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rce, navigation or sting Party, their ory of the other vessels, passengers r foreign country: I cargoes shall be immunities and goes of the other I not be subjected her impositions of evied in similar

cargoes.

'strictions in such other Contracting from any territory

ind charges levied erritories and all published before ort authority shall of the said dues

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land navigation or

trade to or from inland navigation carriage between hrough tickets or from such places Is obtain permits the law of that

from one port to se of landing the it from places not or part of their ithin those limits.

• stress of weather

he other shall be ind to put to sea tion of whatsoever levied in similar cting Party or of

(2) If in the territory of one Contracting Party a vessel of the other Contracting Party is wrecked, runs aground, is under any distress, or requires services, it shall be entitled-

(a) to receive all such assistance and protection as would be given by the former Contracting Party to one of its own vessels or to a vessel. of any other foreign country:

(b) to call upon any salvage or other vessels of whatever nationality

to render such services as it may consider necessary; and

(c) to discharge or tranship its cargo, equipment or other contents in case of need; no payment of any duty, charge, tax or other imposition of whatsoever kind or denomination shall be levied in respect thereof unless such cargo, equipment or other contents is delivered for use or consumption in that territory; the authorities of the territory may, however, if they think fit, require security for the protection of the revenue in relation to such goods.

(3) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Article shall exempt any vessel of one Contracting Party from the operation of any law of the other Contracting Party which permits the removal or sale of any such vessel which is, or is likely to become, an obstruction or danger to navigation, or of any part thereof or property recovered therefrom, provided that the vessels of one Contracting Party shall be accorded in the territory of the other under any such law treatment not less favourable than that accorded to the vessels of the latter Contracting Party or of any other foreign country.

(4) Where a vessel of one Contracting Party, or any part thereof or its cargo, equipment or any other contents, is salved, such vessel or part thereof or such cargo, equipment or other contents, or the proceeds thereof, if sold, shall be delivered up to the owner or his agent when claimed, provided that the claim is made within the period fixed by the law of the other Contracting Party. The owner or his agent shall be liable for the payment of any expenses incurred in the preservation of the vessel and its contents and of the salvage fees and other expenses incurred, but such fees and expenses exceed those which would have been payable in similar circumstances in respect of a vessel of the latter Contracting Party or of any other foreign country.

ARTICLE 22

(1) Nothing in the present Treaty shall be construed so as to derogate from the obligations undertaken by either Contracting Party towards the other by virtue of the provisions of the International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities signed at Geneva on 3rd November, 1923,() or of the International Convention to facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material signed at Geneva on 7th November, 1952,(°) or of any subsequent revision thereof, so long as such provisions are in force between the Contracting Parties.

(5) "Treaty Series No. 16 (1925)", Cmd. 2347. (6) "Treaty Series No. 81 (1955)", Cmd. 9644.

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