Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 5.djvu/30

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i;I s'Nxr. I i;I.:NI;t.\IA\I. I(;.II.IANl.(IN TAt.I.FS A.NI TlAI)i- I',T. 31l, 1947 review the operation of any of their laws and regulations in the light of these principles. 3. No contracting party shall impose substantial penalties for minor breaches of customs regulations or procedural requirements. In particular, no penalty in respect of any omission or mistake in customs documentation which is easily rectifiable and obviously made without fraudulent intent or gross negligence shall be greater than necessary to serve merely as a warning. 4. The provisions of this Article shall extend to fees, charges, formalities and requirements imposed by governmental authorities in connection with importation and exportation, including those relating to: (a) consular transactions, such as consular invoices and certificates; (b) quantitative restrictions; (c) licensing; (d) exchange control; (e) statistical services; (f) documents, documentation and certification; (g) analysis and inspections and (h) quarantine, sanitation and fumigation. ['] Article Ix Marks of Orizin 1. Each contracting party shall accord to the products of the territories of other contracting parties treatment with regard to marking requirements no less favourable than the treatment accorded to like products of any third country. 2. Whenever it is administratively practicable to do so, contracting parties should permit required marks of origin to be affixed at the time of importation. ' Poet, p. A87.] H88470-4 -pt a-8 A29