Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 3.djvu/287

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2570 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. 4. The baggage and effects and other articles imported exclusively for the personal use of consular and diplomatic officers and employees and the members of their respective families and suites, who are na- tionals of the sending state and are not nationals of the receiving state and are not engaged in any private occupation for gain in territory of the receiving state, shall be exempt from all customs duties and internal revenue or other taxes whether imposed upon or by reason of importation. Such exemption shall be granted with respect to property accompanying any person entitled to claim an exemption under this paragraph on first arrival or on any subsequent arrival and with respect to property consigned to any such person during the period the consular or diplomatic officer or employee, for or through whom the exemption is claimed, is assigned to or is employed in the receiving state by the sending state. 5. It is understood, however, (a) that the exemptions provided by paragraph 4 of this Agreement shall be accorded in respect of em- ployees in a consular office only when the names of such employees have been duly communicated to the appropriate authorities of the receiving state; (b) that in the case of the consignments to which para- graph 4 of this Agreement refers, either state may, as a condition to the granting of the exemption provided, require that a notification of any such consignment be given in such manner as it may prescribe; and (c) that nothing herein shall be construed to permit the entry into the territory of either state of any article the importation of which is specifically prohibited by law. 6. Nationals of the Kingdom of Nepal in the United States of America and nationals of the United States of America in the King- dom of Nepal shall be received and treated in accordance with the re- quirements and practices of generally recognised international law. In respect of their persons, possessions and rights, such nationals shall enjoy the fullest protection of the laws and authorities of the country, and shall not be treated in any manner less favorable than the nationals of any third country. 7. In all matters relating to customs duties and charges of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation or exportation or other- wise affecting commerce and navigation, to the method of levying such duties and charges, to all rules and formalities in connection with importation or exportation, and to transit, warehousing and other fa- cilities, each Party shall accord unconditional and unrestricted most- favored-nation treatment to articles the growth, produce or manufac- ture of the other Party, from whatever place arriving, or to articles destined for exportation to the territories of such other Party, by whatever route. Any advantage, favor, privilege or immunity with respect to any duty, charge or regulation affecting commerce or navi- gation now or hereafter accorded by the United States of America or by the Kingdom of Nepal to any third country shall be accorded im- mediately and unconditionally to the commerce and navigation of the