green labels are used only if the Adminis- tration of destination so demands. Label data. 9. The labels bear the indication, printed in small Latin characters, of the name of the dispatching office, and, in heavy Latin characters, the name of the office of destination, preceded by the words de (from) and pour (for) respectively. In exchanges between distant countries not effected by direct maritime services, the indications are completed by the mention of the date of dispatch, the number of the mail, and the port of debarkation, if the Administration concerned so requests. 10. The sacks shall indicate legibly, in Latin characters, the office or country of origin, and shall bear the note Postes (posts) or some other similar note characterizing them as postal dispatches. 11. Intermediate offices shall not place any serial number on labels of sacks or packets of closed mails in transit. dispatce negative 12. Barring contrary agreement, dispatches of small size or negative dispatches are simply wrapped in strong paper in such a manner as to avoid all harm to the contents, then tied and sealed with wax or lead. In case of lead sealing, such dispatches shall be prepared in such a way that the string cannot be detached. When they contain nothing but ordinary correspondence, they may be fastened by means of gummed seals bearing the printed indication of the dispatching office or Ad- ministration. The addresses of the packets shall comply, in regard to the printed indications and the colors, with the provisions laid down by Sections 4 to 11 for the labels of sacks of mail. 13. When the number or volume of the mails requires the employ- ment of more than one sack, separate sacks shall be used, as far as possible: (a) For letters and post cards; (b) For other articles; if occasion arises, separate sacks shall also be used for small packets; the labels of these latter sacks bear the note Petits paquets (small packets). Registered articles. 14. The packet or sack of registered articles, tied together with Ante.p .3374. the letter bill in the manner prescribed by Article 146, Section 6, is placed in one of the letter sacks or in a separate sack; the outside sack shall in any case bear the red label. When there is more than one sack of registered articles, the additional sacks furnished with the red label, may be sent uninclosed. 15. The label of the sack or packet containing the letter bill, even if the latter is negative, is always marked with the letter F, traced in a conspicuous manner. 16. In accordance with the provisions of Section 5, a red label shall not be used unless the sack contains registered articles. Weight limit. 17. No sack shall exceed 30 kilograms in weight. 3376

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