and the requesting Party, including conditions relating to responsibility.
7. For the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article, a Party shall re- spond expeditiously to a request from another Party to determine whether a ves- sel that is flying its flag is entitled to do so, and to requests for authorization made pursuant to paragraph 3. At the time of becoming a Party to this Convention, each Party shall designate an authority or, when necessary, authorities to receive and respond to such requests. Such designation shall be notified through the Secre- tary-General to all other Parties within one month of the designation.
8. A Party which has taken any action in accordance with this article shall promptly inform the flag State concerned of the results of that action.
9. The Parties shall consider entering into bilateral or regional agreements or arrangements to carry out, or to enhance the effectiveness of, the provisions of this article.
10. Action pursuant to paragraph 4 of this article shall be carried out only by warships or military aircraft, or other ships or aircraft clearly marked and iden- tifiable as being on government service and authorized to that effect.
11. Any action taken in accordance with this article shall take due account of the need not to interfere with or affect the rights and obligations and the exer- cise of jurisdiction of coastal States in accordance with the international law of the sea.
Article 18
FREE TRADE ZONES AND FREE PORTS
1. The Parties shall apply measures to suppress illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II in free trade zones and in free ports that are no less stringent than those applied in other parts of their territories.
2. The Parties shall endeavour:
(a) To monitor the movement of goods and persons in free trade zones and free ports, and, to that end, shall empower the competent authorities to search car- goes and incoming and outgoing vessels, including pleasure craft and fishing ves- sels, as well as aircraft and vehicles and, when appropriate, to search crew members, passengers and their baggage;
(b) To establish and maintain a system to detect consignments suspected of containing narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II passing into or out of free trade zones and free ports;
(c) To establish and maintain surveillance systems in harbour and dock areas and at airports and border control points in free trade zones and free ports.
Article 19
THE USE OF THE MAILS
1. In conformity with their obligations under the Conventions of the Uni- versal Postal Union, and in accordance with the basic principles of their domestic legal systems, the Parties shall adopt measures to suppress the use of the mails for
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