Republics in France and the movable property situated there, shall not be liable to execution.
Article 11
All disputes regarding commercial transactions concluded between economic organizations of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and French individuals or bodies corporate shall, in the absence of an arbitration clause, be subject to the jurisdiction of the French courts if the transaction was concluded in France and to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics if the transaction was concluded in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The courts of the other country shall, however, be entitled to deal with such disputes in every case in which jurisdiction is expressly conferred on them by a clause specifically agreed to in the contract.
Article 12
The Trade Delegation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in France shall not be subject to the regulations governing commercial registration. It shall publish in the Journal Officiel of the French Republic the names of the persons authorized to carry out legal transactions on its behalf and information concerning the extent to which each such person is empowered to bind the Trade Delegation in commercial matters by his signature. Any change shall be published in the said organ.
Article 13
This Agreement is concluded for a period of five years. It shall be ratified as soon as possible and shall enter into force on the day of the exchange of the instruments of ratification, which shall take place at Moscow. It may be terminated on 31 December of any year if notice is given not later than 30 September of the same year.
Done in duplicate, in Paris, on 3 September 1951, in the Russian and French languages, both texts being equally authentic.
For the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:
(Signed) A. Pavlov
For the Government of the French Republic:
(Signed) Maurice Schumann
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