Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 3.djvu/801

 62 STAT.] MULTILATERAIL-UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION-JULY 5, 1947 FINAL PROTOCOL OF THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TRANSPORTATION OF REGULAR MAILS BY AIR I. Air-transportationchargesfor closed mails. Exceptionally, the Administrations have the option of applying the rates of Class B for each segment of their domestic air-mail network, provided that the Administrations concerned are informed thereof. II. Option of reducing the weight unitfor air-mail correspondence. Administrations whose system of weights permits it have the option of adopting units of weight lower than that of 20 grams provided for in Article 5. In that case, the surcharge is fixed in accordance with Ane, p.3403. the unit of weight adopted. III. Exceptional surcharges. 1. Exceptionally, the Administrations have the option of applying to the air correspondence mentioned in Article 5, Section 2, a special Ante, p. 340. air surcharge which may not exceed 7% centimes per 20 grams and per 1,000 kilometers. 2. European Administrations which take advantage of the option provided in Section 1 and which, due to the geographical position of their countries, find it difficult to adopt a uniform surcharge for all of Europe, are authorized to collect surcharges in proportion to the distances, in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, Section 4. 3. That option is also granted to other European countries for their relations with the countries mentioned in Section 2. 4. In consideration of the special geographical position of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Administration of that country reserves the right to apply a uniform surcharge over the entire territory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, for all the countries of the world. The surcharge shall not exceed the actual costs oc- casioned by the transportation of the correspondence by air. Done at Paris, July 5, 1947. Signatures. [For signatures, see French text, p. 3188; for romanization, see p. 3416.] 3415

�