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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 621

ate and particular arrange- ments between each other, provided always that such arrangements confer upon authors or their lawful rep- resentatives more extended rights than those granted by the Union, or embody other stipulations not con- trary to the present Con- vention.

Additional Article The Convention con- cluded this day in no wise affects the maintenance of existing conventions be- tween the contracting States, provided always that such conventions con- fer on authors, or their law- ful representatives, rights more extended than those secured by the Union, or contain other stipulations which are not contrary to the said Convention.

Protocol 7. The present Final Pro- tocol, which shall be ratified with the Convention con- cluded this day, shall be considered as forming an in- tegral part of the said Con- vention, and shall have the same force, effect, and dura- tion.

would confer upon authors more extended rights than those accorded by the Union, or when they con- tain other stipulations not conflicting with the present Convention. The provi- sions of existing treaties which answer the aforesaid conditions remain in force.

Convention not to affect existing conventions conferring more ex- tended lights

Protocol in- tegral part of Convention