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UNIVERSAL POSTAL CON VENTION——VlEN NA. JULY 4, 1891-. 1079 Ancrrcmr Pnnmmn. ARTIGLE Fmsr. xmas 1. · Les pays entre lesquels est con- The countries between which the universal Pom! clue la présente Convention, ainsi present Convention is concluded, U'“°“f°"“°°‘ que ceux qui y adhéreront ulté- as well as those which may join it rieurement, ferment, sous la déno- hereafter, form, under the title of mination d’Union postale unlver- Universal Postal Union, a single sells, un seul territoire postal pour postal territory for the reciprocal Péchange reciproque des corre- exchange of article of correspondspondances entre leurs bureaux de ence between their post-offices. poste. AR1‘ICLE 2. Anrrcm 2. xm:. Les dispositions de cette Conven- The stipulations of this Conven- gw °‘ ·**P¤l=·· tion s’étendent aux lettres, aux tion extend to letters, to single ` cartes postalcs simples et avec re post-cards and post-cards with paid ponse payee, aux imprimés de toute reply, printed matter of every kind, nature,]-aux papiers d’atfaires ct commercial papers and samples of aux éc antillons de marchandises merchandise originating in one of originaires de l’un des pays de the countries of the Union, and in- 1’Union et a destination d’un autre tended for another of those counde ces pays. Elles s’appliquent tries. They also apply to the ex- également a 1’échange postal des change bymailof the articles above objets ci-dcssus entre les pays do mentioned between the countries 1’Union et les pays étrangers a of the Union and thecountries forl’Union, toutes lcs fois que cet eign to the Union, whenever the échange emprunte les services de services of two of the contracting deux des parties contractantes, au parties at least are used for that moins. exchange. Anrrcrn 3. · ABTICI.E 3. me 1-Les Administrations des 1.-The Postal Administrations ,_Sm postes des pays limitrophes ou of neighboring countries, or coun- thu aptes a correspondre directement tries able to correspond directly entre eux sans emprunter Pinter- with each other without using the médiaire des services d’une tierce intermediary of the services of a Administration, déterminent, d’un third Administration, determine, commun accord, les conditions du by mutual agreement, the conditransport de leurs dépéches ré- tions of the conveyance of mails ciproques in travers la frontiers ou which they exchange across the d’une frontiers a Pautre. ‘ frontier, or from one frontier to . the other. 2-A moins d’arraugement con- 2.-Unless there be a contrary umum muy- traire, on considere comme ser- arrangement, the direct maritime- “°°· vices tiers les transports mari- conveyance performed between times eifectués directement entre two countries by means of packets deux pays, au moyen de paquebots or vessels depending upon one of ou batiments dependant de Pun them, shall be considered as a d’enx, et ces transports, de méme third service, and this conveyance, que ceux eifectués entre deux bu- as well as that performed between reaux (Pun méme pays, par Pinter- two offices of the same country by médiaire de services maritimes on the intermediary of maritime or territoriaux dependant d’un autre territorial services depending upon pays, sont régis par les disposi- another country, is regulated by tions de Particle suivant. the stipulations of the following Article. ARTICLE 4. Anrrcnm 4. Arr-4- 1-———La liberté du transit est ga- 1.-The right of transit is guar- T¤’¤*°*°¤‘“”°*°°°· rantie dans le territoire entier de anteed throughout the entire ter- PUnion. ritory of the Union.