MULTILATERAL CONVENTION-SICI{,WOUNDED. JULY 27,1929. 2087 A leur depart, elles emporteront les effets, les instruments, les armes et les moyens de transport qui leur appartiennent. ARTICLE 18. Les belli~erants assureront au personnel VISe par les articles 9, 10 et 11, pendant qu'il sera en leur pouvoir, Ie m~me entretien, Ie m~me logement, les m~mes allo- cations et la m~me solde qu'au personnel correspondant de leur armee. Des Ie debut des hostilites, ils s'entendront au sujet de la corres- pondance de grades de leur per- sonnel sanitaire. At the time of their departure they may carry with them such effects, mstruments, arms and means of transport as belong to them. ARTICLE 18. While they remain in their Pay and allowanceL power, belligerents shall secure to the personnel mentioned in Arti- cles 9, 10 and 11, the same main- Ante, p. 2086. tenance and quarters, pay and allowances, as to persons of cor- resp~nding rank in their own arnues. At the outbreak of hostilities Determination of the belligerents shall reach an rank. understanding on the correspond- ing ranks of their sanitary per- sonnel. CHAPITRE IV. Des Mtiments et du CHAPTER IV. Buildings and Ma- u:lelulldlngs and mao mmeriel. teriel. . ARTICLE 14. Les formations sanitaires mo- biles, quelles qu'elles soient, con- serveront, si elles tombent au pouvoir de la, partie adverse, leur materiel, leurs moyens de trans- port et leur personnel conducteur. Toutefois, l'autorite militaire competente aura la faculM de s'en serVlr .. pour les soins des blesses et des malades; la restitution aura lieu dans les conditions prevues pour Ie personnel sanitaire et, autant que possible, en m~me temps. ARTICLE 16. Les bAtiments et Ie materiel des etablissements sanitaires fixes de l'armee demeureront soumis aux lois de la guerre, mais ne pour- ront ~tre detournes de leur emploi tant qu'ils seront necessaires aux blesses et aux malades. Toutefois, les commandants des troupes d'operations pourront en disposer, en cas de necessites militaires urgentes, en assurant au prealable Ie sort des blesses et des malades qui y sont traites. ARTICLE 14. If mobile sanitary formations, whatever may be their nature, fall into the power of the adver- s~, they shall retain their ma- tenel, their means of transpor- tation, and their conducting per- sonnel. The competent military author- ity, however, shall have the right to employ them in caring for the wounded and sick; restitution shall take place in accordance with the conditions prescribed for the sanitary personnel and as far as possible at the same time. ARTICLE 16. Use, etc. Restitution. Buildings and materiel of the Fhedestabllshmen&a fixed sanitary establishments of toberespected. the army shall remain subject to the laws of war, but may not be diverted from their use so long as they are necessary for the wound- ed and sick. However, commanders of troops engaged in operations may': use them in case of urgent military necessity if, before such use, the wounded and sick treated there have been provided for.
