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 62 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION-JULY 5, 1947 3389 5. As soon as two Administrations have come to an agreement as Procedure. to the number of coupons exchanged in their reciprocal relations, they each make up and transmit to the International Bureau a statement conforming to Form C 24 hereto appended, indicating the debit or A nt ep.3276. credit balance, if such balance exceeds 25 francs and if special settle- ment has not been provided for between the two countries. At the same time, a copy of Form C 24 is sent to the Administration con- cerned. If no agreement is reached within a period of six months, the creditor Administration prepares its account and sends it to the International Bureau. 6. In the event that only one of the Administrations furnishes its statement, the indications of the latter are considered as valid. 7. The balance in which centimes are ignored, is included by the International Bureau in an annual account and payment takes place under the conditions prescribed by Article 163. 8. When the annual balance between two Administrations does not sm balances. exceed 25 francs, the debtor Administration is released from all payment. ARTICLE 165. Postal identity cards. 1. Each Administration designates the offices or services which issue postal identity cards. 2. Such cards are made up on forms in conformity with Form C 25 Ante, p. 3. hereto appended. The forms are furnished at cost by the Interna- tional Bureau. 3. At the time of application, the applicant submits his photograph Requirements. and proves his identity. The Administrations fix the necessary requirements so that cards may not be issued until after careful investigation as to the identity of the applicant. 4. The employee enters the application in a register; fills in with ink, and in Latin characters, by hand or typewriter and without erasures or writing over, all the information required to complete the card and affixes the photograph to it in the designated place; applies, half on the photograph and half on the card, a postage stamp repre- senting the charge collected; and cancels that stamp by means of a very clear impression of the date stamp. He then also applies an impression of the stamp or his official seal in such a manner that it appears both on the upper part of the photograph and on the card, then reproduces that impression on the third page of the card, signs the latter, and delivers it to the party concerned after obtaining his signature. 5. When the appearance of the holder becomes changed to such an extent that it no longer agrees with the photograph or description, the card shall be renewed. 6. Each country reserves the right to issue cards for the inter- national service in accordance with the rules applicable to cards used in its domestic service. 7. Administrations may attach a leaflet to Form C 25 to receive such special annotations as may be required in the domestic service.

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