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AMERICAS AND SPAIN-POSTAL RELATIONS-DECEMBER 22, 1936 respuesta pagada, impresos de todas clases, papeles de negocio, muestras sin valor, pequefos pa- quetes, valores declarados y peque- ios valores declarados. 2. Los servicios de pequenos paquetes, valores declarados y pequefios valores declarados, que- dan limitados a los paises que convengan en ejecutarlos, ya sea en sus relaciones reciprocas, ya sea en una sola direcci6n. ARTICULO 5 Tarifa 1. La tarifa del servicio interior de cada pais regira en las relaciones de los pafses que constituyen la Uni6n Postal de las Americas y Espafa, excepto cuando dicha tarifa interns sea superior a la que se aplique a la correspondencia destinada a los paises de la Uni6n Postal Universal, caso en el cual regira esta ultima. 2. Tambi6n regira la tarifa in- ternacional cuando se trate de servicios que no existen en el regimen interior. 3. Para los pequefos paquetes y para los pequenos valores de- clarados regiran, respectivamente, las tarifas a que aluden los articu- los 6 y 7 de este Convenio. ARTICULO 6 Pequefios paquetes 1. En el servicio facultativo de pequefios paquetes de que trata el articulo 4 de este Convenio, cads envio no podra pesar mas de un kilogramo ni contener objetos cuyo valor mercantil en la locali- dad en que fuere entregado al Correo, exceda del valor de 10 francos oro o su equivalencia en la moneda del pais de origen. 2. Las Administraciones que ejecuten el servicio de pequefos paquetes creado por el Convenio Unversal, no estaran obligadas a observar, en sus relaciones recipro- cas, cualquiera disposici6n en con- flicto con las estipulaciones del Convenio Universal, relacionada con los pequefios paquetes. kinds, commercial papers, samples without value, small packets, in- sured articles and small insured articles. 2. The services of small packets, insured articles and small insured articles are limited to countries which agree to execute them, either in their reciprocal relations or in one direction only. ARTICLE 5 Postagerates 1. The postage rates of the do- mestic service of each country will govern in the relations of the coun- tries which constitute the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, except when said domestic rates are higher than those applicable to correspondence destined for countries of the Universal Postal Union, in which case the latter will govern. 2. The international rates will also govern when it is a question of services which do not exist in the domestic regime. 3. For small packets and small insured articles, respectively, the rates will govern which are men- tioned in -Articles 6 and 7 of this Convention. ARTICLE 6 Small packets 1. In the optional service of small packets mentioned in Article 4 of this Convention, no article may weigh more than one kilo- gram, or contain objects whose mercantile value at the place where they are mailed exceeds the value of 10 gold francs or the equivalent thereof in money of the country of origin. 2. Administrations which exe- cute the service of small packets created by the Universal Conven- tion will not be obliged to observe, in their reciprocal relations, any provision in conflict with the stip- ulations of the Universal Con- vention relating to small packets. Limitation. Postage rates. Domestic. International. Small packets, etc. Small packets. Weight. Contents. Conflicting provi- sions. 1659