UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. June 28, 1929. 2545 ARTICLE 39. Oontrdle douanier. L'Administration du pays des- tina;taire est autorisee d soumettre au comrole douanier les envois cites d l'article precedent et, le cas echeant, d les ouvrir d'oifice. ARTICLE 40. Droit de dedouanement. us envois soumis au controle douanier dans le pays de destina- tion peuvent eere jrappes de c~ chej, au titre postal, d'un droit de dblouanement de 50 centimes au maximum par envoi. ARTICLE 41. ARTICLE 39 Oustoms inspection Customs inspection. The Administration of the coun- Officiallyopeuinglet· fd.., h'd ters etc. (or. try 0 estmatlOn 18 aut onze to ' , submit the correspondence men- tioned in the preceding Article to customs inspectjon, and, if necessary, to open them officially. ARTICLE 40 Oustoms clearance jee Customs clearance fee. Articles submitted to customs Service charge per· inspection in the country of desti- mitted. n&.tion may be charged on that account, by the postal service, with a customs-clearance fee of 50 centimes at most per article. ARTICLE 41 Droits de douane et autres droits Oustoms duties and other non-postal Nonpostal charges. non postaux. charges Les Administrations som au- torisees d percevoir sur les desti- nataires des envois t en dehors des droits postaux, us droits de douane et tous les autres droits eventuels. ARTICLE 42. Envois jrancs de droits. 1. -Dans les relations entre les pays qui se som declares d'accord d cet egard, les expediteurs peu- vent prendre d leur charpe, mo- yennant declaration prealable 'au bureau de depart, Ui totalite des droits postaux et non postaux dont les envois som greves d la livraison. Dans ce cas, les expediteurs doivent s'engager d payer les somme.s qui pourraient etre re- clamees par le bureau destinataire .et, le cas ecMant, verser des arrhes suifisantes. L'Administration qui jait l'avance de droits pour le compte de l' expediteur est autorisee d percevoir1 de ce chej, un droit de commisswn qui ne peut depasser 60 centimes par envoi. Oe droit est independant de celui prevu d l'article 40 precedent pour de dedouanement. The Administr&tions are author- Cl!llection 0(, au· . d 11f h ddr thorlZed. lZe to co ect rom tea essees of mail articles, in addition to the postal charges, the customs duties and all other charges which may be due. ARTICLE 42 Prepayment 0" customs duty, etc Prepayment of cus- rJ • toms duty. 1. In relations between coun- Sender permitted to tries which have come to an agree- assume . ment to that effect, the senders may assume, by means of a pre- vious declaration at the office of mailing, payment of the whole of the postal and non-postal charges with which the articles are assessed on delivery. In such a case, the senders must Surety to be posted. promise to pay such amounts as may be clanned by the office of destination, and, if need be, post sufficient surety. The Administration which ad- Commission allowed vances the charges on behalf of on advances. the sender is authorized to collect a commission therefor which may not exceed 50 centimes per article. This charge is independent of the one provided for by Article 40 preceding for customs clearance.
