TREATY-LATVIA . APRIL 20, 1928. If either High Contractin~ Party require the presentation of an tl!n enona1 authentic document establishIng the identity and authority of a com- . mercial traveler, a signed statement by the concern or concerns rep- resented, certified by a consular officer of the country of destination, shall be accepted as satisfactory. ARTICLE XVI. 2647 Identlftca- There shall be complete freedom of transit through the territories tl:;~r':'sl~~ Intern&- including territorial waters of each High ContractIng Party on the Pwt, p. 2652 . routes most convenient for international transit, by rail, navigable waterway, and canal, other than the Panama Canal and water- Panama Canal, etc. , ways and canals which constitute international boundaries, to per- excepted. sons and goods coming from, going to or passing through the ter- ritories of the other High Contracting Party, except such persons as may be forbidden adniission into its territories or goods of which the imr0rtation may be prohibited by law or re£Ulations. The meas- tlEmergency restric· ures 0 a general or particular character whicn either of the High on8. Contracting Parties is obliged to take in case of an emergency aff~t- ing the safety of the State or the vital interests of the country may in exceptional cases and for as short a period as pmsible involve a deviation from the provisions of this paragraph; it being under- stood that the :erinclple of freedom of transit must be observed to the utmost pOSSIble extent. Per!':ons and goods in transit shall not be subjected to any transit Transit provisions. duty, or to any unnecessary delays or restrictions, or to any discrimi- natIOn as regards charges, facilities or any other matters. Goods in transit must be entered at the proper custom house, but Customs entries. they shall be exempt from all customs or other similar duties. All charges imposed on .transport in transit shall be reasonable, tI.JtTarmstroBot (talk)es~ransporta having regard to the conditions of the traffic. ARTICLE XVII. Each of the High Contracting Parties agrees to receive from the o::.~tlonOlconsular other consular officers in those of its ports, places and cities, where ,it may be convenient and which are open to consular representatives of any foreign country. Consular officers of each of the High Contracting Parties shall, et:'~O=e:i1 ~~i after entering upon their duties, enjoy reciprocally in the territories favored nation. of the other all the rights, privileges, exempt;iollB and immunities which are enjoyed by officers of the same grade of the most favored nation. As official agents such officers shall be entitled to the high consideration of all officials, national or local, with whom they have official intercourse in the State which receives them. The Government of each of the High Contractin!! Parties shall ExeqUBtUrs to Issue. fu . ~ Pwt, p. 2652 . rn,lsh free of charge the necessary exequatur of such consular of- ficers of the o.ther as present a regular commission signed by the chief executive of the appointing State and under its great seal; and it shall issue to a subordinate or substitute consular officer duly appointed by an accepted superior consular officer with the approba- tIon of his Government, or by any other competent officer of that Government, such documents as according to the laws of the respec- tive countries shall be requisite for the exercise by the appointee of the consular function. On the exhibition of an exequatur, or other document issued in lieu thereof to' such subordinate, such consular officer shall be permitted to enter upon his duties and to enjoy the rights, privileges and immun,ities granted by this Trea.ty.
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