INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. Restricted unions; special agreements. Option to partici- pating contrie. Domestic legisla- tion. ARTICLE 7. Relations exceptionnelles. Les Administrations qui desser- vent des territoires non compris dans 1'Union sont tenues d'etre les interm6diaires des autres Admi- nistrations. Les dispositions de la Convention et de son Reglement sont applicables A ces relations exceptionnelles. ARTICLE 8. Colonies, Protectorats, etc. Sont considres comme formant un seul Pays on une seule Ad- ministration de l'Union, suivant le cas, au sens de la Convention et des Arrangements en ce qui con- cerne, notamment, leur droit de vote aux Congras, aux Confraences et dans l'intervalle entre les re- unions ainsi que leur contribution ARTICLE 5. Unions restreintes. Arrangements sp6ciaux. Les Pays de 1'Union et, pour autant que leur legislation ne s'y oppose pas, les Administrations, peuvent 6tablir des Unions res- treintes et prendre entre eux des arrangements speciaux concernant les objets traites dans la Conven- tion et dans son Reglement, d la condition toutefois de ne pas y introduire des dispositions moins favorables, pour le public, que celles qui sont pr6vues par ces Actes. La mime faculte est accordee aux Pays qui participent aux Arrangements et, le cas echeant, a leurs Administrations, en ce qui concerne les objets vises par ces Actes et leurs Rkglements. ARTICLE 6. Legislation int6rieure. Les stipulations de la Conven- tion et des Arrangements de 1'Union ne portent pas atteinte A la legislation de chaque Pays dans tout ce qui n'est pas expressement pr6vu par ces Actes. ARTICLE 7 Exceptional relations Administrations which serve ter- ritories not comprised in the Union are bound to act as inter- mediary for the other Administra- tions. The provisions of the Con- vention and its Regulations are applicable to such exceptional relations. ARTICLE 8 Colonies, Protectorates,etc. The following are considered as forming a single country or a single Administration of the Un- ion, as the case may be, in the sense of the Convention and Agreements, particularly in regard to their right to vote in Con- gresses and Conferencesand in the interval between meetings, as ARTICLE 5 Restricted Unions. Special Agreements The countries of the Union and, insofar as their legislation is not opposed to it, the Administra- tions, may establish restricted Unions and make special agree- ments among themselves concern- ing the subjects dealt with in the Convention and its Regulations, on the condition, however, that they do not introduce therein any provisions less favorable, for the public, than those which are pro- vided for by those Acts. The same option is granted to the countries which participate in the Agreements and, as the case may be, to their Administrations, in regard to the subjects contem- plated by those Acts and their Regulations. ARTICLE 6 Domestic legislation The provisions of the Conven- tion and Agreements of the Union do not affect the legislation of any country concerning anything which is not expressly provided for by those Acts. Administatio as Intermedlarle. Colonies, etc., con- sidded as units. 2052
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